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Strategic Community Health Careers

GENERAL INFORMATION
		Strengthening our Health Care Work Force The Strategic Community Health Careers Program (SCHC) is a collaboration between Tewatohnhi’saktha, Kateri Memorial Hospital Center, and the Kahnawake Education Center, initiated to maximize the economic opportunities presented by the existing and expanding health careers in the community. The future expansion of the KMHC will see approximately 41 new positions that will need to be filled, the majority being Nurses. Others include, but are not limited to, Physicians, Physiotherapists, Radiological Technicians. A three-year project that was implemented in 2010, SCHC is directed and governed overall by the SCHC Working Group which is represented by: Steven Horne, Director of Employment & Training at Tewatohnhi’saktha; Herb Rice, Employment Officer at Tewatohnhi’saktha; Valerie Diabo, Director of Nursing at KMHC; and Chris Leclaire, Post-Secondary Counsellor at KEC.  The day-to-day coordination and administration of the project are carried out at Tewatohnhi’saktha offices by SCHC Coordinator Kim Delormier. SCHC will strive to strengthen the health care work force in Kahnawake through the promotion of health careers to students and by providing academic and financial support to post-secondary students who study health careers. Health Careers Our health care system is now facing greater demands but at the same time, creating many career opportunities. Highly skilled and educated health care workers are in high demand, especially in the field of Nursing. A career in health care offers job stability and security and the opportunity to help others. Click here to download a PDF listing some possible health careers, and the local colleges and universities who offer the programs. Academic Upgrading If you are interested in studying for a Nursing career or other health career, getting your pre-requisites is the first step. Through John Abbott College Continuing Education, SCHC has been offering Algebra, Science and Chemistry courses at the Kahnawake Survival School to help students get on the right track to a health career since 2010. Please call Kim Delormier at 450-638-4280 for more information. These same courses may be held again for Fall 2012.

APPLY FOR OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
		The SCHC Scholarship is a monetary award, agreed upon and awarded by Strategic Community Health Careers Working Group, to applicants who meet the established criteria. Scholarships do not have to be repaid. Scholarships will be granted subject to availability of funds in the SCHC Scholarship fund. The application deadline for the 2012-2013 SCHC scholarship award will be determined. Stay tuned to for more information.

UPGRADE YOUR ACADEMICS 2012-2013
		If you are interested in pursuing a health career, algebra, science and chemistry are pre-requisites for most specialized programs, including Nursing. These academic upgrading courses will be offered by Strategic Community Health Careers and delivered by John Abbott College at Kahnawake Survival School. Classes are scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday evenings and some Saturdays. Dates are tentative and delivery of courses is dependent on the number of registrations received. DEADLINE TO REGISTER: Friday, August 31, 2012 - 4:00 p.m. Fall semester: August 28 to December 13 Winter semester: January 8 to May 30 Registration forms are available at Tewatohnhi’saktha and the Kahnawake Education Center. For more info please contact:  Kim Delormier 450-638-4280 or Chris Leclaire 450-632-8770.

NURSING
		Among health careers, Nursing is a profession with the largest job growth. Nurses are the heart of health care. Nursing offers a wide range of opportunities for men and women and you can become a Registered Nurse in just three years. Deadline to apply for CEGEP Nursing Programs for Fall 2012 is March 1, 2012. For more information follow these links: Champlain College Nursing Program Dawson College Nursing Information John Abbott College Nursing Program Vanier College Nursing

BECOME A LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE (LPN)/REGISTERED NURSING ASSISTANT (RNA)
		Learn technical and basic skills, knowledge and attitudes needed to perform assistant nursing tasks while prioritizing the needs of the patient, and become a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nursing Assistant (RNA). The LPN/RNA can give injections and medications, take blood tests, apply sterile dressings and do basic nursing. Check the following links for more information: Pearson Nursing Assistant course information New Frontiers Nursing Assistant course information