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
OC Leaders: Health Care Workforce Building Discussion, June 22
Staffing is on the mind of nearly every hospital leader, and it is critical that we voice our thoughts and collectively explore ways to build a robust and resilient health care workforce. HASC invites Orange County hospitals to join as we engage in a group discussion on the health care workforce. The convening, hosted by the […]
OC Employers Wanted for June 1 Virtual Student Career Fair
The Orange County Workforce Development Board, in conjunction with the Orange County Regional Consortium, is seeking partners and support for the OC High School and College Student Career Fair. This virtual event will take place Wednesday, June 1, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Virtual Career Fair will be open to the public and promoted through media […]
May 27 Employer Deadline for Riverside County Career Fair
The Riverside County School of Career Education (SCE) will host an in-person career fair Tuesday, June 7, from 4-6 p.m. The event will include some of SCE’s former students and program graduates. HASC members with a need for the following specializations are encouraged to participate: Medical assistants Patient care technicians (CNAs, home health aides and acute […]
Compensation vs. Inflation: Using HASC Survey Data to Power Nimble and Dynamic Budget Planning
Briefs Focus is a HASC feature designed to promote constructive dialogue on key issues in health care. This contribution is submitted by FutureSense, LLC, a HASC Strategic Business Partner. 1. National Inflation The U.S. national inflation rate is a constant, yet often overlooked force that affects the goals of all industries and companies, and medical […]
Employers: Prepare Your Nursing Staff in APU’s RN Perioperative Course This Summer
HASC’s workforce initiative partner Azusa Pacific University (APU) is offering a perioperative RN specialty course this summer. New this semester, the course prepares Labor and Delivery nurses who need training to circulate for Cesarean deliveries. The APU RN Specialty course is available for any hospital in the region. This 16-week course provides perioperative training that gives novice Operating Room and Labor […]
Foreign-Born Registered Nurses and Allied Health Workers Webinar
In our recent webinar, Foreign-Born Recruitment of Registered Nurses and Allied Health Workers, 40 hospitals throughout California came together to hear immigration attorney Carl Shusterman speak on this highly debated workforce topic. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are over one million vacant nurse jobs across the United States. The number of […]
Workforce Development Board Contact Information
This list was last updated Feb 7, 2022.
A Report on the Shortage of Psychiatrists in California and the U.S.
Briefs Focus is a HASC feature designed to promote constructive dialogue about key issues in health care. This contribution is submitted by Merritt Hawkins, a HASC Endorsed Business Partner. This executive summary looks at supply, demand and recruiting trends in the specialty of psychiatry. View the full report, “The Silent Shortage: A White Paper Examining Supply, Demand andRecruitment Trends in Psychiatry,” […]
Portal Helps Hospitals Meet Staffing Needs
As hospitals and health systems continue to grapple with pandemic-related staffing shortages, HASC reminds members to take advantage of a solution called Medefis offered by AMN Healthcare, a HASC Endorsed Business Partner. Medefis provides a vendor management service and technology portal to connect health care facilities with a network of regional and national staffing agencies to supply additional nursing professionals. […]
Weatherspoon Counsels Patience, Commitment for DEI Implementation
Huntington Hospital’s Pamela Weatherspoon was the featured speaker at HASC’s most recent Diversity, Health Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Roundtable on July 8. Vice president, enterprise diversity, equity & inclusion at the facility, Weatherspoon led a wide-ranging talk on how to implement a hospital DHEI program strategy, outlining steps and best practices along the way. There’s no perfect or one-size-fits-all road to […]