Nurse and facility managers concerned about increasing workloads for nurse supervisors should mark their calendars for a Thursday, Sept. 14 discussion of nursing span of control in hospitals. The event runs 8:30 a.m. to noon at The Innovation Lab in Newport Beach.

HASC’s workforce development initiative is a multi-pronged effort to address workforce needs across the region — especially in areas impacted by a shortage of trained and qualified employees.

Its most prominent program is the ongoing Specialty RN Shortage Initiative, which is creating connections between nurse education programs and area hospitals. Other programs include the Slingshot Initiative, which supports training for in-demand skills, and Health Career Center, an online job board that reaches almost 3 million health care professionals.

Designed for health care safety and security officers, September’s three-day, eight-hour course is based on International Association of Healthcare Security and Safety, or IAHSS, curriculum. It takes place Sept. 9, 16 and 23 at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena.

The course teaches basic training and skills for health care security officers. Students will apply tools and techniques learned to take and pass the IAHSS Basic Healthcare Security Officer Certification exam.

One of HASC’s most popular programs, LEAD Academy is an intensive six-day, 12-module training experience that helps recently hired, newly appointed or previously untrained health care leaders to better understand and use their strengths. Ongoing sessions based at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in Glendale and Riverside University Health System – Medical Center in Moreno Valley resume next week.