About Workforce Development
HASC Workforce Development is a multi-pronged effort to support health care workforce needs across Southern California. The initiative focuses on areas with a shortage of trained and qualified employees.
Examples include the following targeted efforts:
- College to Career Development Internship Program (CDIP)
- CLC Health Care Scholarship and Stipend Program
- Priority Workforce Job Portal
- RN Specialty Pipeline Project – in partnership with HealthImpact
- Strong Workforce Program – in partnership with California Community Colleges
- Statewide Health Care Workforce Surveys – coming soon
Other Workforce Resources
- Regional Workforce Development Board Contacts
HASC Workforce fact sheet – coming soon
Contact
For more information, contact Soyinka Allen, [email protected] or (213) 538-7022.
Podcasts
Lisa Mitchell, HASC Program Director, Workforce, speaks with Rebecca Evans, Executive Director of the Workforce Development Board of Ventura County (WDBVC) — Aug. 4, 2022
Teri Hollingsworth, HASC Vice President, HR and Education Services, and Cynthia Avila, WDBVC, are interviewed on KVTA Radio’s Workforce Wednesdays — June 24, 2022
El Camino College Offers Workforce Literacy Training
HASC is pleased to partner with El Camino College to offer the Workforce Literacy Training Program for hospital employees. This grant-funded initiative is designed to remove barriers to advancement by increasing language and math literacy for workers with limited English communication skills. The program has three primary components: English and math literacy, digital literacy and […]
Central Coast Workforce Summit Continues the Momentum
On July 27, HASC convened 50-plus stakeholders from hospitals, academic institutions, workforce boards and state partners at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The goal: to discuss the workforce supply and demand gap for nursing and allied health professionals across the Central Coast region. This workforce summit, in its second year, was intended to continue […]
Honoring Our Hospitals and Health Care Workers
As we celebrate National Hospital Week, May 7 to 13, I want to highlight the significant contributions our hospitals and health care workers make to our communities. In addition, we honor the compassionate healing work of our nurses as we recognize National Nurses Week, May 6 to 12. Did you know that Southern California hospitals […]
HASC, Stakeholders Join Summit on Health Care Workforce Gap
Recently, under the leadership of West Los Angeles College, HASC staff joined 50-plus stakeholders from community colleges, community partners and employers to address the supply and demand gap for allied health workers in Los Angeles County. The group convened at the college and listened to employers discuss their workforce needs, concerns and suggestions for curriculum development, and forecasts of future […]
HASC Partners with LA County AJCC to Connect Hospitals with Job Seekers
HASC, in partnership with the LA County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) and its LA County America’s Job Center of California (AJCC), is working to connect hospitals with job seekers who have recently completed, or expect to complete, health profession training programs this year. The partnership’s goal is to raise awareness of this job candidate […]
Communities Lifting Communities Announces Scholarship Fundraising Campaign
Communities Lifting Communities (CLC) is pleased to launch the fundraising campaign for the Diversity in Health Care Scholarship and Stipend Fund. Its goal is to help foster a more diverse hospital workforce by providing financial assistance to students employed in HASC member hospitals, with special consideration for those from communities traditionally underrepresented in the field.
HASC Staff Quoted on Workforce Development
A recent article in the Sacramento News & Review focusing on health care job creation included comments from HASC’s Teri Hollingsworth, VP of human resources and education services, and Lisa Mitchell, program director for workforce development. Hollingsworth shared about the start of the SlingShot Initiative several years ago, a collaboration with the Southeast LA County […]
DOL Nursing Expansion Grants: Apply by Jan. 6
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced an $80 million funding opportunity through its Nursing Expansion Grant Program. The grants are intended to address nursing shortages and workforce development challenges through expanding the pipeline of professionals, advancing equity and creating pathways for workers to fill jobs. Applications are due Jan. 6. Administered by the […]
Reminder! Don’t Miss Out: IRAP Grants Can Help Fill Challenging Positions
HASC is pleased to recommend a first-of-its-kind offering to members struggling with recruitment and retention for positions in health care culinary services, sterile processing, MRI technician, facilities management and supply chain. We urge you take advantage of this free time-limited grant opportunity — while funds are available — through the Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program (IRAP) offered […]
HCAI Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs Accepting Applications
The application cycle for California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) loan repayment programs will be open from Sept. 1 to Oct. 1, 2022. For more information, please visit the individual program pages: Allied Healthcare Loan Repayment Program Bachelor of Science Nursing Loan Repayment Program Licensed Vocational Nurse Loan Repayment Program HCAI is […]