Our resources can help guide your career.
Always learning. Always growing. At Advocate, when it comes to your career development, everything you need is here. From tuition reimbursement to one-on-one coaching to online training, we're dedicated to your success. If you have a goal, then we have a way for you to get there. It's part of our life at Advocate Health Care, how we provide the best care for our community, and how we look towards the future. And it all starts with you.
Career Coach
An innovative career development program designed specifically to help you advance at Advocate and grow both personally as well as professionally.
Please note: The links below for Steps, ACE and ALEX are only accessible if you are logged onto the Advocate network.
STEPs - Success Through Excellence in Practice
This four-level, direct caregiver staff RN clinical ladder (Clinician I - Clinician IV) is designed to recognize, reward, and promote excellence in nursing practice.
ACE - Advancing Careers through Education
Provides 100% tuition reimbursement of eligible costs for programs in high demand areas. This is above and beyond our traditional Education Assistance program.
ALEX
This online tool allows associates to identify and register for instructor-led training, complete online learning modules and more.
Career Coach
The perfect advocate is one that knows you best.
Career Coach is designed specifically to help you advance at Advocate and grow both personally as well as professionally. You can explore interests, assess skills, set goals, and progress from "where you are now" to "where you might want to be" within the Advocate system.
Choose from four different pathways:
How it works:
If you're interested in learning more about Career Coach, contact Steve Niems, Mgr., Advocate Career and Transition Services, at 630-990-7094, or 52-7094. You'll then be given the name of your Coach and a suggested time for your first meeting.
Coaching sessions will be determined by your unique situation. Follow-up meetings will be scheduled on an as-needed basis as determined by you and your Career Coach. There's no cap on the number of meetings allowed; however, there is an expectation that you must complete any assessments and assignments in a dedicated manner to ensure program effectiveness and efficiency.
You'll likely fit into one of seven distinct niches or tracks based on your existing position and stated career objectives:
- Clinical Track: Usually requires direct patient care and formal education/training. (Common positions within this track include Medical Assistant, RN, LPN, CNA, Surgical Technologist, Pharmacy Technician, RT, Physical Therapist, and Radiographer.)
- Business Track: Usually located in office settings and usually requires formal education/training. (Common positions include Medical Coder, HR Generalist, Recruiter, Accountant, Analysts, Risk Management Specialist, and Financial Counselor.)
- Clerical Track: Doesn't require college schooling, but rather is successfully augmented with specific training in computer software programs. (Common positions include Administrative Assistant, Medical Records Clerk, Secretaries, Insurance Processors, and PSR.)
- Support Track: Doesn't always require additional education/training. (Common positions include Telephone Operators, Security Guards, Food Service Workers, Customer Service Reps, and Computer Technicians.)
- Facilities Track: Usually located in public and patient care areas and may or may not require specific training. (Common positions include Housekeepers, PSA, Dispatch, Couriers, Equipment Techs, Electricians, Clinical Engineer, Data Manager, Medical Repair Tech, and Maintenance Technicians.)
- Leadership Track: Usually requires additional education and training in preparation into advancement, supervisory or management positions.
- Enrichment Track: Designed to assist an associate who chooses to stay in an existing role or job, but would like to increase their job satisfaction and performance by the identification of learning opportunities to augment the day-to-day job execution.
Once your personal situation, goals and Career Coach tracks have been identified, a personalized program will be created. If you're looking to advance within Advocate, we're here to help.
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