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Fostering Belonging

Transparency Accountability and Belonging Initiative. Eliminating Health Inequities by 2030.
Providing more opportunities to build skills on the job, and creating an environment where all of our staff feel valued, respected, and like an essential part of our community.

Create more informal and formal opportunities for employees to connect and build community by promoting engagement in leadership supported community-building events.

Additionally, OHA will establish feedback loops to continuously improve community-building initiatives based on the needs of the organization.

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Empower our workforce and foster a clear sense of belonging and appreciation from leadership for their contributions to the Agency through formal a process to reward and recognize teams and staff that embody each of OHA’s seven Agency values (Equity, Service Excellence, Integrity, Leadership, Partnership, Innovation, and Transparency).

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Analyze and implement priority recommendations from the staff-developed strategic wellness plan and Organizational Resilience and Healing Policy to support workplace healing and resiliency.

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Understand existing employee engagement and satisfaction through assessments like Gallup and develop and sustain metrics to assess improvement over time. Create a plan to improve employee engagement and satisfaction via targeted activities and foster a happy, supported workforce that feels proud, empowered, and appreciated to work at OHA.

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Lay out clear expectations for managerial support of ERGs and ensure every ERG has a senior-manager level sponsor with decision-making authority. Intentionally engage ERGs in the recruitment and hiring processes of deputy directors and above.

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Advance equitable hiring strategies and professional development pathways to ensure OHA staff composition reflects the communities served and enhances staff competencies and career trajectories.

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Set clear vacancy and attrition targets. Implement strategic, targeted recruitment strategies to decrease vacancy rates by 5% annually for the next two years. Streamline hiring processes to support quicker hiring and onboarding.​

Develop, expand, and raise awareness about dedicated professional development supports across the Agency. Pilot the employee mentorship program, including lessons learned, to inform future professional development activities.

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Complete recruiting, hiring, and onboarding for all agency executive leadership team positions. Ensure newly hired and onboarded leaders feel supported, positioned for success, and assimilated into the OHA culture and team.

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Email us at oregonhealthforward@oha.oregon.gov