Headstart: Ang Madilim na Bahagi ng Kasaysayan
Katulad ng ibang mga bayani, iginugunita pagkabayani ni Gat. Jose Rizal sa araw ng kanyang kamatayan, Disyembre a treinta. Subalit, iba ang kaso ng Gat. Andres Bonifacio, Nobyembre a treinta, araw ng kanyang kapanganakan.
Matagal nang isyu ang petsang ito dahil paano mo maituturing na ganap ang…
Shrine of Andres Bonifacio!!
So here’s the part two of my posts about our great hero, Andres Bonifacio!!Still at his shrine.. tnx.. enjoy =))Weeee. One of my first posts here on tumblr. Haha. I’m laughing now because of my HUGEEE watermark before. Today is the Andres Bonifacio Day. And today is the 2nd anniversary of my blog. :D
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RNHeals 2: How to Apply?
RNHeals 2, is a project by the DOH to lessen the number of unemployed registered nurses in the country. The following are the recruitment and selection process and requirements for aspiring applicants.
Procedures in the Recruitment, Selection and Deployment of RNHeals 2 Applicants
1. Recruitment and Selection of RNHeals 2 Applicants
- Applicants shall apply directly to the recipient DOH hospitals or through the CHDs. The registry of nurse applicants from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) shall also be a source of candidates to the project.
- Only nurses and midwives with official and validated Professional Regulations Commissions (PRC) license are eligible to apply. Verification shall be done via the internet at www.prc.gov.ph
- Preference shall be given to nurses and midwives residing in the localities where the recipient DOH hospitals or health facilities are sited.
- Nurse and midwife volunteers, trainees, or those exposed in the recipient hospitals and other health facilities shall be given priority.
- Nurses and midwives must be physically and mentally fit. A medical certificate from a government hospital is required.
2. Deployment of RNHeals 2 Applicants
- An orientation will be conducted by the recipient DOH hospitals or CHDs and health facilities prior to assumption to duty.
- Schedule of rotations shall be for the various specialty departments of the DOH hospitals as available. Schedules for those assigned at the RHUs shall be done with the respective heads of units.
- To enhance and provide focus for the clinical and public health rotations, competencies shall be anchored on courses geared towards specialty modules with continuing professional units as required by the PRC.
- Replacements shall be allowed in case of drop-outs but will only complete remaining period of the project.
Source: DOH Department Order 2011-0239
Important Guidelines for RNHeals 2 Applicants
RNHeals 2 Guidelines
- The nurses and midwives shall undergo learning and development in clinical and public health competencies during their one (1) year of deployment.
- Nurses assigned in hospitals shall be provided with competencies through rotations in the different specialty departments of the hospitals as much as possible. Nurses and midwives assigned in the Rural Health Units shall be abreast with public health programs and services.
- DOH hospitals and other health facilities shall be supplemented with 11,500 nurses and 1,000 midwives to augment their workforce.
- The Centers for Health Development (CHD) through their respective cluster heads in close collaboration with the Health Human Resource Development Bureau (HHRDB) shall identify recipient DOH hospitals and other health facilities.
- A distribution list shall be provided by the HHRDB to all CHDs through their cluster heads. The CHD shall validate the list with the recipient hospitals and other health facilities based on the standard staffing requirements. The re-validated list shall be the basis for the allocation of nurses and midwives within their catchment areas and in the respective regions.
- Nurses will receive an allowance of Php8, 000 per month while midwives will receive Php6, 000 per month. Both will be provided with Philhealth Insurance of Php1, 200 per year, Group Accident Insurance enrolment of Php500 per year and a Certificate of Completion after satisfactory completion of the project.
- The DOH hospitals shall provide meals for the nurses during their tour of duty. This shall be equivalent to at least Php2, 000 per month. Nurses and midwives assigned in the Rural Health Units shaft follow the provisions of Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2011-0044 dated 4 August, 2011 specifically the additional allowance of at least Php2,000 per month.
- Nurses and midwives with Certificates of Completion shall be considered for priority employment in government health facilities where vacant posts exist.
- Nurses and midwives shall be evaluated on a regular basis during the one (1) year period.
- Absences, tardiness or under time shall be deducted from the nurses’ and midwives’ monthly allowances.
- The accomplished daily time records (DTR), duly approved by the Chief Nurse shall be the basis for the allowances.
Objectives of RNHeals 2
A. General Objective
The nurses and midwives learning and deployment aims to create a pool of registeredhealth professionals with enhanced clinical and public health competencies towards the improvement of health care service delivery.
B. Specific Objectives
- Improve access to quality healthcare services;
- Increase nurses’ and midwives employability through the provision of learning
- Foster independence in the community’s health care delivery system
- Address the inequitable distribution and augment the nursing and midwifery workforce in DOH hospitals and health facilities especially rural, under-served, hardship communities;
- Improve the current nurse to patient ratio in accordance to DOH standard staffing patterns;
- Improve local health systems that will support the country’s attainment of universal health care or “Kalusugan Pangkalahatan”
Source: DOH Department Order 2011-0239
DOH to hire additional 10,000 nurses for the RN Heals program
Last January, the DOH hired around 10,000 nurses from the first batch of the RN Heals program and have sent them to over 1,200 communities all over the country that have none or little access to health care.
Due to the success of the first batch of RN HEALS, Department of Health Secretary Enrique Ona promulgated that the governments plans to hire 10,000 registered nurses for the second batch of RN HEALS that will serve the local community. Beforehand, Senator Drilon made an announcement that the government will be hiring 12,500 more nurses.
RN HEALS stands for Registered Nurses for Health Enhancement And Local Service. It is a project of Department of Health in collaboration with Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) that seeks to make essential health services available to all Filipinos by training and deploying 10,000 unemployed nurses in the communities.
The programs also aims to address the shortage of skilled and experienced nurses in 1,221 rural and unserved or underserved communities for one year. The next batch of nurses will be 27% of the total nurses who recently passed the Nursing licensure examination.
Ona added that the RN HEALS program aims to improve the nurse-patient ratio in the country.
Currently, he said the nurse-patient ratio in government hospitals is about 1:30 while the ideal ratio is 1:12.
The nurses deployed on respective communities will be given and allowance of 8,000 monthly to be given by the Department of Health while the Local Government Unit where the nurses are assigned will ensure the nurses’ safety and security and is also encouraged to provide additional benefits or allowance worth 2,000.
The DOH chief said more details about the new RN HEALS batch will be disclosed at a later date.
RNHeals 2 Application is now OPEN!
