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Recent Awards and Updates

HR Committee – Board of Trustees Meeting

Recruitment Team Receives Diversity Award

• The Alameda Health System (AHS) Recruitment Team

recently received the Diversity Spirit Achievement Award. Sukari Dixon and Sean Belisle received the award on behalf of AHS. The award was presented to AHS at the Diversity Employment Career Fair in Oakland.

• This accolade is given to organizations that demonstrate

efforts made to implement, advance and perpetuate Diversity & Inclusion within the workplace and

• community. It is hoped that through this recognition others

will become inspired, educated and motivated to emulate such outstanding efforts to support Diversity & Inclusion.

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Awards and Recognition

AHS Receives Linked Learning Award

What is Linked Learning:

• Linked Learning is a successful approach to education based on the idea that

students work harder and dream bigger if their education is relevant to them. The Linked Learning approach integrates rigorous academics that meet college-ready standards with sequenced, high-quality career-technical education, work-based learning, and supports to help students stay on track. For Linked Learning students, education is organized around industry-sector themes.

• Linked Learning exposes high school students to previously unimagined college

and career opportunities by turning their education into a personally relevant, engaging experience. Research shows that Linked Learning students have higher rates of engagement and higher graduation rates than their peers at traditional high

• schools. This approach to education is helping to create a disciplined, prepared, and

productive future workforce, ready to succeed in college, career, and life.

The Award

• Alameda Health System (AHS) received the Linked Learning

Employer Champion Award from the Linked Learning

• Alliance. The award recognizes AHS HealthPATH; the

workforce development initiative of AHS that prepares youth and young adults for healthcare careers.

Alameda Health System Receives Linked Learning Champion Employer Award The Linked Learning Alliance is a statewide coalition of education, industry, and community organizations dedicated to improving California’s high schools and preparing students for success in college, career, and life. Established in May 2008, the Linked Learning Alliance aims to build a collective voice and coordinate efforts to expand access to Linked Learning in California—an approach to high school that integrates rigorous academics with real-world learning

• pportunities in fields of engineering, health care,

performing arts, law, and more.

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AHS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT/CAREER DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES

PIPELINE PROGRAMS

INCUMBENT WORKER UPGRADE TRAINING/CAREER ADVANCEMENT LOCAL HIRING INITIATIVES OTHER HEAL Internship program for high school students at Highland, Eastmont, &

• SLH. 250/year

SEIU Ed Fund contract Internship placements for community-based training providers (e.g., The Unity Council, JVS) 30 60 90 Day Onboarding Automated check-in’s for hiring manager Mentoring in Medicine & Science Internship program for high school and

• college. 30/year

High Road to Training Partnership Bridge program for EVS & Food Service workers at Highland and AH interested in career advancement. Offered in 2018. Ed Fund seeking grant funding for year 2. Allen Temple Career Fair Community Church hosting a community event on wellness and we participated as an Employer in Alameda County. Job Coaching Pilot Pilot job coaching program for frontline workers during 90 day probationary period. Train managers to provide coaching.

East Bay Innovations Internship for individuals with developmental disabilities. 3-4/year

Pathway mapping project Select 3-4 pathways to map and develop user- friendly interface for AHS employees, hiring managers, and community partners. City Career Fair Commitment to diversity hiring. We participate annually in this fair. It is a national event-we attend the Alameda County event and were awarded this calendar year (19) for the Diversity Spirit Award. EEOP-Recruitment Advertising campaign to increase candidates in job categories where underutilization was identified

FACES for the FUTURE Internship for high school students at SLH and AH. 30/year

Coder Apprenticeship In partnership with the SEIU Ed Fund. Coder training for a small cohort of AHS employees. 3-5/year. EDD Partnership Hosted several events with the EDD in Oakland: 1. ‘Apply this’ workshop to educate the community on the application process 2. ‘Keep it moving’ hiring event hosted for Transportation Program Workers 3. ‘What cooking?’ hiring event hosted for food service workers and cooks

ELAM Fellows Fellowship for physician graduates of the Latin American School of Medicine in Cuba. 4/year

MA Apprenticeship In partnership with the SEIU Ed Fund. MA training for a small cohort of AHS employees. 3-10/year. Alameda County Social Services 1. Hosted ‘Apply this’ workshop to educate the community on the application process

