What is the UNAP/RI Hospital Health Care Education Trust?
The UNAP/RI Hospital Health Care Education Trust is a non-profit, labor-management partnership founded in 2004 by the RI Hospital UNAP and RI Hospital to sponsor and provide continuing education and job training programs for health care workers.
Our Mission
The mission of the UNAP/RI Hospital Health Care Education Trust is to develop high quality education and training initiatives that support healthcare employees to provide excellence in patient care through a labor management partnership.
We will accomplish this by:
Offering on-going education programs that enhance job skills and competencies.
Our Vision
The UNAP/RI Hospital Health Care Education Trust will set the standard for innovative and effective education, training and workforce development initiatives for healthcare employees. We will attract and retain highly engaged, diverse employees by fostering an organizational culture that advances job satisfaction, continuous learning and professional development in all areas of healthcare.
For more information regarding the Education Trust please contact Aime Brissette at 831-3647 or abrissette@steppingupri.org.
Our next continuing education program:
Sick and tired: Shift work, excessive hours, and sleep disorders
Friday, May 23
7:45 - 9:15 AM
Nursing Arts 5 • RI Hospital
(refreshments will be provided)
Previous CEU programs offered by the UNAP/RI Hospital Health Care Education Trust
March 26, 2008 -- Learning from Tragedy: Preventing medical errors by creating a culture of safety & quality
January 31, 2008 -- The Doctor Can See You Now: An inside look at the world of Diagnostic Imaging
September 27, 2007 -- Lateral Violence in the Workplace
May 11, 2007 -- Changing the Odds for Nurses & Their Patients
March 28, 2007 - Strategies to Avoid the Courtroom (click here to view PowerPoint presentation)
January 24, 2007 -- The Greening of Hospitals
October 4, 2006 -- Urology Health Forum
September 27, 2006 --Prevention of Catheter-Related Infections and Ventilator-Acquired Pneumonia
July 27, 2006 -- Taking the Mystery Out of Research
April 13, 2006 -- HIPAA: What you don't know can hurt you!
March 29, 2006 -- Avian Flu: A guide to planning and pandemics
January 26, 2006 -- Recognizing the Signs and Symptoms of Violence
Become a mentor for Stepping Up!
Now there is a new way that you can put your professional knowledge and expertise to good use!
Stepping Up is looking for Registered Nurses, Diagnostic Imaging Techs, Respiratory Therapists and other UNAP members who have what it takes to become a mentor to a co-worker who is trying to get ahead in their job and their education.
Stepping Up mentors:
For further information about being a mentor, click here.
To sign up or ask questions, contact Naveed Irshad at 413-0897 or nirshad@steppingupri.org.
What is Stepping Up?
Stepping Up is an innovative career ladders program that provides training, education, career coaching, and support services for entry-level workers at Rhode Island Hospital and Women & Infants Hospital and for low-income Providence residents.
The goals of the program include:
Who is Stepping Up?
Stepping Up is a partnership between the UNAP/RI Hospital Health Care Education Trust and Women & Infants Hospital. Other partners include Teamsters Local 251, Community College of RI, Insitute for Labor Studies, District 1199 SEIU, Lifespan Learning Institute, Dorcas Place, Genesis Center, RI Latino Professionals Association, United Way of RI, and Making Connections-Providence.
Are you ready to take the next step in your career?
Then check out Stepping Up, a career ladder program for employees of RI Hospital and Women & Infants Hospital, as well as Providence neighborhood residents, who are interested in getting ahead at work by continuing their education and/or getting a new job in health care. For more information contact Aime Brissette at 831-3647 or abrissette@steppingupri.org.
Stepping Up staff will help you:
Stepping Up services include:
career exploration - job shadowing - mentoring - job counseling
academic advising - financial aid planning - tutoring - internships
Stepping Up programs will include: