Greater Miami Chamber Hosts Health Career Resource Expo for Employers and Transitioning Workers

Sept. 10, 2010 - PRLog -- The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce’s Healthcare Committee will host their first Health Career Resource Expo on Tuesday, September 14 from 2:30-7:30 p.m. at Hilton Miami Downtown, 1601 Biscayne Boulevard, Ballroom Level. Transitioning workers interested in pursuing a healthcare career, hospital and healthcare managers looking for employees and new graduates, education institutions looking for potential students and employment opportunities for graduates, and allied health professionals looking for new opportunities should attend.  

The health career fair will feature a general session; presentations including “The Future of Healthcare and the Need for a Qualified Workforce” by Corey Heller, corporate vice president and chief human resources officer, Baptist Health South Florida; “Careers in Healthcare” by Rick Beasley, executive director, South Florida Workforce; and remarks by Ernesto Perez, CEO, Dade Medical College.  

Recruiters on-site for more than 20 health organizations, schools/colleges, and hospitals including:
•   AvMed Health Plans
•   Baptist Health South Florida
•   Barry University College of Health Sciences
•   Catholic Hospice
•   Community Health of South Florida
•   Dade Medical College
•   Florida International University College of Nursing and Health Services
•   Florida National College
•   Global Health Education Training
•   IOS Health Systems
•   Keiser Career College
•   Mercy Hospital
•   Miami Dade College, Medical Center Campus
•   Miami Dade County Health Department
•   The Nursing Station
•   South Florida Hospital News & Healthcare Report
•   South Florida Regional Extension Center
•   South Florida Workforce
•   St. Thomas University
•   United HomeCare Services
•   University of Florida
•   University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
•   University of Miami School of Business
•   Victoria & Associates Career Services, Inc.

Registration is $5 per student and $15 per person. Register online at www.MiamiChamber.com.

The expo is made possible by the following sponsors: Baptist Health South Florida, Dade Medical College, South Florida Workforce, Community Health of South Florida, Inc., Check Point Software Technologies LTD., Compuquip Technologies, Inc., and South Florida Hospital & Healthcare Association.

For more information about the health career fair contact Tania Valenzuela at 305-577-5491 or tvalenzuela@miamichamber.com.

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About the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce is the voice of business in South Florida, representing more than 400,000 employees of member companies. To carry out its mission, the Chamber involves the private sector in community leadership. For more than a century, the Chamber has been widely recognized and respected for its extraordinary record of economic development and community improvement. The Greater Miami Chamber is a proactive chamber, regularly getting engaged in issues important to its member companies and individuals. Its program of work is organized in five areas: Domestic Business Development, Governmental Affairs, International Business Development, Leadership Programs and Marketing & Member Services. The Chamber is nationally recognized as one of the Top 10 Executive Speaking Forums in America.