UCHealth, a leading Colorado-based health system, has chosen Kahuna’s digital platform to replace paper-based nursing competency management and development processes. This will reduce administrative burden, improve the quality of nursing education, and enable nurses to focus on providing quality patient care.
UCHealth Digitizes Nursing Competency Management and Development
Kahuna Workforce Solutions (Kahuna), the leader in skills and competency management, announces that UCHealth, a Colorado-based, non-profit health system has chosen Kahuna’s software solution to digitize and streamline competency management and development.
The phased rollout of Kahuna began with acute care and is set to expand to over 8,000 nurses across Critical Care, Emergency Department, Women and Infants, Perioperative Procedures, and Ambulatory settings. The transition from paper-based processes to a streamlined, digital solution represents UCHealth’s aim to embrace innovation while reducing administrative burdens, increasing efficiency, and ensuring consistent nursing competency education and validation across its 14 acute-care hospitals and over 200 clinic locations.
Embracing Innovative Nursing Competency Solutions for Quality Patient Care
“As a large health system, we must equip our educators and nurses with the right tools to help them excel and be nimble in the changing healthcare environment. Kahuna’s competency management platform allows our staff to focus on providing impactful patient care while removing the strain that used to come with manually tracking competencies,” said JoAnn DelMonte, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, NEA-BC, Vice President of Professional Development & Practice at UCHealth. “The Kahuna team’s expertise, patience, and partnership have helped make this program extremely impactful across our health system.”
Kahuna’s competency management platform offers a user-friendly interface for nurses and administrators, providing transparency into role requirements and personalized development opportunities. With seamless integrations into HRIS, learning resources, and scheduling systems, nurses can easily access the necessary resources to close skills gaps. At the same time, educators and administrators benefit from advanced analytics to support staffing decisions and maintain compliance with regulatory standards.
Reducing Administrative Burden for Nurses, Preceptors, and Educators
“Throughout the initial phased rollout of Kahuna, we’ve received overwhelmingly positive feedback from our nursing staff, preceptors, and educators,” said Shonna Gigante, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, Director, Clinical Education and Professional Development at UCHealth- Southern Region. “Kahuna is helping us eliminate so many redundancies in our nursing competency management processes, and we can now provide meaningful, quality-driven education to our nurses. As we expand to our other units, we know Kahuna will continue to help our nursing staff work more confidently, comfortably, and efficiently.”
Enhancing Efficiency, Engagement, and Nurse Mobility
“Kahuna is dedicated to making competency management simpler and more effective for our customers. We are thrilled to support UCHealth in its mission to provide tools to enhance efficiency, engagement, and mobility across the health system while ensuring the delivery of safe and exceptional patient care,” said Jai Shah, CEO of Kahuna.
The deployment of Kahuna at UCHealth highlights the expanding footprint and the growing importance of innovative nursing competency management in healthcare across the Rocky Mountain West region.
