Clinical Workforce

NACHC’s Clinical Workforce portfolio invests in the development of highly skilled, adaptive, and mission-driven care teams that reflect communities served. We offer workforce core competencies for integrated health center care teams to address the full range of emerging clinical issues that arise, with a commitment to evidence, equity, inclusion, and workforce wellness.

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We provide

• Core competency training for all levels of health center staff
• Professional development for Clinical Directors/Chief Clinical Officers
• Tools to combat moral distress and injury, and promote well-being for care teams

Professional Development  

• Virtual Training for New Clinical Directors, also experienced and seasoned clinical leaders.   Each training includes complementary components:
• Clinical Leadership Development Core Competencies
  • On-line Self-Assessment
  • Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning
  • Small Group Case Study Discussions
  • Peer Networking Opportunities
  • Follow-up Resources and Call-in Office Hours
  • Noddlepod: A forum for discussion, open questions/answers, and resource-sharing. Contact Susan Hansen at  shansen@nachc.org  to join
• Self-Directed Learning Engine (SDLE): Resiliency in Work Core Competency and  Excelling in your role as a Health Center Leader program, clinicians can identify their resiliency learning gaps and view resource and training opportunities to improve.
  • Clinical Leadership Development Core Competencies, Domains, and Skills

Pathways to the Health Center Care Team

• American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) – instant access to formal education pathways, live events, publications and periodicals, a strong online community.
• Fellowships
  • National Health Service Corps and Nurse Corps
  • A.T. Still University Hometown Scholars Program
  • A.T. Still University Central Coast Physician Assistant Program
  • Health Professions Education & Training (HP-ET) Initiative:
    • HRSA Health Center Program Funding Overview
    • Readiness To Train Assessment Tool (RTAT)
    • California Primary Care Association (CPCA) Promotional Resources
    • Education Health Center Initiative and Guide
• Accreditation programs for clinics in Medically Underserved Areas with physician shortages – from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (AGGME)

Resources for Wellbeing

• Conversations with Health Center Thought Leaders about the Space Between Joy and Burnout. Read how health center leaders approach care team wellness with stories of  the importance of care teams when working with patients/families impacted by substance use disorder. 
• Taking Care of the Compassionate Care Team. NACHC held several webinars as part of ongoing work with the American Academy of Addiction Medicine (AAAP):
  • Conversations about Moral Resilience and Moral Distress Webinar (June 23, 2020)
    View the webinar slides and recording.
  • Conversations about Moral Distress and Moral Injury Webinar (March 26, 2020)
    View the webinar slides and recording.
  • Conversations on Moral Distress and Moral Injury—an issue of Team Care Connections, a digital magazine for primary care teams
• The Care Team Connections, fully interactive digital resource takes a comprehensive look at moral distress and injury with examples of clinical decisions, experiences, and expert recommendations to manage moral distress and injury.

Recruitment & Retention

• Stories of resiliency – Year of the Nurse initiative – Celebrating Health Center Nurses

Office Hours & Learning Opportunities

Fill “learning gaps”:

• NACHC’s Monthly 340B/Pharmacy Office Hours (with archived recordings)
• NACHC’s Monthly Telehealth Office hours (with archived recordings)
• Elevate: NACHC’s national learning forum to help health centers achieve value-driven care with the Value Transformation Framework

Additional NACHC Resources

• Dental Therapy Resource Guide
• Health Center Resource Clearinghouse
• NACHC’s Training Catalog
• National Training and Technical Assistance Partners (NTTAP) and subject matter experts offer resources to help health centers manage special populations, HIT improvements, capital financing, and other critical growth areas. 
  • Community Health Center, Inc.’s Readiness to Train Assessment Tool (RTAT)
  • Weitzman Institute’s Clinical Workforce Development programs
  • Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU’s) Star Center