Orientation Classes to be scheduled for new nursing leaders (note: registration is required for all programs)
Priority
Course Name/
Prerequisites
Description
High
(New
employee
only)
You Make a
Difference and
Partnering for
Health
General
orientation to
University and to
staff benefits
High
(New
employee
only)
Hearts & Minds
Orientation
Global
orientation to
Medical Center
High
(New
employee
only)
High
Clinical Orientation
Orientation for
nursing and other
direct caregiver
roles
Orientation to
VCH culture and
expectations
FOCUS workshop
Course Curriculum
VUMC mission, credo,
behaviors, pillar goals
and elevate, AIDET,
Credo behaviors and
Leader panel, Customer
service and service
recovery, Performance:
Choices and
Commitments, Working
Safely: Infection
Control, Fire, OSHA,
HIPAA, Ergonomics,
Emergency
Preparedness, Managing
Risk, and Hand
Hygiene, Occupational
Health Screening
Admin.
Director
Manager
Asst.
Manager
Attend on first day of hire is
possible. It is about Service,
Performance, Relationships and
Safety
http://www.vanderbiltlearningc
enter.org/index.php?id=247
X
X
X
X
X
Usually twice per
month (Tuesdays)
following
YMAD/PFH
(offered three times
per month during
peak volumes).
8 hours
Attend on second day of hire if
possible.
http://www.vanderbiltlearningc
enter.org/index.php?id=247
X
X
X
X
X
Twice per month
8 hours for 4 days
http://www.vanderbiltlearningc
enter.org/index.php?id=247
X
X
X
X
X
Monthly
(Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
staff only)
X
X
X
X
X
VCH only
VCH only
VCH only
VCH
only
VCH only
When 0ffered
Comments
Every Monday
8 hours
Charge
Nurse
Educator
Low
Basic Arrhythmia,
Chemotherapy or
other clinically
based classes
appropriate for
department
Topics related to
care of specific
patient
populations
Varies, depending
on the course
Medium
BLS
EOR
ACLS
PALS
Basic Life
Support and
Advance Life
Support for adult
and peds
Monthly – multiple
offerings per month
2 ½ hours to 4 hours
depending on course
All direct caregivers are
required to maintain current
BLS training.
All those who are ACLS and
PALS are required to maintain
current training.
www.vanderbiltcpr.com
Medium –
High
(1st qtr of
new role_
Nuts and Bolts of
Monthly Financial
Reports
For
administrative
assistants, office
assistants, and
anyone else who
deals with
administrative
processes.
Varies – often
monthly
3 hours
Topics include Vanderbilt's
accounting structure, monthly
reports, monthly reconciliation
and eDog system.
Topics include
payroll dates and
cycles; HR forms
such as PAFs and
PMFs, new hires,
terminations, pay
rate changes,
transfers
Varies
3 ½ hours
Topics include
Varies – often
Medium –
High
(1st qtr of
new role)
Medium –
Nuts and Bolts of
Payroll and
Records
Nuts and Bolts of
Discuss priority status with
PCC administrator
X
X
X
X
BLS
only
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Registration via “The Learning
Exchange” website. Key in
search for specific topic.
If you are interested in this
course, please contact Angela
Purinton, 2-3540 for more
information.
For administrative assistants,
office assistants, and anyone
else who deals with
administrative processes.
If you are interested in this
course, please contact
Organizational Effectiveness
Team, 322-8320 for more
information.
For administrative assistants,
High
(1st qtr of
new role_
Medium
(1st qtr of
new role)
Medium
Mediumhigh
(Especially if
hiring
staff)
Procurement and
Disbursement
Performance
Development for
New Managers/
Supervisors –
VPES
Leadership
Foundation:
Module 1
"Attracting and
Hiring New
Staff"
Leadership
Foundation:
Module 2
"Targeted
Selection"
(DDI)
procurement
requisitions,
eProcurement,
and departmental
invoice reports.
Travels forms
Online training is
available
monthly
3 hours
discussion as
well as a
demonstration of
the online
Vanderbilt
Performance
Evaluation
System.
Varies
2 ½ hours
Covers the
process of
bringing a new
person on board
from the initial
position approval
through to the
final paperwork.
Targeted
selection is
Vanderbilt's
approach for
consistency when
hiring managers
are interviewing
and selecting new
employees.
Varies
4 hours
office assistants, and anyone
else who deals with
administrative processes.
If you are interested in this
course, please contact
Organizational Effectiveness
Team, 322-8320 for more
information.
New Supervisors and Managers
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/AppScripts/trainingcourses/Co
urseDetail.asp?fldCourse_ID=2
43
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Urgency to schedule and attend
will depend on timing of hiring
of new manager with staff
evaluation cycle.
