The Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC), announces that two RN Specialty training courses are available at no cost for Los Angeles County hospitals to prepare experienced RNs transitioning to new roles in peri-operative nursing. HASC selected two nursing schools, Azusa Pacific University (APU) and Mount Saint Mary’s University (MSMU), which are offering peri-operative RN specialty courses in summer and fall 2018. 

The funding has been made available to HASC by the South Bay Workforce Investment Board (SBWIB) and the Los Angeles Basin Region’s Workforce Development Boards to pilot the first cohorts in this collaborative model between Los Angeles hospitals and nursing schools. 

HASC and HealthImpact are coordinating with both schools to develop and implement training and to work with hospitals to implement the RN specialty peri-operative courses as follows:

Summer 2018:

Mount Saint Mary’s University

• This 10-week course starts *May 29 and includes the AORN Peri-Op 101 online modules, and is facilitated by a MSN-prepared faculty active in perioperative practice and AORN Certified.
• 41.7 BRN Contact Hours (CEUs) from AORN; 58 BRN Contact Education hours from MSMU Continuing Education Department for didactic/skills/clinical precepted hours

• One four-hour didactic/simulation session per week (7 – 11 a.m.) at the West LA Veteran’s Administration Hospital

• Thirty-nine 8-hour shifts of preceptorship in the operating room on a weekday (Monday – Friday) at place of employment (312 hours total)

Note:  *MSMU needs 4 participants to sign up before Friday, May 4.  Please contact Leah Fitzgerald at lfitzgerald@msmu.edu for more information.

Fall 2018:

Azusa Pacific University 

• This 16-week course starts Sept. 8 and includes the AORN Peri-Op101 online modules, and is facilitated by a MSN-prepared faculty active in Perioperative practice and AORN Certified.
• 41.7 BRN Contact Hours from AORN; 58 BRN Contact Education hours from APU School of Nursing Continuing Education Dept. for didactic/skills/clinical precepted hours
• Eight Saturdays (8:00 a.m. – noon) hosted at a hospital affiliated partner with APU School of Nursing.
• Eleven 8-hour shifts of Preceptorship in the Operating Room on a weekday (M-F) at place of employment (88 hours total).

Please contact Cathy McPhee at cmcphee@apu.edu for more information.

Summer Training Slots Are Still Available – Contact Us Before the May 4 Deadline!

Please contact school staff listed above and/or Lisa Mitchell, workforce development program manager, lmitchell@hasc.org, (213) 538-0763 or HealthImpact project director, Mary Lynne Knighten Knightenmarylynne@hotmail.com, (310) 386-1539, if you have any questions.