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AHS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT/CAREER DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES

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PIPELINE PROGRAMS INCUMBENT WORKER UPGRADE TRAINING/CAREER ADVANCEMENT AHS Volunteer Program 380 year In-House Career Counseling Event

Event for current AHS employees to provide information on j ob

• pportunities at AHS

Health Career Connection Summer internship for college students. 8/year Engineering Apprenticeship at AH Worked with union to place 1 person in an apprenticeship program at AH Healthpath Panelist 1. Panel member to discuss healthcare careers MA Certification Program Working with the Ed Fund to support current MAs to meet new certification requirement Pathfinder Cohort Presenter 1. Presentation on careers in healthcare for HS students Employee University OLE would like to develop online training for all AHS employees to upgrade skills Health Advocates Workshop 1. Participate in HA event and host a workshop for mock interviews and resume review

Employee Profiles

HR Committee – Board of Trustees Meeting

Ramon Lopez

Registered Nurse, ICU Highland Hospital

I’m driven by what I felt I lacked growing up — that’s how I want to make a

• difference. And AHS has given me a great platform for that.

When I received my associate degree, I became the highest educated individual in my family . Growing up, I didn’t have a lot of influences to guide me into higher

• education. But I did have one person I looked up to when I was in high school: Ms.

Gower, a retired registered nurse. She gave me an image of fulfillment that I’d never

• seen. I gravitated toward that. That’s where nursing started for me.

I began my undergrad education at Diablo V alley Community College, then I transferred to Samuel Merritt University here in Oakland. I came to love the community of Oakland because it reminded me of the community that I came from — a lot of underserved immigrants, people that were afraid of medical institutions. But when I would do my community hours as a student, everybody would talk about Highland Hospital. That piqued my interest. And here I am, working in the ICU. I love being here. It’s a great place to be mentored. In my unit, I’m encircled by a great group of senior and expert nurses who are always willing to guide me to the next level. If you show them that you want to learn they’ll teach you everything they know. I always see myself as a student, eager to learn and push myself to the next level professionally and personally — like when I hiked up Mt. Whitney , 14,000 feet in the

• air. I never thought I could do it. But I set the doubt aside and took one step at a
• time. Once you reach limits that you feel you never could before, it’s amazing how

rewarding it is. So why don’t I go to the next mountain? Why not climb the next

• bstacle?

“In my unit, I’m encircled by a great group of senior and expert nurses who are always willing to guide me to the next level. If you show them that you want to learn they’ll teach you everything they know.”

Joilah James

Internship Coordinator, HealthP ATH Highland Hospital

A lot of people don’t have health insurance, and I see on a daily basis how that impacts their health — not only their physical health, but their mental health, their emotional

• health. So I’m grateful to work AHS. They value their employees and cover so many
• benefits. Many people from the communities we serve work at AHS, so they have access

to health care. AHS is practicing what they’re preaching by healing, teaching, serving all. My mom was a single parent of five children, and I saw her struggle to put food on the

• table. I missed a lot of school as a child, because I’d have to stay at home to babysit

my little brother. That was a big struggle for me growing up, having a lot of responsibility to help take care of the household. But she was really supportive, and any time I said I wanted to pursue something, she made sure she learned enough about it to put me in touch with people who could teach me more. She would always step up and speak up for herself or her kids. Seeing her work so hard made me feel like I don’t have an excuse. I have to push myself constantly . I started at HealthP ATH in 2015 as a volunteer, five days a week in addition to working in a restaurant. Jessica Pitt saw how hard I worked and offered me a job. I got to see HealthP ATH blossom into an expansive program that’s offering internships and

• pportunities to eighth-graders all the way up to students who are doing fellowships

post-medical school, to ensure that youth and young adults gain exposure to health careers. I tell these young people that the path to their career goal is not a straight line. Through this program, they see AHS staff who’ve taken all different types of avenues to get to where they are, and that encourages them. I see myself in so many of the students. I get to see them grow from shy , uncomfortable, and apprehensive to these young people who are more willing to step

• utside of the box. It’s amazing to see the growth. I get to shower them with

encouragement and push them until they feel confident.

“M any people from the communities we serve work at AHS, so they have access to health

• care. AHS is practicing

what they’re preaching by healing, teaching, serving all.”

