RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Unpaid Student Training Agreement #22-473-8 with Pacific Union College, an educational institution, to provide supervised field instruction at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers to nursing students for the period January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this agreement is to provide Pacific Union College nursing students with the opportunity to integrate academic knowledge with applied skills at progressively higher levels of performance and responsibility. Supervised fieldwork experience for students is considered to be an integral part of both educational and professional preparation. The County's Health Services Department (HSD) can provide the requisite field education, while at the same time, benefiting from the students’ services to patients. HSD has been contracting with Pacific Union College since September 1, 1994.
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