DOH launches RN HEALS

[Nurse choi]

I saw this after surfing the net. Press release 01/12/2011

The Department of Health (DoH) today announced that applications can be filed starting next week, January 17, for its project where unemployed nurses will be deployed to poor communities in the country.

"the project, billed RN heals, seeks to make essential health services available to all Filipinos by training and deploying 10,000 unemployed nurses in communities to be identified by the DoH in collaboration with the department of social welfare & development (DSWD),"

Health secretary Enrique Ona said.

Rn Heals, an acronym for registered nurses for health enhancement and local service, is expected to address the shortage of skilled and experienced nurses in 1,221 rural and unserved or underserved communities for one year.

"eventually, these nurses will be part of the pool of competent nurses for later employment or absorption in health facilities, thus addressing the inadequate supply of skilled nurses and increasing the nurses' employment rate," the health chief concluded.

http://www.doh.gov.ph/node/2904.html

[khimmy RN]

still trying to submit my application... i am about to select which municipality..then when i click select nothing happened...

[jksm]

does this require that you choose Your Own province in the "Preferred City" Or can it be like this: I'm from Pasay City - 4th District and my preferred city is Pasay City... is this Ok?

[denz_rn]

done with my registration..

I hope i will be accepted..

haist...

[khimmy RN]

Finally! done with the registration...i hope i'll get the advice from dole regional office soon! :yelclap:

here's the site: http://203.175.2.198/apply.aspx

[mustihayya]

hey can i edit my application some how?? what do i do???

[soon2begrad2010]

Someone shared this article with me and I thought it was interesting http://nursingcrib.com/nursing-jobs/10000-nurses-needed-for-dohs-rn-heals-project/

[amazingraceRN]

just submitted my application.. when this program will start?? and whats the duration of the program?

It's a one year program. :)

[amazingraceRN]

Hi to everyone. I don't want to be a party pooper but I think there are some drawbacks to this program.

RN Heals is similar to DOH's NARS Program. You will not be employed in a hospital setting here but will be in the community, barangay or health centers. RN Heals program is launched in partnership with DSWD and the LGUs of the participating municipalites/provinces. If you are a newly registered nurse and wants to hone your skills or apply the theories you learned from academic preparation to a clinical setting, then I suggest that you opt for a volunteer position in a hospital. Just make sure that it is for free. But, if community nursing is your passion then I suggest that you push thru.

Also, as what I 've heard from those who participated in the NARS program, the salary is always delayed. I've worked as a staff nurse in a government hospital before so I know that when they mean delayed, it is really DELAYED. My contract ended in the month of March but I got my salary for that month in May.

Again, if you like community nursing or you are just waiting for an application for a nursing position locally or abroad and is just killing time or someone who really needs an income as of the moment, RN Heals may not be a bad idea.

Remember that if you are bound to work abroad (which most of us are), COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING is NOT considered as an experience because employers still prefer hospital experience.

Hi! I was part of NARS Project. It was a 6 months program for community and clinical service. We were serving the community (Municipal Health Center) for 3 months. And for the another 3 months, we were sent to our Provincial Hospital for clinical experience (hospital setting). So, it is not true that we were only serving in the health centers of our municipality. Try to research more about this program.

Well as stated to the RHheals website. This is a one year program and consisting of community and clinical service too, as similar to NARS. Maybe, it will be a 6months community and a 6months clinical experience (hospital setting). Read more information of this project from this link http://www.nars.dole.gov.ph

About the salary, yes, it was delayed for the first giving of our salary (2weeks delayed... I think due to our Landbank ATM issue). But after then, as every 15 days, there's always our allowance. So, due to 2 weeks delay, we still got our last allowance after two weeks of the program. :)

[amazingraceRN]

Guys, if u are having problem registering... Try this link http://www.nars.dole.gov.ph. I used that link to register myself earlier this morning. :)

[lyrem]

hello everyone!just want to clear things up. if ever we were hired, where are we going to be deployed? was it in the hospital or in the community? also, this program is for one year, right? thanks!

[calamarifries]

I'm also reloading the page till now, hopefully I will get a control number. (patience is a virtue) :)

Can I choose the municipality near my place?

[calamarifries]

Thank yoy Khimmy_RN for the link

here's the site: http://203.175.2.198/apply.aspx

I'm still waiting for the page to reload. Can I choose the municipality near my place?

To all Nurses here hopefully we will be chosen but first we should get our control number (Patience is a virtue:coollook: