Mercy Health announced a collaboration with Guild Education, an education and upskilling platform, to offer an innovative education program to eligible Mercy Health associates.
Mercy Health will pay 100 percent of all part-time and full-time associates’ tuition and fees for select clinical pathways including nursing, medical assistant and laboratory programs. Associates are eligible on day one of employment.
Additionally, this new education program will cover tuition assistance and reimbursement for 115 academic programs, undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees and nursing degrees.
“We are committed to providing career growth to our associates as they serve our patients,” said Bob Baxter, president, Mercy Health–Toledo. “Our collaboration with Guild will open many doors for our associates, enabling them to realize their career aspirations and enhancing their ability to care for our communities.”
Reports show that registered nursing is the fifthmost in-demand job in the American workforce. In order to address the current labor shortage, 1.2 million new registered nurses will be needed in the United States by 2030.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, overall employment in health care jobs is projected to grow 16 percent from 2020 to 2030-much faster than the average for all occupations-adding an estimated 2.6 million new jobs.
The collaboration has helped meet this demand and offer a range of educational programs to support associates with their career growth including a bachelor of science in nursing, clinical certifications for pharmacy technician and medical assistant, master’s degree in data analytics and more.
The programs are provided by 16 universities and learning partners in Guild’s learning marketplace. From day one, Guild provides personalized coaches to support associates’ educational journeys-from enrollment to graduation.
“Our healthcare sector has carried our country on its shoulders throughout the last 18 months, but our hospitals and providers are now facing significant challenges in the war for talent,” said Rachel Carlson, CEO and co-founder of Guild Education.
“We’re honored to partner with Bon Secours Mercy Health to fill in-demand jobs today and build towards careers of tomorrow.”
To learn more about the program, visit bsmh.guild education.com.
