HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05132014 - D.3RECOMMENDATION(S):
1. CONSIDER waiving the 180-day “sit out period” for Dr. Susan B. Feirabend, Exempt Medical Staff Physician in
the Health Services Department;
2. FIND that the appointment of Dr. Feirabend is necessary to fill a critically needed position;
3. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the hiring of retiree Dr. Feirabend as a temporary County employee for the period
of May 14, 2014 through May 31, 2015, as recommended by the Health Services Department Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
If the request is granted, there will continue to be salary and employment tax payment for the hours provided of
approximately $79,929.60. These costs will be offset by savings due to the vacancy of the permanent position.
BACKGROUND:
Dr. Feirabend retired
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/13/2014 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: Jo-Anne Linares, (925)
957-5246
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: May 13, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
D.3
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:May 13, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Temporary Hire of County Retiree - Waiver of 180-day Sit-Out Period
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
as of March 31, 2014. Dr. Feirabend was hired as an Exempt Medical Staff Physician on June 24, 1994, and spent
the last twenty years working in her area of expertise providing Obstetrics and Gynecology services to County
patients. With her retirement, despite extensive efforts to recruit a replacement, the Department remains critically
short of staff to meet the minimum demands of our Labor and Delivery Unit at Contra Costa Regional Medical
Center.
Ongoing recruitment efforts include the use of a physician recruitment firm, professional contacts, and attendance at
professional conferences. There were multiple job offers made to prospective OBGYN and Family Medicine doctors
but we have been unable to replace her to date. This reflects the extremely competitive nature of the primary care
physician marketplace as well as a dearth of physicians entering primary care specialties. The Department will
continue to aggressively recruit full-time employee replacement staff but at this point, we face a critical shortage of
labor and delivery.
We request approval to hire Dr. Feirabend as a retiree to staff the Labor and Delivery Unit at Contra Costa Regional
Medical Center.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to receive Board approval will result in the shortage of medical providers to meet the staffing demands of the
Labor and Delivery Unit, which directly impact patient care services.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
N/A