The Regents' Health Services Committee Meets on August 18th

The Regents' Health Services Committee tends to meet off-cycle and will be meeting - still via Zoom - on August 18. A preliminary agenda has been posted. One feature will be a presentation of a UCLA Health program:

HEALTH SERVICES COMMITTEE

Date: August 18, 2021

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Locations: Teleconference meeting conducted in accordance with Paragraph 3 of Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-29-20

Agenda – Open Session

Public Comment Period (20 minutes)

Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of June 23, 2021

H1 Discussion: Update from the Executive Vice President of UC Health 

H2 Discussion: California’s Healthcare Safety Net and the Role of UC Health

H3 Discussion: UC San Diego Health Sciences Strategy, San Diego Campus

H4 Discussion: Speaker Series – Homeless Healthcare Collaborative, Los Angeles Campus*

H5 Discussion Update from the University of California Cancer Consortium

H6 Discussion Update from the University of California Health Clinical Quality Committee

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Agenda – Closed Session

Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of June 23, 2021

H7(X) Information UC Health Litigation Update

Closed Session Statute Citation: Litigation [Education Code §92032(b)(5)]

Source: https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/meetings/agendas/aug21.html.

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*Yours truly poked around on the web and found the job posting and description below of the director of the UCLA Homeless Healthcare Collaborative. It gives some idea of what the program is:

Job Description:

Responsibilities: Play a vital leadership role within a world-class, award-winning health system. Ensure the delivery of the highest level of care to the most vulnerable among us. Take your career to the next level. UCan** do all this and more at UCLA Health. In this community-focused position, you will oversee operations, financial management, strategic planning, and coordination of services for the UCLA Health Mobile Healthcare program that serves people experiencing homelessness. This will involve collaborating with UCLA Health faculty, staff and students to deliver primary preventive care, dental care, vision care, screening and comprehensive social services while instilling compassion, empathy and other life skills in our students and health professionals. You will manage and engage stakeholders throughout UCLA Health Sciences as you: 

• Manage the development of strategic and operational goals/objectives Implement and coordinate work plans, gap assessments, and tactics Oversee daily logistics, including scheduling, transportation, and staffing 
• Provide financial management and ensure adherence to rules regarding the use of gift funds Coordinate the acquisition/maintenance of supplies, equipment, and infrastructure Communicate progress, barriers, and opportunities to key stakeholders 
• Ensure regulatory compliance while caring for patients and community members in unique and novel ways.

Qualifications: We're seeking a highly-driven, compassionate professional with: 

• Five or more years of leadership experience, preferably in a large institutional healthcare setting 
• Extensive background in program planning, control, operations and policy formulation 
• Ability to manage a diverse and complex set of operational and administrative functions 
• Strong financial management skills 
• Solid experience in fund management, budgeting, and forecasting 
• Ability to lead and facilitate change management 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills 
• Experience in community outreach and coordinating homeless programs a plus 
• Related Bachelor's degree and advanced degree preferred 

Source: https://lensa.com/director-homeless-healthcare-collaborative-jobs/los-angeles/jd/312347560fe8b5e49ba305e6e780cc4c.

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**UCan??? Really? Somebody must think this is cute.