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                          JeffNEWS, August 1, 1995
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                              NewsBRIEFS


EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS RISING
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One of the primary goals of the human resources department is to help
talented employees with expanded levels of skill take advantage of
challenging new opportunities within the University whenever they arise.

"We want to see employees who have made the extra effort to acquire
additional education and skills be able to capitalize on them for their
own benefit, as well as Jefferson's," said Linda C. Mitchell, manager,
employee selection and placement. One example of such an effort is
completing the secretarial certificate program.

Rose Boccia, coordinator of employee orientation and career counseling, is
available to help employees determine types of new opportunities available
in their present area of expertise or to point out a new direction for their
careers.

The assistance Ms. Boccia provides takes the form of self-evaluation, career
assessment and discussions about career alternatives, as well as brown-bag
lunch forums, sponsored by human resources development.

This year, more than 400 employees have been transferred into positions that
involve a change in their career paths or promotion to positions of greater
responsibility. This figure represents an increase of more than 60 percent
over prior years.

Some examples of career changes or promotions include:

   o Administrative assistant to customer service representative
   o Transportation aide to clerk-typist
   o Accountant to grants manager
   o Project coordinator to health educator
   o Medical technologist to clinical laboratory supervisor
   o Medical secretary to administrative assistant

"We consider the discovery and accommodation of our employees' growth
potential one of our most important responsibilities and successful
achievements," Ms. Mitchell said.

For information on job opportunities, consult the job postings which are
updated each Friday and displayed in the following locations: Gibbon Building
10th Street lobby, Edison Building lobby, Jefferson Medical College ground
floor, Jefferson Alumni Hall first floor, Martin Building lobby, Curtis
Building first floor, and by the Eatery at Ford Road Campus.

You can also get this information 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by
calling the Job Hotline at 8313.  To contact Ms. Boccia about career
counseling, call 2683.


FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE
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This month, PNC bank will open a freestanding automatic teller machine (ATM)
in the hospital's 10th Street lobby, bringing the total number of ATMs on
Jefferson's campus to three.

"We are pleased to announce this new banking service. It will be a great
convenience and timesaver for our employees, many of whom have requested
another ATM on campus," says Richard C. Alberto, hospital assistant
executive director for support services.

You'll find ATMs at these Jefferson locations:

   o Gibbon Building D 11th Street lobby - First Fidelity Bank NA
   o Gibbon Building D 10th Street lobby - PNC
   o Jefferson Alumni Hall - entrance - PNC


PENNY WISE THRIFT SHOP REOPENS FOR CONSIGNING ON AUGUST 30,
FOR SEASON ON SEPTEMBER 5
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Following a summer recess, the Penny Wise Thrift Shop of the hospital Women's
Board, 57-59 E. Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, will reopen for consignments only
Wednesday, August 30, through Friday, September 1, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

The shop will be closed on Saturday, September 2, and Monday, September 4, in
observance of Labor Day.

On Tuesday, September 5, the shop will reopen for the season with regular
hours from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to
3 p.m., Saturday.

Furniture, clothing, china, silver, bric-a-brac and antiques are regularly
accepted for consignment Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 10 a.m. until noon,
and from 2 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. Saturday consignment hours are from 10 am.
until noon.

Donations are accepted anytime during business hours, and tax credit will be
given for all donations.

The Penny Wise Thrift Shop, run by its own governing board, provides the
Women's Board with its largest source of revenue for the hospital's patient
care programs. 

For further information, please call the Penny Wise Thrift Shop at
610-642-7239.


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