Brigham and Women’s Hospital Workforce Initiative

 

Allied Health Initiative

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Allied Health Initiative is an ambitious workforce project that will create an internal pipeline to prepare Partners employees interested in pursuing a career in allied health.  The six-year initiative will address the hospitals’ chronic shortages of allied health workers and will build on the lessons learned from past and existing projects.  The allied health initiative is a collaboration with PHS and its participating hospitals – BWH/F, MGH and Spaulding and was made possible through funding from the Boston Foundation.
The program is targeting BWH/F employees who may be one to three years from enrolling in an allied health program. 

I. PROJECT ELEMENTS

• Academic assessment and skill development with targeted instruction
• Career coaching/educational counseling
• Advanced modality training for radiology technologists
• Technology as an enabler of employee advancement

II.  EMPLOYEE ELIGIBILITY

 Employees must meet the following criteria in order to be considered for this program:

• Must be employed at BWH/F for at least six months;
• Must complete a BWH Workforce Initiative application, including: A letter of recommendation from your immediate supervisor.
• A personal statement of at least 200 words (typed or neatly printed):  What are your duties and responsibilities?  Describe your perceived strengths and areas for improvement. Describe your career goals and educational objectives.
• Final applicants may be required to participate in an interview process.

Employees interested in applying to this program should discuss this opportunity with their immediate supervisor and any flexible scheduling options as appropriate.

III.  ASSESSSMENTS

This program requires employees to participate in some form of testing or assessment as a part of the screening process for this program.  

IV.  APPLICATION AND DEADLINE NOTIFICATION

The deadline for submitting applications is June 20,2008.  All information should be submitted to Human Resources in one of the following ways:

• Interoffice mail or in Person:

  BWH Human Resources/Workforce Development
  741 Huntington Ave.
  Boston, MA 02115

• US Mail:

  BWH Human Resources  Satellite Office
  Workforce Development
  75 Francis St.
  Boston, MA 02115 Attn: Workforce Development
  

V. CONTACT INFORMATION

For questions regarding the Allied Health Initiative, contact Workforce Development at 617-713-3738 or e-mail us at bwhwfd@partners.org
 
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