Workforce Development

HASC Workforce Development is a multi-pronged effort to support healthcare workforce needs across Southern California. The initiative focuses on areas with a shortage of trained and qualified employees.

Examples include the following targeted efforts:

• Priority Workforce Job Portal
• College to Career Development Internship Program (CDIP)
• Orange County United Way Workforce Report
• Inland Empire Upskilling Healthcare Pathways (IE UHP) initiative – info coming soon
• High School Health Care Pathways
• Psychiatric Training Programs
• UNITE-LA Partnership: Serve as a healthcare sector subject matter expert, providing industry insights and expertise to support workforce development, education and career pathway initiatives.
• City of Los Angeles Healthcare Pathways Initiative: Serve as a healthcare sector subject matter expert, providing industry insights and expertise to support workforce development, education, and career pathway initiatives.
• Workforce Boards Information Resource: Serve as a healthcare sector representative and resource member for the Foothill Workforce Development Board and the City of Los Angeles Workforce Development Board, providing industry expertise, workforce insights and connections to support healthcare workforce development initiatives.
• Layoff Placement Assistance: Provide workforce transition and job placement support to member hospitals experiencing workforce reductions, helping displaced employees connect with new employment opportunities, career resources and relevant training programs.
• OCBC Jobs First Initiative Partnership: Collaborate with the Orange County Business Council (OCBC) on the county’s local implementation of California’s Jobs First program. This state-led, community-driven economic development initiative launched by Governor Gavin Newsom is designed to foster inclusive growth and create well-paid jobs across priority sectors, including healthcare.
• HealthImpact Ambulatory Specialty RN Apprenticeship Program: The Ambulatory Care RN Specialty Apprenticeship Program is a unique 12-month transition-to-practice program. It is designed to help prepare experienced RNs and new graduates with less than six months of practice experience to transition into the ambulatory care specialty.