Health Workforce Project AJ Webb

Today's episode of the Health Workforce Project is brought to you by Dr Jania Arnoldi, President and CEO of Valley-Wide Health Systems. Dr. Arnoldi started February 25, 2019, as Valley-Wide’s new President and CEO overlooking health centers in the San Luis Valley, Arkansas Valley, and Canon City. 

Valley-Wide Health Systems is committed to providing, high-quality, safe, effective, and integrated healthcare services respectfully and inclusively for all with special consideration for medically underserved populations. In her free time, she dedicates herself to teaching students in business administration with an emphasis in healthcare at Adams State. 

She discusses her background, her way of getting into the position that she is currently in, some of the highs and lows of working in healthcare, especially community health, and some hot tips from personal and professional experiences.



Link to About Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. 

valley-widehealth.org/about-us/ 

San Luis Valley Health Employment Opportunities Web Page - https://www.slvbhg.org/employment-opportunities/

In this episode of the Health Workforce Project I sit down with my pal Diamond Mobbley.

Diamond is a Clinical Supervisor at the local community mental health center where he supervises several programs that deliver case management services that support clients all through the San Luis Valley. Diamond has so many credentials that his name tag makes alphabet soup feel like it needs to try harder. Here are a few of Diamond’s credentials:


Licensed Professional Counselor
Certified Addiction Specialist
Qualified Medication Administration Person
National Acupuncture Detoxification Association

Diamond has also taught at the college level for over a decade. Diamond earned his undergraduate degree from Adams State, in Human Performance and Physical Education. In 2010 earned his Masters of Arts degree from Adams State’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program.

In this interview we talk about Diamond’s education, his career path, the different supervisor, management, and leadership position that he has held, and he even gives us some hot tips about personal mental health.



Link to Adams State University's Clinical Mental Health Program: https://www.adams.edu/academics/graduate/counselor-education/masters/clinical-mental-health/

Contact AJ Webb to learn more about Adams State Business Administration with an Emphasis in Healthcare Program

e-mail = ajwebb@adams.edu

phone = 719-849-9565

On this episode of the Healthcare Workforce Project, Kim Chacon joins us to discuss her career in nursing and the Adams State University (ASU) Nursing Education Program. Kim Chacon has filled many roles within the San Luis Valley’s healthcare industry. Kim joined the ASU nursing faculty in 2016 and serves as an Assistant Professor of Nursing. Throughout this podcast you will learn about Kim’s journey to becoming a nurse, the ins and outs of the ASU nursing program, some tips on how to find your niche in nursing. Kim also shares her wisdom on the importance of finding joy in the work you do as a nursing student, and how to carry that into your future career. If you or someone you know is interested in the Adams State Nursing program, please visit https://www.adams.edu/academics/undergraduate/nursing/.



Link to information about Adams State University Nursing Program - https://www.adams.edu/academics/undergraduate/nursing/

In this episode of the Health Workforce Project Professor Armando Valdez presents to a class about the Business Administration with an Emphasis in Healthcare Bachelors of Science Degree at Adams State University's School of Business.  There are numerous opportunities to contribute to healthcare, on the administration or as Professor Armando Valdez calls it the business side of healthcare.

Professor Valdez co-founded the business administration with an emphasis in healthcare Bachelor of science degree track at Adams State University’s School of Business.  This degree has business education at its core and works to prepare students with the knowledge skills and abilities to meet the needs of the healthcare industry.

In this podcast he is addressing a healthcare marketing class.  He talks about his valley roots, his education, working with health professionals in Northern Colorado, identifying the value in a health specific business degree, The flexibility of the degree, the opportunities in the healthcare industry,