JVS Training

Registered Nurse (RN) Refresher Program
 
San Francisco Program

JVS in collaboration with the City College of San Francisco (CCSF) offers a successful 11-week, 3 day/week training program for Registered Nurses, trained either in the United States or abroad, who need a refresher course or a nursing skills brush-up to reenter the nursing field. The 2010 summer cycle is being made available as an employment retraining program via the JVS Health Care Academy to eligible San Francisco residents interested in refreshing their RN skills to reenter the nursing field. The program offers:
  • Theoretical & clinical practice experience at 3 local medical facilities
  • General support completing the course (individualized coaching & referral to resources)
  • Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) certification for 30 continuing education units
  • Job placement assistance – we’ll help you get your first or next RN job!
You can participate in this program if you have:
  • CA RN license
  • Valid authorization to work in the U.S.
  • A CCSF ESL level of 150 or above (if a non-native English speaker)
  • San Francisco residency, low-income or dislocated worker status

For more information, contact Jola Zandecki, or call at 415-782-6274.
 
The RN Refresher Program is funded by the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, the Bernard Osher Foundation, the Mt. Zion Health Fund, the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, and the City and County of San Francisco’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development.


East Bay Program

JVS in collaboration with Chabot College and Alameda County Medical Center offers a successful 10-week, 4 day/week Immigrant Nurse Re-Entry Program (INRP) for Registered Nurses who were trained abroad and are facing barriers to employment in the U.S. The 2010 summer cycle is being made available as an employment retraining program through the Gold Foundation, the Bay Area Workforce Funding Collaborative, and other East Bay funders who recognize that foreign-educated nurses face many barriers to finding employment upon arrival to the U.S. Therefore, the class is geared toward foreign-educated nurses who have not yet practiced as RNs in the U.S. and who live in the East Bay.

The program offers:

  • Theoretical & clinical practice experience at an East Bay medical facilities
  • General support completing the course (individualized coaching & referral to resources)
  • Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) certification for 30 continuing education units
  • Job placement assistance – we’ll help you get your first or next RN job!

You can participate in this program if you have:

  • CA RN license
  • Valid authorization to work in the U.S.
  • High-advanced English as a Second Language scores on the TOEFL-ibt, CELSA, or CCSF tests (if a non-native English speaker)
  • Valid American Heart Association CPR certification (BLS)
  • Ability to pass a background check, drug screen
  • Ability to provide clear and current medical and dental exams
The 2010 summer cycle will run from June 7 - August 12, 2010. Dates for a future summer cycle 2011 are to be determined.
 
For more information, contact Annie Nogg, or call at 415-782-6233.
 
The RN Refresher Program is funded by Kaiser Permanente, the Y&H Soda Foundation, and the Bay Area Workforce Collaborative.
 
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