Agenda

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C. 49

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	December 8, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #26-323-25 with Careerstaff Unlimited, Inc. (dba Therapists Unlimited)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/08/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Anna Roth, 925-370-5101
cc:	K Cyr N Rios

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: December 8, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #26-323-24 with Careerstaff Unlimited, Inc. (dba Therapists Unlimited), a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $250,000, to provide temporary occupational, physical and speech therapists, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, medical social workers, ultrasound technologists and other ancillary classifications at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) for the period from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

On February 3, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-323-24 with Careerstaff Unlimited, Inc. (dba Therapists Unlimited) for the provision of temporary occupational, physical and speech therapists, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, medical social workers, ultrasound technologists and other ancillary classifications for the period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Approval of Contract #26-323-25 will allow Contractor to continue providing occupational, physical and speech therapists, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, medical social workers, ultrasound technologists and other ancillary classifications through December 31, 2016.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, patients at CCRMC will not have access to Contractor’s services.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.