In collaboration with the Spring
Institute for Intercultural Learning - Colorado Welcome Back, the Colorado Primary Care Office ()
recently completed work on an extensive workforce assessment unique to
foreign-born and trained health care providers. Specific emphasis was placed on
the refugee/asylee experience. The primary purpose of the project was to
identify and quantify regional employment sectors, based on employer need, that
are conducive to integrating foreign-born and trained health care professionals
into the Colorado health care workforce. The comprehensive statewide workforce
assessment of safety-net and other health care employer needs was provided to Colorado Welcome Back to inform the development
and potential job placement needs of the Colorado Welcome Back program. The secondary purpose
of this project was to identify and quantify employers’ present capacity to
meet national standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services
in health care delivery.
Recommendations resulting from
the workforce assessment will seek to
1) Build partnerships between Colorado
Welcome Back’s corps of foreign- born and trained health care professionals and
the state’s Community Health Centers and other safety-net clinics
2) Enhance
job readiness among Colorado Welcome Back participants through allied health
professions as patient navigators and cultural liaisons for clinic staff and
safety-net providers
3) Build momentum for developing personal
contacts and dialogue to introduce Colorado Welcome Back participants to
safety-net sites.
Click HERE for an electronic copy of the workforce assessment or contact Rich Marquez, Workforce
Planner by email or phone at (303) 692-4916, for additional information.
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