FBO ID# VA243-15-N-1339 Response date (Deadline): August 18, 2015 at 9:00am The Community Living Center (CLC)/Extended Care continues on the journey of cultural transformation and clinical excellence. This fiscal year they would like to begin participation in the NICHE Program which includes the completion of the Nurses Improving Care for Healthcare System Elders (NICHE) Leadership Training Program. This program is completely web based for six (6) weeks. This program will allow our leaders and steering committee to have the knowledge, skills and resources to implement new innovations in care and quality in the CLC. The NICHE Program provides the principles, resources and tools to stimulate a change in the culture of health care facilities and achieve patient-centered care for older adult patients. It is affordable and comprehensive, and benefits hospitals in a number of ways… " Improved clinical outcomes " Positive fiscal results " Enhanced nursing competencies " Community recognition " Greater patient, family, and staff satisfaction NICHE provides hospitals with… " State-of-the-art training, tools and resources including an interactive 24/7 E-learning center " Project management support/mentoring for NICHE-based hospital initiatives " Evidence-based clinical protocols that address "never events," Joint Commission compliance and other regulatory imperatives " Geriatric Institutional Assessment Profile (GIAP) tool " Shared information, knowledge, and expertise The Leadership Training Program (LTP) is a blended learning approach where participants engage in a rigorous six-week program delivered via a web-based platform and facilitated by the NICHE team. Offered several times a year, the program includes webinars, mentoring by NICHE faculty, on-demand access to tools, benchmarking, guides for implementation and much more. Register today for the NICHE Leadership Training Program. During the six week LTP your hospital team will: " Participate in live webinars " Engage in online activities complemented by practice-based assignments that reflect behavioral outcomes " Work with NICHE faculty who can facilitate online discussion forums and webinars, answer questions, and share experiences " Access comprehensive NICHE program topics " Participate in a mentoring program " Earn 38 contact hours for continuing education credit " Receive mentoring assistance by a NICHE Expert to develop an action plan for your hospital How Does The Leadership Training Program Work? Hospitals interested in becoming a NICHE site complete steps 1 - 4 of the Niche Roadmap. Each individual hospital must register a core team for the Leadership Training Program. Multiple hospitals within systems must register a core team for each individual hospital. Participants engage in a rigorous 6-week program delivered via a web-based platform and facilitated by the NICHE team. The designated NICHE coordinator at each hospital receives tools to plan and prepare how the course will be delivered over the six week period. All the tools and resources are provided to participants. The LTP will give your team the opportunity to: " Have on demand access to comprehensive program topics including: The NICHE Toolkit; an overview of NICHE models, staff education; an introduction to the Geriatric Institutional Assessment Profile (GIAP); other clinical, financial, and organizational measurement approaches to evaluate program effectiveness. " View PowerPoint slides and streamed video of speakers from the 2009 NICHE Leadership Training Program Conference. " Receive readings and assignments to guide the planning of NICHE implementation in your hospital from the 2009 NICHE Implementation and Planning Guide and the book Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice. " Develop an Action Plan, which will be reviewed and discussed with your team by a NICHE expert. This is an essential step in becoming a NICHE designated site. Who Should Attend? At a minimum: three people responsible for steering of the initiative: a nurse clinician leader, a clinical educator, and an administrator or manager. in addition the above, this will also be provided: " Geriatric Institutional Assessment Profile (GIAP) and other benchmarking " Contact Hours " Webinars " Continuing Education tracking and transcripts " NICHE Encyclopedia " Annual Institutional Survey " Annual Program Self Evaluation Type of Procurement: The responses to this Request for Information (RFI) will help determine what, if any, type of set-aside. Contract Vehicle: The resulting contract vehicles from this process will be a firm fixed price. Responses to this notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Responses to this notice should include company/individual name, a service capability statement, examples of similar facilities which you have provided services to, DUNS number, address, point of contact and social-economic category (ex: SBVOSB, VOSB, 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, EDWOSB, Small Business). If your firm is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned or Veteran Owned Small Business, you must be CERTIFIED in VetBiz (see internet site: http://vip.vetbiz.gov). Contractor must be registered in Central Contractor Registry (CCR) (see internet site: http://www.ccr.gov). Responses to this notice must be submitted in writing (email) and received not later than August 18, 2015 at 09:00 AM. If you have any further question, please email me at
[email protected] or call me at 7185849000 ext 6411. All interested parties should provide the following information via e-mail only to the Contracting Officer by the stated deadline Contracting Office Address: VISN 3 Network Contracting Office (NCO3) James J. Peters VA Medical Center 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, New York 10468-3992