Workshops

Health Care Learning Track

Demand is on the rise, your candidate pool is shrinking, and your standard recruiting tactics aren't working like they used to. That means it's time for some aggressive recruiting. From the world of health care—one of the toughest sectors to recruit in today—comes Tom Zinda, director of recruitment for one of the Midwest's largest health care providers. Zinda has developed aggressive, out-of-the-box, effective recruiting strategies specific to health care. In this two-hour section session, he'll share case studies demonstrating how he has successfully recruited market-sensitive candidates, sped up the hiring process, and improved the quality of employees for his company. And he'll help you set up similar strategies for your company.

Proper Credentialing in the Health Care Industry: Implementation to Impact
Panel moderated by David Savitsky, chief executive officer, ATC Healthcare Services Inc.
Thursday, 1:45–3 p.m.

Are you prepared to defend the credibility of your staff and company—which may affect your standing in the health care industry—during a client's on-site audit? Join David Savitsky and a panel of health care and staffing professionals as they explore the best practices you should put in place to ensure your records and your employees' credentials are kept in order.

Seasoned professionals and those seeking to start a niche business will learn efficient and effective ways to keep records, track employee recertification requirements and renewal dates, and follow technical practices such as drug testing and background checks. Learn how third-party accreditation may affect your standing with your current and potential clients.

Immigration Changes: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
Helen Konrad, Esq., partner, McCandlish Holton PC
Friday, 10:30–11:45 a.m.
Also in technical, IT, and scientific and industrial learning tracks

The U.S. Social Security Administration has proposed regulations to deal with Social Security number mismatches. In addition, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently has allowed employers to store I-9 forms electronically.

Do you know how these regulations will affect you and your business? Failure to follow best practices in verifying employment eligibility and in completing the required Form I-9 could result in a costly lawsuit. Protect your staffing company by learning the mistakes most frequently made by staffing firms during the verification process and how to avoid them.

Helen Konrad, Esq., will lead participants in discussions of common immigration documents, questions you can and cannot ask at the recruitment and job offer stages, storing I-9 forms, what to do when you are faced with improper documents, a sensible line-by-line analysis of the I-9 form, and what-if scenarios that could occur during the I-9 process. Learn about the potential changes to the employer verification process pending in Congress and what they could mean to your company.

Konrad will also update you on the current responsibilities of employers and suggest steps to take when you receive Social Security number "no match" letters. The session will also address how staffing firms can digitally complete and store I-9 forms electronically in accordance with federal standards.