CDC Workforce Updates
| Item | Date Updated |
|---|---|
| Clinical Questions about COVID-19: Questions and Answers | 10/5/2020 |
| Training for Healthcare Professionals: Topics cover clinical care and infection control, PPE, nonpharmaceutical interventions, and emergency preparedness and response | 9/11/2020 |
| Strategies to Mitigate Healthcare Personnel Staffing Shortages | 2/16/2021 |
| Criteria for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection (Interim Guidance) | 8/10/2020 |
| Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic | 7/15/2020 |
| Interim U.S. Guidance for Risk Assessment and Work Restrictions for Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 | 2/19/2021 |
DOH Workforce Updates
DOHMH Workforce Updates
| Item | Date Updated |
|---|---|
| Health Alert #7: Guidance for Healthcare Worker Self-Monitoring and Work Restriction In the Presence of Sustained Community Transmission of COVID-19 | 3/17/2020 |
| FAQ About COVID-19 for Health Care Providers | 4/29/2020 |
| Behavioral Health Resources for Health Care Providers and Personnel During COVID-19 | 12/1/2020 |
| “Dear Colleague” Letter on COVID-19: Includes COVID-19 updates and addresses behavioral health and suicide prevention during COVID-19; covers behavioral health impacts of COVID-19, effects of racial disparities on mental health, and neuropsychiatric and long-term neurologic sequelae associated with COVID-19. | 1/19/2021 |
NJ Workforce Updates
Additional Updates
| Item | Date Updated |
|---|---|
| What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act and Other EEO Laws (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) | 4/9/2020 |
| Healthcare Facility Onboarding Checklist (ASPR TRACIE): Ensure new employees are compliant with administrative requirements, familiar with the hospital’s mission and culture, and understand expectations. | — |
| Management Checklist for Teleworking Surge (Joint Cybersecurity Working Group) | 4/1/2020 |
| Options to provide emergency childcare for essential healthcare workers (HANYS, GNYHA, and 1199SEIU) | 4/19/2020 |
| ASPR Speaker Series on COVID-19 Healthcare Professional Stress and Resilience (HHS) | 11/1/2020 |
| Staffing Playbook: Actions to Address Healthcare Worker Shortages during COVID-19 (HHS) | — |
Rate Adjustment for Staffing Agencies and Health Care Facilities
New York City Emergency Management recently announced a rate adjustment for staffing agencies and health care facilities participating in the Surge Staffing Group Purchasing Organization (GPO). According to the announcement, surge staff contracted through the GPO are subject to high range staffing rates effective December 21. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene approved the rate adjustment based on predetermined epidemiological milestones and the projected increase in health care service demands across New York City. GPO staffing agencies have been notified of the rate adjustment.