| Congratulations! | |
LSCA Project Manager Teri Foreman-Black nominated for the 2010 Delaware Valley HR Person of the Year Award.
Robert Garraty has been named Deputy Secretary for Workforce Development by Sandi Vito, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. Most recently Bob served as the Executive Director of the PA Workforce investment Board. |
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Board of Directors
Matthew Schure, Ph.D., Chair of the Board, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Patricia Ryan Audet, Pharm. D., University of Sciences in Philadelphia
Patricia A. Coulter, Urban League of Philadelphia
Robert E. Croner, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Stephen M. Curtis, Ph.D., Past Chair of the Board, Community College of Philadelphia
Joseph M. DiMino, D.O., Montgomery County Health Department
Cheryl Feldman, District Council 1199C Training and Upgrading Fund
Sallie A. Glickman, Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board
Richard L. Jones, Jr., FACHE, Chair of the Board, Emeritus
Hugh J. Lavery,Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.
Marvin Mashner, ACTS Retirement-Life Communities, Inc.
Barbara A. Miller, Bucks County Community College
Martha Jean Minniti, SNI Companies, Inc.
Kathleen Owens, Ph.D.,Gwynedd-Mercy College
Jerome S. Parker, Ph.D.,Delaware County Community College
Linda Rehfuss, Ph.D., Montgomery County Community College
Karen Wiley Sandler, Ph.D., Penn State University Abington
Alan Slobojan, Ed.D., Chester County Intermediate Unit
Shelly Urofsky, Holy Redeemer Health Systems
Andrew W. Wigglesworth, TRG Healthcare, LLC
Stephanie A. Zarus, Pharm.D., University of Sciences in Philadelphia
Eugene Zegar, Crozer-Keystone Medical System
Workforce Investment Boards
Elizabeth Walsh, Bucks County Office of Employment and Training
Patrick Bokovitz, Chester County Workforce Investment Board
Frank Carey, Delaware County Workforce Investment Board
Gerald Birkelbach, Montgomery County Workforce Investment Board
Sallie Glickman, Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board
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Welcome! In this issue we are pleased to highlight our latest workforce initiatives in the life sciences. |
| New cultural competence standards for health care are coming. Be prepared! | |
Health care organizations nationwide have been responding to issues in language, health literacy and culture. The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 17,000 health care organizations across the nation, and has developed new standards regarding cultural competence.
The standards are a result of an 18-month project to increase national attention to cultural competence, highlight its intersection with patient-centered care, and improve the safety and quality of care for all patients. The implementation for the proposed requirements is set for early 2011.
All health care employers are welcome to attend this event to prepare their organizations to meet the new requirements. Amy Wilson-Stronks and Patricia Admanski of The Joint Commission will present the new requirements for the first time in Pennsylvania at the Cultural Competence Symposium, to be held on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at Thomas Jefferson University's Alumni Hall.
They will speak following remarks from Jamahal Boyd, Director of the Pennsylvania Office of Health Equity, and Joseph Micucci, Director, Human Resources, Jefferson University Hospitals - Methodist.
For more information and to register for this exciting and unique educational opportunity: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e2tsz7jb693460c5. |
| Strides in Health Care Workforce Development | |
Training opportunities include:
- Grow Your Own Staff: The Partnerships offer trainings in medical terminology at Methodist Hospital and Crozer Medical Center; a highly sought after wound care certification prep course at Genesis HealthCare; implementation of patient safety deltas at the University of Pennsylvania Health System; diversity leadership at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; and chef apprentice at ACTS Retirement Communities.
- Health Information Technology: Electronic medical records training is available at Abington Health System for both Abington and Lansdale Hospitals. Holy Redeemer Health System's programming incorporates health information technology as well as emerging technology around bar coding for safe and effective medication administration.
- Emerging Technologies: Genesis HealthCare's emerging modalities program features national experts in the subject matter and focuses on cutting edge technology used in wound treatment.
Southeastern Pennsylvania Long Term Care Partnership training programs also encompass a wide variety of areas including: team building, dementia/Alzheimer's care, customer service, medication administration, and other patient care related topics.
Employers offering these aggregate trainings include Beelong Adult Services, Chandler Hall, Comfort Keepers, Daikon Lutheran, Friends Home and Village, Home Helpers, Mercy Community, Pine Run, St. Joseph's Manor, Lafayette Redeemer, Attleboro, Southeastern Health Services of PA, Wesley Enhanced Living, Whitemarsh Continuing Care, and Wood River Village.
The programming offered by these industry partnerships would not be possible without the incumbent worker training grant funding received from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. These training programs welcome any health care organization employee's to participate at minimal or no cost. To learn more about industry partnerships and how your organization may benefit from membership please contact Tish Gill, MSN, RN, Project Manager, at tgill@lscalliance.org. |
| Announcing the Southeast Pennsylvania BioScience On-The-Job Training Grant |
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Montgomery County Workforce Investment Board, and Life Science Career Alliance are pleased to announce a wonderful opportunity for bioscience employers to participate in the On-The-Job Training (OJT) Grant Program through June 2011.
OJT is an ideal program for emerging companies seeking to expand their workforce. Participation in this program can provide reimbursement up to 50 percent of an employees wages, with a maximum of $3,600 per individual during the defined onboard/training period (no longer than 6 months) immediately following hire.
This particular grant is specific to bioscience companies in Southeastern Pennsylvania, due to the commitment of all parties to re-employ professionals and support industry innovation. To learn more about this program, please contact Colleen Hamilton at chamilton@lscalliance.org.
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| HIRE Act enacted into law | |
Employers who hire unemployed workers before the end of 2010, may qualify for a 6.2% payroll tax incentive. In addition, for each worker retained for at least a year, businesses may claim an additional general business tax credit of up to $1,000 per worker when they file their 2011 income tax returns. See http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=220745,00.html for more information.
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| Support Industry Partnerships in PA |
Industry Partnerships in Pennsylvania brings together numerous employers in the same industry to identify common workforce training needs and talent gaps. Industry Partnerships then address these needs, resulting in significant improvements in productivity for the employers, and training and wage gains for the workers.
Since the inception of Industry Partnerships, Life Science Career Alliance has either created, led, or developed many of these collaborations:
- BioScience Partnership (formerly Life Science Industry Partnership)
- Chester County Health Care Partnership
- Delaware County Healthcare Employers Consortium
- Pennsylvania Partnership for Direct Care Workers
- Southeast PA Long-Term Care Industry Partnership
- Southeast PA Health Care Partnership
These partnerships have provided training opportunities to thousands of workers, promoted careers in health care and biosciences, provided resoruce information to many dislocated workers, and facilitated in the sharing of best practices.
On March 24, 2010, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 2230 to establish Industry Partnerships in Pennsylvania under law. The bill is now in the Senate's Labor & Industry Committee.
It is important to notify members of the Committee of your support. Act now to make industry partnerships a sustainable part of Pennsylvania's workforce development system! |
| Join our LinkedIn Group |
 Life Science Career Alliance LinkedIn Group is a forum to connect professionals in the life sciences industries with helpful tools and resources, networking opportunities, and access to training opportunities. |
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