team coast2coast imba 544 final presentation - visn 4 diversity challenge
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VISN 4Diversity Recruiting Challenge
Team Coast2Coast Andrew Kohn, Joanne Newborn, Brian Renaud, Carrie Requist,
Shimir Varia
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Current Recruitment Practices
• Apply through Federal Government’s USAjobs.gov
• Recruit top physicians & nurses
• Diversity focus only on persons with disabilities
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• VA’s “Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employment Program Evaluation” 2007
Diversity Recruitment Issues
On-site Audits
Assessments
Improvement Action Plans
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VA’s Goals of Diversity
• Create a Diverse Workforce
• Cultivate a Flexible and Inclusive Work Environment.
• Facilitate Outstanding Stakeholder Relations.
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Legal Implications
• Protected Classes
Gender
National Origin
Disability
Political Affiliatio
n
Age
GeneticInfo
Color
Race
Religion
Retaliation
Parental / Marital Status
SexualOrientation
VeteranStatus
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Diversity is Good Business
• Reduces attrition and retains top talent
• Increases operational efficiency• Reduces time lost to conflicts• Ties VISN 4 more closely with its
clientele• Supports VISN 4 marketing and
outreach
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Changing Demographics
• Higher percentage of minorities in highest poverty schools
• More children are speaking languages other than English at home
• Lower non-Hispanic/white segment of students in public schools
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Need for diversification
• Globalized patient and labor market population
• Mergers and alliances
• New business strategies
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Current Diversity Initiatives
• Employee Diversity Training
• VA Diversity Award
• Strategic Outreach Recruiting
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Recruitment
• Create a Diverse Pipeline
• Partner with Colleges
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Compensation & Incentives
• Tie Diversity to bonus program
• Diversity target for hiring managers
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Annual Reviews
• Assess employees on Diversity• Employees as examples of
“living diversity”• Examples:• Part of diversity recruiting• Learning a new language• Cultural training
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Conclusion
• Heading the Correct Direction
• Demonstrated Operational Capability
• Diverse Workforce = Diverse Ideas