Cheryl Wilson-T alford, RN, MSN

Director, Critical Care Services Highland Hospital

I always wanted to be in the medical field. I always liked helping people. I was in the Army Reserve as an operating room specialist and that’s how I actually started in health care, but my career really began at Alameda Health System. I was working in a warehouse when a friend told me about a five-week program at AHS to become a certified nursing assistant — two weeks in the classroom, three weeks on the floor. After those five weeks I knew I wanted to stay in this field. I started as a certified nursing assistant, then worked in Central Supply , then worked as a bedside nurse for 20 years before going into management, and I was recently promoted from a manager to a director. This route actually helped me see the full perspective of what goes on here. All of the leaders on my management team have been bedside nurses. So our staff can respect what we have to say because they know we’ve been there — we have street cred. Even if you start at an entry level, that gets you in the door, and then you can grow, because there is a lot of growth potential here at AHS. Y

• u’ll be fearful, but do it. I remember my daughter telling me, when I first

started the management position and I was anxious and thought I wanted to go back to the bedside. She said, “ Mom, in this family , we move forward. We don’t go backward. Y

• u did not spend all that time in school to be taking steps

backward.” But taking that first step is challenging. I tell my staff that if they want to go back to school or grow professionally , we can figure out a way to make it work. Because once you decide to do it, the only person stopping you is yourself.

“ Even if you start at an entry level, that gets you in the door , and then you can grow, because there is a lot

• f growth potential

here at AHS.”

Joe Minay

Food Service Worker Highland Hospital

I’ve worked at Highland Hospital as a food service worker since 2014. Now I’m ready to pursue my goal, which is to be a dietary manager here. I believe education is the best way to improve myself and to change my life. Right now, I’m working two jobs, so the challenge is how I can manage the time and the work schedule. I’m lucky because my managers understand my situation and are finding a way to help me. They’ve inspired me. One of the best things about Alameda Health System is that they are

• generous. The health benefits are great. And they created the High Road

T raining Partnership program. I’m happy with my job right now, but still, I want to level up. I’m not dreaming big, I just want to level up based on my knowledge and capability . I’m going to use this goal as a stepping stone. I’m so proud, from the bottom of my heart, to be part of the High Road T raining Partnership. The same day I learned about it, I applied. For four months I’ll go to Merritt College, and this program has support so they’ll create a plan for me, help me get books and everything, and a counselor to guide me. I’ll earn a certificate and college credit, plus have a CPRcourse and basic life support certificate. I’m thankful I’m working at AHS. I have this opportunity and hopefully I can continue and pursue my goal to stay here for the long run. I’m very thankful to AHS and I’ll do my best to work hard and show them it’s worth it to keep me here.

“ I’m so proud, from the bottom of my heart, to be part of the High Road T raining Partnership!

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“ I’m constantly reminded that our work really makes a

• difference. I’ve heard

it over and over again from patients, saying, ‘Alameda Health System saved my life.’”

Alexander Peña

Associate General Counsel Highland Hospital

Every couple of months, I go speak to high school students about why I chose the

• law. I tell my story

. I was born and raised in El Salvador and didn’t move to the United States until I was almost 16. I didn’t speak a single word of English. I did my undergrad in criminology at San Francisco State University , then I worked for La Raza Centro Legal. I loved the work, so I decided to go to law school. In first week of law school, I’m hearing words that I’ve never heard before, and I’m freaking out. What am I getting myself into? But I used the fear, my concerns of not being in the right place, just to drive me. It was a challenge that I embraced and I took advantage of to better myself professionally and personally . That’s one reason why I’m here at Alameda Health System — being able to interact with others who probably have the same perceptions that I did myself, saying “ I can’t do that. I don’t know the language. It’s too difficult.” But hard work pays off. I’m a testament to that because I didn’t let the language barriers, financial barriers, societal expectations define who I was or who I would become. Working as an in-house attorney for AHSis a dream career for me. AHSfosters a culture of learning and becoming experts, and provides encouragement for professional development. That is something that I value and appreciate. I see AHS as a sanctuary , a place where, regardless of whether someone is insured

• r not, you’ll still receive the vital health care that you need. This is a place where

people feel safe that they can come without fearing any concerns about their financial status or legal status. I’m constantly reminded that our work really makes a difference. I’ve heard it over and over again from patients, saying, “ Alameda Health System saved my life.”