Allow us to introduce ourselves.
Oregon and Southwest Washington Association for Health Care Recruitment (OSWAHCR) is a professional association of health care recruiters and human resources professionals who support information sharing, education and networking. The majority of our members are nurse, physician and allied health recruiters.
OSWAHCR provides leadership and support to area health care recruitment through our bimonthly meetings and annual all day Education Day. Our meetings provide a forum to discuss the practice of health care recruitment and retention issues. Our members and guest speakers address such issues as:
- Health care trends
- Recruitment and retention strategies
- Legal and legislative issues
- Employment and labor relations
As a chapter of the National Association for Health Care Recruitment (NAHCR), NAHCR provides its members with a national network of professional resources, information on industry trends and workshops focused on recruitment and retention needs. To learn more about NAHCR, click here.
OSWAHCR Officers and Board Members
President:
Blake Thiess, bthiess@prestigecare.com
President-Elect:
John Lidstrom, john.lidstrom@providence.org
Secretary:
Samantha Bennett, sbennett@signaturehch.com
Treasurer:
Caitlin Hahn, caitlin.hahn@providence.org
Members at Large:
Jackie Griffith, JMgriffith@avamere.com
Kayla Kretz, kayla.kretz@providence.org
Marie Chambers, marie.chambers@providence.org
Past President:
Brenda Purvis, Past President, brenda.purvis@kp.org
OSWAHCR Members
- Adventist Medical Center
- American Red Cross
- Asante Health Systems
- Avamere Health Services
- Banfield Pet Hospital
- Bay Area Hospital
- CareOregon
- Infinity Rehab
- Kaiser Permanente
- Legacy Health System
- Marquis Companies
- Merle West Medical Center
- Oregon Health & Science University
- Oregon State Hospital
- PeaceHealth
- Pinnacle Healthcare
- Portland VA Medical Center
- Providence Health System
- Salem Hospital
- Samaritan Healthcare
- Signature Home Care, Home Health and Hospice
- Silverton Hospital
- St. Charles Medical Center
- Southwest Washington Medical Center
- Tuality Healthcare
- Willamette Dental
- Willamette Valley Medical Center
OSWAHCR Institutional Members
- Hodes a part of Symphony Talent
- Nurse.com
- The Oregonian
- Oregon Careers in Healthcare.com
- TMP Worldwide
- Washington Healthcare Careers.com