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D. 1

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services
Date:	August 1, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Temporary Hire of County Retiree Jennifer Huynh - Waiver of 180-Day Sit-out Period in the Health Services Department

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/01/2023

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Lauren Jimenez, 925-957-5262
cc:	Lauren Jimenez Kathi Caudel Linh Huynh Sam Ferrell Ramona Lurvey-Hair

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: August 1, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

1. WAIVE the 180-day "sit-out" period for Jennifer Huynh, Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist (VHNA), in the Health Services Department;

2. FIND that the appointment of Jennifer Huynh is necessary to fill a critically needed position in the Health Services Department; and

3. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the hiring of retiree Jennifer Huynh as a temporary County employee for the period of August 16, 2023 through August 15, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Upon approval, this action has an annual cost of approximately $68,947. Salary costs are included in the Department's operating budget. Contra Costa Health Services - Hospital Enterprise Fund I will fund this position.

BACKGROUND:

Jennifer Huynh (EE # 52196) was employed in the Laboratory unit from January 1995 to April 2023. She served as a Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist from August 2005 until her retirement. It is essential that she returns as a retiree as the Laboratory unit is in the process of transitioning to a new Laboratory Information System with a hard GO-LIVE date of March 2, 2024. This is a very time-consuming project which heavily relies on Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist incumbents to be the Subject-Matter Experts (SMEs). The new Laboratory Information System requires validation which tests the various Special Chemistry diagnostic tests and compares the resulting data/ranges based on the current Laboratory information system being utilized. Extensive knowledge regarding current processes, analyte calculations being performed by the Laboratory Information Systems, and reportable ranges are required. Since Jennifer was a Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist since 2005 and was the SME for Special Chemistry, her extensive experience will ensure successful implementation in the validation of Special Chemistry testing.

In addition, Jennifer can provide hands-on training with the newly-hired Senior Clinical Laboratory Scientist who is assigned to Special Chemistry so there will not be potential misidentification of results which could lead to inappropriate treatment.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this action is not approved, the department may fail to provide a correct diagnosis impacting patient care, and tests being conducted in the new Laboratory Information System may be invalid.

CLERK'S ADDENDUM

Speaker: Caller 1.