SoCal Works: Powering Health Care Delivery Through Strategic Staffing

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What is SoCal Works?

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SoCal Works is an exclusive contingent staffing program developed specifically for Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC) members. This innovative program enables hospitals to:

  • Decrease reliance on high-cost traditional staffing agencies
  • Reduce expenses through transparent pricing and lower markups
  • Improve bottom line results by better managing staffing agency costs
  • Ability to build a vetted pool of pre-qualified, high-performing candidates trained to meet the unique standards of Southern California’s healthcare organizations, ensuring consistent and reliable care delivery

The program is professionally managed in partnership with Healthcare Workforce Logistics (HWL), a specialized third-party technology and management services provider with extensive expertise in contingent workforce management solutions.

Key Benefits of Joining

  • Cost Reduction: 5% to 15% reduction in bill rates while maintaining highly competitive pay packages
  • Data-driven Decisions: Access to real-time market data and visibility into national and regional rate trends
  • Effortless Implementation: Turnkey solution requiring no investment or additional administrative resources
  • Clinical Screening and Interviewing: High-quality staff that match clinical requirements — reducing no-starts and falloffs. Improved reliability and overall quality of staff.

The SoCal Works Advantage

What truly sets SoCal Works apart is its innovative approach to contingent staffing:

  • Direct Sourcing: HASC members can directly source contingent staff through Wanderly, the popular online healthcare staffing marketplace
  • Streamlined Process: From recruitment to invoicing, HWL’s user-friendly vendor management system (VMS) creates a seamless process for managing contingent staff
  • Cost-effective Model: This unique staffing model delivers standard markups 5 -15% lower than traditional agencies
  • Zero Additional Costs: HASC members pay no extra fees to join the program
  • Clinical Services: Benefit from a team of RNs that work 24/7 to review profiles, conduct clinical interviews and provide clinical notes to hiring managers. HWL’s clinical team removes unfit candidates and only passes on candidate profiles that are a good fit. Results include higher clinical quality of staff, greater reliability and higher levels of retention and conversion. 

Ready to transform your contingent staffing approach?

Contact Us

To learn more, please view our FAQs and complete the form below or reach out directly to Teri Hollingsworth, HASC, [email protected] or (213) 538-0763.

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SoCal Works interest form

To learn more about the SoCal Works contingent staffing program, please fill out the form below.

Is your organization a HASC member?(Required)
If no, are you interested in HASC membership?