The Council’s Health Care Workforce Center was created in 2002 to assist the member’s recruitment and retention of staff.
The areas of focus for the recruitment and retention activities include: health career exploration programs, supporting the education of our future workforce, and the recruitment and retention of our current health care workforce.
Health Career Exploration
Career Information- Learn about the Health Career Industry.
Health Career Expo - 1,400 Tristate students will be invited October, 2007
High School Career Visits - Taking career information into Tristate classrooms
Job Shadowing - Over 125 students shadowed professionals in 2006
Live Surgery-Virtual Job Shadowing - More than 550 students have attended this event
Tristate High School Newsletters - Health Care Career Newsletters to Tristate High Schools
Volunteering- Is a great way to start your career search.
Weekly Cincinnati Enquirer Recruitment Articles -- Career information for the Community
Youth Career Exploration - Provides insight into the Health Career Industry.
Education of our Future Tristate Workforce
Anatomy and Physiology Review Course- Free self-study review course.
Becoming a Nurse Educator Events -Recruiting nurse educators! Next event February 2008.
Nursing Best Practices - Resources on Nursing topics such as education, practices and diversity
TABE Testing Links -Utilized by employers to assess basic reading and math abilities
Tristate Health Care Faculty Opportunities- Faculty opportunities among the Tri State.
Tristate Health Care Schools- Schools in the region that have programs in Health Care.
Current Workforce Recruitment and Retention
2008 Committee Meetings- The Council’s committees meet twice a year.
Advanced Preceptor Award Application - The award program rewards top Tristate health care professionals.
Advanced Precepting Course - Over 100 nurses and allied professionals attending Nov. 7 2007
Anatomy & Physiology Review Course- Free self-study review course.
Community Health Care Workforce Fund - Raising $500,000 to support the future workforce
Crucial Conversations - Caregivers interacting effectively while promoting patient safety.
Experienced Nurse Luncheon -- Tristate Nurse veterans share retention strategies
HR Studies -- Compensation, Vacancy/Turnover, Benefits -- Annual data studies
International Nurse Recruitment - Sharing best practices with our membership
MedVerify - Employment verification program
Nurse Refresher Course - Over 175 nurses attend course to re-enter the workforce
Nursing School to Workforce Survey -- Student nurse transition to the workplace survey
Nursing Supply and Demand Study
Patient Emergency Training/Human Simulators -- Simulating patient emergencies
Solutions Conference -- Tristate Health Care Conference and Expo, since 1996. March 6, 2008!
Tristate Educational Events
Tristate Nursing Supply and Demand Study -- First Tristate study projecting future staff needs
Tristate Workforce Plan -- Health care leaders design a 2006-2007 workforce plan
Virtual Job Fair - Reaching health care candidates through a virtual career fair
Workforce Center Newsletters - Communicating workforce activities to our members.