Work Independence Network: It's WIN WIN!
Welcome to WIN, Work Independence Network, an innovative collaboration between Harrison Medical Center, Kitsap County Developmental Disabilities and Able Opportunities, Inc.
We develop successful recruitment and retention business models for hiring people with disAbilities.
Are you a business eager to hire talented and
cost-effective employees?
Are you a person with a disAbility eager to find
long-term satisfying employment?
You've come to the right place.
The national unemployment rate for people
with disAbilities hovers at 70%
Half of this group wants to work and cannot find jobs. Harrison Medical Center has taken a leadership role in designing and demonstrating a replicable model for Kitsap County businesses. A successful pilot project was completed in January of 2007.
Meet Abbie, Reid, & Becca
Reid and Becca work in the busy Rehab Clinic at the Silverdale campus of Harrison Medical Center. Reid works as a rehab clerk, stocking therapy rooms, changing linen, wiping down equipment, etc. Becca works as a front office clerk, faxing patient file reports to doctors, taking apart charts of discharged patients, creating intake packets, etc. Becca and Abbie share a job stocking patient rooms in the Women and Children’s Center.
Staff comments:
“WIN has made our jobs more efficient; now we can devote more time to patient care!”
“Making WIN part of our department has been seamless- the job coach makes it easy!
Our pilot project was followed by immediate interest for five new employees to fill positions. We are creative, determined and business minded. We’d like you to become our next success story. If you are an employeer interested in replicating this project we welcome you to join us!