CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Working at Ohana Pacific Health is more than a job. It is a meaningful career where you make a difference every day for the members of our community. Ohana Pacific Health’s Bridge program allows local CNAs with an interest in furthering their career an opportunity to do so while they continue employment. The ability to continue working a schedule that accommodates their schooling as well as having access to financial aid, workforce grants, and OPH’s tuition assistance program, candidates face less barriers preventing them from reaching their career goals.

Ohana Pacific Health is the largest post-acute care company in Hawaii, providing quality experiences to Hawaii’s kūpuna that places health and well-being at the forefront of the care management model. Founded on Oʻahu in 1998, the company now includes 11 health care entities that employ approximately 1,400 team members who serve the community with quality, continuous care including long-term care, rehabilitation services, memory care, home health services and adult day health programs. Ohana Pacific Health has supported families in times of need throughout the state for over two decades. We sit down with a Caregiver who talks about the crucial services that Ohana Pacific Health has provided for her family.

Hale Makua is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, established in 1946 to provide a home for elders who had no one to care for them or means to pay for care. Today Hale Makua serves over 1,500 elderly and disabled individuals on Maui annually. HI Now host Kainoa Carlson talks with Hale Makua’s Housekeeping Manager, Jordan Kahiamoe, as he shares about his experience bringing life and laughter to the residents at Hale Makua. We also talk with Hale Makua resident, Charlie Graves, who shares his experience living at the facility. https://www.halemakua.org https://www.facebook.com/halemakua https://www.instagram.com/halemakua

Are you interested in joining the healthcare field but don't know how to get started? Becoming a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) is a great starting point to a fulfilling healthcare career in a variety of healthcare settings. CNA experience can also help advance your career into higher level work as a Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse.

Did you know that you can be a compassionate caregiver to someone in the comfort of their own home? Becoming a Home Health Aide (HHA) is a great starting point to a fulfilling healthcare career in the home setting. HHA experience with CNA certification can help advance your career into higher level work as a Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse.

If you would like quick access to the field of nursing, consider becoming a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). LPNs work closely with and assist Registered Nurses mainly in nursing and assisted living homes, rehabilitation, and treatment centers. With LPN experience, many nursing schools provide a bridge program to higher level nursing work as a Registered Nurse.

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a vital member of every health care team and network and can work in diverse healthcare settings. RNs can also pursue a variety of specializations or work with a range of patient populations. Depending on the educational path you choose, you can enter an RN degree program or you can also advance to an RN as a CNA and/or LPN.