Fee: $50
Note: no fee if have attended
New Leader Orientation
http://hr.vanderbilt.edu/training
/hrfoundations.htm
Varies – often
monthly
2 days– 8 hours ea.
Fee: $250
Note: no fee if have attended
New Leader Orientation
http://hr.vanderbilt.edu/training
/hrfoundations.htm
Medium High
Medium High
Medium High
LowMedium
High
High
Leadership
Foundation:
Module 3
"Coaching and
Developing Staff"
Leadership
Foundation:
Module 4 –
Managing
Performance
behavior
Leadership
Foundation:
Module 5 – Legal
issues
Learn what you
can do to orient,
support, develop
and coach your
staff so they are
high performing
contributors to
your team
Feedback,
tracking
performance and
behavior &
understanding
policies related to
performance and
aspects of
performance
management
Laws impacting
employees, legal
pitfalls that
managers are
faced with
Leadership
Fee: $50
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Note: no fee if have attended
New Leader Orientation
http://hr.vanderbilt.edu/training
/hrfoundations.htm
4 hours
$50
Note: no fee if have attended
New Leader Orientation
http://hr.vanderbilt.edu/training
/hrfoundations.htm
2 hours
$50
Note: no fee if have attended
New Leader Orientation
Varies
Crew Training
New Leader
Orientation
Varies
4 hours
Intro to elevate,
VU policies, and
procedures and
assist in helping
design a process
to continue
professional
development
Every other month
2 – 8 hours
Quarterly
Quarterly
http://hr.vanderbilt.edu/training
/hrfoundations.htm
Talk with PCC administrator to
determine need and priority
Leaders are expected to attend
within the two-month period
after they have been hired.
To register, please contact
Mary Scheib at
mary.scheib@vanderbilt.edu or
322-3044. See HR website for
dates.
Quarterly day long offerings
Assembly
HighMedium
Between the
Quarters (BTQ)
Medium
(May not
be needed
if existing
employee)
Board Basics
Highmedium
Alphabet Soup
assembly of
Medical Center
leaders,
including
comments from
Dr. Balser, a
Pillar Update,
presentation of
the Credo and
Five Pillar
Leader awards
& a Pillar
Topic.
Grounded in the
Five Pillar
Leader
competencies
and the Credo
behaviors, these
sessions will
help you to
build both skill
and knowledge.
Unit or Clinic
staff and
Management
team participate,
learn about
building agendas,
and meeting
strategies.
Topics discussed
includes
Vanderbilt’s
Affirmative
Action Plan,
4 hours
for unit leaders related to
Elevate initiatives.
Registration information and
link is sent out before
scheduled sessions. You may
also visit the Elevate website,
https://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/
vunet/vumc.php?site=Elevatesit
e
Every other month –
currently under
revision
See the Elevate website
referring to BTQ at
https://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/
vunet/vumc.php?site=Elevatesit
e&doc=20832
4 – 6 hours
X
Registration via “The Learning
Exchange” website. Key in
search for specific course
name.
Two, 4 hour days
Opportunity Development
Center Class, Call 2-4705 to
register
Consists of two half-day
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
optional
optional
X
X
X
X
sexual
harassment and
other forms of
discrimination,
diversity, the
American with
Disabilities Act,
and federal and
state laws
pertaining to
unlawful
discrimination
and SARs .
Medium
(1st 3 – 6
months)
VUMC
Emergency
Operations Plan
Training
Hospital Incident
Command
System (HICS)
Training
Medium
(1st 3 – 6
months)
Emergency
Preparedness &
Response: A
Workshop for
Charge Nurses
VUMC
Emergency
Operations and
Response Plan
Medium
(1St 3 – 6
months)
Emergency
Preparedness and
Response: A
Workshop for
Department
Heads and
Supervisors
VandyWorks
VUMC
Emergency
Operations and
Response Plan
High
Computerized
sessions, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location: 108 Baker Bldg.
There is a reservation fee of
$50 that is refundable upon
completion of the seminar.
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/odc/
train.html
Hospital Incident
Command System
(HICS) overview; Set up
of Emergency
Operations Ctr (EOC);
& practice with
simulated emergency
situation
Basic tools for disaster
response, including
VUMC Emergency
Operations & Response
plan and simulated mass
casualty incident
reviewed.
Basic tools for disaster
response, including
VUMC Emergency
Operations & Response
plan and simulated mass
casualty incident
reviewed.
4 ½ hours
Contact person: Gail England
Offered quarterly
No charge unless participant is
a “no show;” then dept is
charged $25 fee to cover costs
Two, 4 hour days
Contact person: Gail England
Offered annually
No charge unless participant is
a “no show;” then dept is
charged $25 fee to cover costs
Two, 4 hour days
Contact person: Gail England
Offered annually
No charge unless participant is
a “no show;” then dept is
charged $25 fee to cover costs
3-4 hours
http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/v
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Medium
Medium
Medium
Medium High
Preceptor
Workshops:
Preceptor 1
Preceptor 2
Center for
Frontline Nursing
Leadership
scheduling
program
Important for unit
based leaders
who assign
preceptors, make
patient
assignments,
coach staff to
understand
orientation
processes and
needs of new
staff.
Includes 4 one
day long
intensive
sessions.
Individual or
group project
work between
intensives.
Guided by an
assigned coach.
Need to have
been in role at
least 6 months
before applying.
Preceptor 1: 7 hour
class.
Preceptor 2: 4 hour
class.
Registration via “The Learning
Exchange” website. Key in
search for specific course
name.
Offered at least
quarterly
Contact: Donna Ruth
New cohorts starts 1
time/year
18 month program
optional
X
X
optional
X
X
X
X
X
X
4 hr session x1 for
coaches
8 hr session
quarterly for all
Every other week to
1x monthly mtg with
coach each semester
Kristy Bishop, Occupational
Health
Registration via “The Learning
Exchange” website. Key in
search for specific course
name.
Generally available
through Comp USA
Team
X
Contact: Nicole Arnett
4.5 hr. sessions
Smooth Moves
Champion Course
Managing
Conflict
Medium to Computer
low
Application
Courses
Medium – Five Dysfunctions
andyworks
6 hours
Pre-requisite: Read book,
optional
X
High
(Within 1st
year)
of a Team
Medium
Performance
Conversations
High (If
new
employee)
New Leader
Orientation to
VPNPP
Medium –
High
(Within 1st
6 months)
S3: Success,
Strategy, & Scope
of Nursing
Practice: A Series
Medium –
High
(Within 1st
6 months)
Foundations I:
Intro to Financial
Systems &
Privilege Mgt
“Five Dysfunctions of a Team”
Assessment plus
Conflict mgt,
Trust,
Commitment,
Accountability,
& Results
Discussion of
VPNPP program
and relation to
employee
evaluations
The goal of this
course is to
provide the
participant with
tools and
resources for a
successful
transition into a
nursing
leadership role.
The S3 series will focus
on providing instruction
and coaching on
practical strategies for
the nurse who has been
placed in the new role of
Charge Nurse or
Assistant Nurse
Manager.
This two-day course will
highlight resources,
communication skills,
interpretation of reports
and performance
evaluations.
Introductory class Introductory class to
to Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Financial
Financial
Systems, General Ledger
Systems and
and Business Processes.
Business
Processes.
This class also includes
Non-Administrator
Only offered Aug –
Nov.
1 hour
Content covered in
Module 4
1 ½ hours
Registration via “The Learning
Exchange” website. Key in
search for specific course
name.
Registration via “The Learning
Exchange” website. Key in
search for specific course
name.
Contacts: James Barnett,
Nicole Arnett
Offered quarterly, on Registration via “The Learning
2 consecutive
Exchange” website. Key in
Tuesdays
search for specific course
name.
http://vanderbilt.mazinga.com/a
pp/servlet/goTo?Page=CourseI
nfo&DirectLinkID=58982
X
X
X
X
X (if
new to
VUMC
X
X
X
X
X
Medium –
High
(Within 1st
6 months)
Foundations II:
Business Processes
& Infoview
Procurement &
Disbursement
(PDS) Reporting
Second-level
class discussing
Vanderbilt
Financial
Systems and
Business
Processes.
Privilege Management
System training.
This class provides
training for Infoview
Procurement &
Disbursement (PDS)
Reporting and continues
Business Process
training from Financial
Foundations: Module 1.
Additionally,
departmental financial
responsibilities are
discussed and the
concept of Internal
Controls is introduced.
Medium –
High
(Within 1st
6 months)
Foundations III:
eDog & NonSalary Ledger
Sheet
Reconcilliation
This class
provides eDog
training as well
as instruction on
Ledger Sheet
Reconciliation
for Non-Salary
Expenses.
3 hour course with
maximum student
count = 13
http://vanderbilt.mazinga.com/a
pp/servlet/goTo?Page=CourseI
nfo&DirectLinkID=58982
X
X
X
X
http://vanderbilt.mazinga.com/a
pp/servlet/goTo?Page=CourseI
nfo&DirectLinkID=58982
X
X
X
X
Note: Materials
and prerequisites
are required for
this course:
1. Access to
Procurement
and
Disbursement
Reporting
2. Foundations I:
Intro to
Financial
Systems &
Privilege
Management
3 hour course with
maximum student
count = 13
Note: Materials
and prerequisites
are required for
this course:
1. Foundations I:
2. Foundations II:
3. eDog Viewer
or
Transaction
Approver
access.