Veterans' Advisory Board
Emory Healthcare has formed a Veterans' Advisory Board. The board consists of veterans who currently work at Emory Healthcare.
Mission Statement: Emory Healthcare (EHC) is committed to providing a positive work experience to our veteran employee population. In order to create and foster a positive work experience, Emory Healthcare partners with its veteran employees to help attract, motivate and retain employees.
Eligibility:
- Must be an active employee of Emory Healthcare in good standing.
- Must have served or is serving as a member of U.S. armed forces or reserves.
- Must be actively employed with Emory Healthcare for one or more years.
- Must have approval of immediate supervisor to participate as Board member.
- Must be available to attend quarterly meetings each year.
- Must serve as a positive role model for Emory Healthcare.
- Must be able to attend job fairs and other recruiting events.
Meeting Frequency: The board meets quarterly on the fourth Thursday of the first month of the quarter. The next meeting is Thursday, January 31, 2013, from 8:30-10 a.m. at the Recruitment Center in the Houston Building, Wesley Woods Campus.
Meeting Duration: Maximum 1.5 hours
Meeting Location: EHC entity (To be determined by Board members)
Expectations:
- To keep EHC HR abreast of military or federal regulatory changes that could impact employment.
- To serve as an internal resource that represents military viewpoint for EHC to obtain feedback related to new employee initiatives.
- To advise EHC Recruitment of effective marketing strategies to appeal to veterans and current military applicants.
- To keep EHC HR Recruitment informed of upcoming military events for company participation.
- To advise EHC HR Recruitment if changes are needed in recruiting policies and procedures as they pertain to veterans.
- To serve as mentor to other veterans newly employed with EHC.
- To assist EHC HR Recruitment and perspective candidates to interpret or translate military experience or skills and abilities to comparable EHC positions.
- Must be able to travel to other locations and participate as an EHC representative in job fairs or other recruiting activities.
Advisory Board Chairperson: Eric Barnes
Executive Sponsor: Adair Maller, Director, Recruitment & Retention
Find out what happened at the board's first meeting here.
If you are interested in learning more, email rhonda.pennington@emoryhealthcare.org.
Some of our Emory Healthcare veterans
