Healthcare Career Advantage is a new and innovative healthcare career event scheduled for February 9th at Jamestown Community College. This event is a partnership between JCC, Chautauqua County Health Network (CCHN), and the E-Net program from Chautauqua Works which connects youth to local employers and career options.

This event is for students interested in healthcare careers and should involve students with high aptitudes in STEM skills (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) who are undecided about their education or career path. Click here to learn more about the event and how to attend.

Healthcare Career Advantage is a new and innovative healthcare career event scheduled for February 9th at Jamestown Community College. This event is a partnership between JCC, Chautauqua County Health Network (CCHN), and the E-Net program from Chautauqua Works which connects youth to local employers and career options.

This event is for students interested in healthcare careers and should involve students with high aptitudes in STEM skills (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) who are undecided about their education or career path. Click here to learn more about the event and how to attend.

My Health Career website gives students of all ages a chance to explore different jobs to see if a career in health care will fit their goals.

Students will start by determining their career options through-

• Exploration of careers online
• Assessing skills
• Connecting with education, training, and empoyment opportunities
• Creating career plans & portfolios

Students will find a listing of scholarship and grant opportunities available in their community and through local employers. Health care is unique in that there are many financial incentives and tuition reimbursement programs for students pursuing their degree or license.

Job seekers can use the Recruitment Zone to link directly to health care employers in Western NY to learn about current job openings and download applications.

Employers can create a simple web page to direct job seekers to their website for job openings. My Health Career website serves as a portal through which students can connect to employers with whom they may not have been familiar. This website is being promoted to local middle and high schools as well as with health professional education programs located throughout Western NY.

My Health Career website gives students of all ages a chance to explore different jobs to see if a career in health care will fit their goals.

Students will start by determining their career options through-

• Exploration of careers online
• Assessing skills
• Connecting with education, training, and empoyment opportunities
• Creating career plans & portfolios

Students will find a listing of scholarship and grant opportunities available in their community and through local employers. Health care is unique in that there are many financial incentives and tuition reimbursement programs for students pursuing their degree or license.

Job seekers can use the Recruitment Zone to link directly to health care employers in Western NY to learn about current job openings and download applications.

Employers can create a simple web page to direct job seekers to their website for job openings. My Health Career website serves as a portal through which students can connect to employers with whom they may not have been familiar. This website is being promoted to local middle and high schools as well as with health professional education programs located throughout Western NY.

Recently, CCHN convened a committee to identify priority projects to address current and future health care workforce shortages in Chautauqua County. This group is comprised of local physician offices, hospitals, skilled nursing, clinics, and community based organizations who are experiencing a variety of labor shortages. Current priorities include physician recruitment and retention and developing a comprehensive pipeline strategy for "growing our own." In order to address physician recruitment needs, CCHN has formed a community support group prepared to welcome a physician candidate to the area at a moment's notice. This group includes representatives from govemment, education, business, health care, real estate, religion, and recreation. Please let CCHN know if you would like to be included on the phone tree for such visits.

Recently, CCHN convened a committee to identify priority projects to address current and future health care workforce shortages in Chautauqua County. This group is comprised of local physician offices, hospitals, skilled nursing, clinics, and community based organizations who are experiencing a variety of labor shortages. Current priorities include physician recruitment and retention and developing a comprehensive pipeline strategy for "growing our own." In order to address physician recruitment needs, CCHN has formed a community support group prepared to welcome a physician candidate to the area at a moment's notice. This group includes representatives from govemment, education, business, health care, real estate, religion, and recreation. Please let CCHN know if you would like to be included on the phone tree for such visits.