Important Guidelines for RNHeals 2 Applicants

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The following are important guidelines for RNHeals 2 applicants. They answer common questions about the RNHeals 2 program like: compensation, duration of deployment, salary and many more.

RNHeals 2 Guidelines

1. The nurses and midwives shall undergo learning and development in clinical and public health competencies during their one (1) year of deployment.
2. Nurses assigned in hospitals shall be provided with competencies through rotations in the different specialty departments of the hospitals as much as possible. Nurses and midwives assigned in the Rural Health Units shall be abreast with public health programs and services.
3. DOH hospitals and other health facilities shall be supplemented with 11,500 nurses and 1,000 midwives to augment their workforce. 
4. The Centers for Health Development (CHD) through their respective cluster heads in close collaboration with the Health Human Resource Development Bureau (HHRDB) shall identify recipient DOH hospitals and other health facilities.
5. A distribution list shall be provided by the HHRDB to all CHDs through their cluster heads. The CHD shall validate the list with the recipient hospitals and other health facilities based on the standard staffing requirements. The re-validated list shall be the basis for the allocation of nurses and midwives within their catchment areas and in the respective regions.
6. Nurses will receive an allowance of Php8, 000 per month while midwives will receive Php6, 000 per month. Both will be provided with Philhealth Insurance of Php1, 200 per year, Group Accident Insurance enrolment of Php500 per year and a Certificate of Completion after satisfactory completion of the project.
7. The DOH hospitals shall provide meals for the nurses during their tour of duty. This shall be equivalent to at least Php2, 000 per month. Nurses and midwives assigned in the Rural Health Units shaft follow the provisions of Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2011-0044 dated 4 August, 2011 specifically the additional allowance of at least Php2,000 per month.
8. Nurses and midwives with Certificates of Completion shall be considered for priority employment in government health facilities where vacant posts exist.
9. Nurses and midwives shall be evaluated on a regular basis during the one (1) year period.
10. Absences, tardiness or under time shall be deducted from the nurses’ and midwives’ monthly allowances.
11. The accomplished daily time records (DTR), duly approved by the Chief Nurse shall be the basis for the allowances.

Objectives of RNHeals 2

A. General Objective

The nurses and midwives learning and deployment aims to create a pool of registered health professionals with enhanced clinical and public health competencies towards the improvement of health care service delivery.

 B. Specific Objectives

• Improve access to quality healthcare services;
• Increase nurses’ and midwives employability through the provision of learning
• Foster independence in the community’s health care delivery system
• Address the inequitable distribution and augment the nursing and midwifery workforce in DOH hospitals and health facilities especially rural, under-served, hardship communities;
• Improve the current nurse to patient ratio in accordance to DOH standard staffing patterns;
• Improve local health systems that will support the country’s attainment of universal health care or “Kalusugan Pangkalahatan”

Source: DOH Department Order 2011-0239