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To comply with County Fiscal Manual, Section 3.1.12, Warrant Distribution Controls, a Payroll Payoff audit must be conducted to ensure that all employees receiving pay or benefits are bona fide. To accomplish this, DHS employees are required to complete the electronic Payroll Payment Reconciliation Payoff Form. Please click on the link below to access the form. The form has only seven simple questions and it will take few seconds to complete (see below screenshot).
Action Requested:
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All DHS employees receiving pay or benefits from the County are required to complete the electronic form and must type their name under Electronic Signature for their submissions to be valid. The form must be completed and submitted no later than 2/28/2023.
- Below is the link to the 2023 Payroll Payment Reconciliation Payoff Audit form.
https://forms.office.com/g/SWnFR86NN1
This requires your timely and accurate response. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Should you have questions, or need additional assistance in submission or approval, please email your department’s coordinator listed below:
  
Cash Reimbursement for Unused Sick Time
County Code allows temporary employees and full-time permanent employees, which includes physicians, may be paid for up to 24 hours of unused sick-leave if they adhered to the certain requirements.
If you are a full-time permanent employee or Physician Post Graduate Employee, you must meet the following requirements:
- Employee used no sick leave for any reason, including personal leave, from July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022.
- Employee has completed at least 12 consecutive months of continuous County service by December 31, 2022
If you are an F Item employee, the requirements are:
- Employee used no Sick Personal Leave days for any reason from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022; and
- Employee does not hold a Relief Physician (5473) or Relief Nurse (5261) under the “F” Item (employees holding these classifications are not eligible to be paid for Sick Personal Leave pursuant to their respective MOUs)
Employees who meet the above criteria and elect to receive cash reimbursement must complete, sign the appropriate form, and submit the completed form no later than Monday, January 30, 2023, to:
DHS Human Resources, Payroll Services
5555 Ferguson Drive, Suite 200-01
Commerce, CA 90022
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Scan and send via email:
dhssickbuyback@dhs.lacounty.gov
Timesheet adjustments will not be accepted for purpose of qualifying an
employee for this reimbursement. MegaFlex participants are not eligible for
cash reimbursement of unused sick leave.
Election forms received by Payroll Services after January 30, 2023, will be
returned to the employee without action. If you have any questions, please
contact the Payroll Mainline at (323) 914-8383 and you will be directed to the
appropriate Payroll staff.
HCAI Program Eligibility Tool
 The Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) has developed an online eligibility tool for healthcare professionals and organizations to quickly see which funding opportunities/programs are available to them.
HCAI is currently seeking applications for several programs, including a Bachelor of Science Nursing Scholarship Program, a Vocational Nurse Scholarship Program, and an Advanced Practice Healthcare Scholarship Program.
Click on the URL above to see the which funding programs can help you with your career.
Rancho Los Amigos Patient Featured in PBS Series
 (Photo courtesy of PBS)
Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center patient and research collaborator Erik Sorto, 41 years old, was among the individuals featured in the PBS Series, “Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science.”
In 2013, clinicians implanted electrodes into Sorto’s brain to help collaborators at Rancho Los Amigos develop technologies to restore mobility to individuals paralyzed by injury.
The collaboration involving the University of Southern California, the California Institute of Technology, and Rancho Los Amigos focuses on brain-controlled prosthetic devices such as robotic limbs to enable injury-caused paralyzed individuals to become more functionally independent.
The project with Sorto helped researchers study a new brain area that revealed direct brain-to-machine control and could provide new technological developments to restore independence in people with severe neurological injuries.
Click on the following URLs to see PBS segments about Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Eric Sorto, and the medicine and science used in Sorto’s surgery:
Our monthly newsletter, The Pulse, will have more information about Sorto and the PBS documentary series.
Minute for Medicine – Hand Hygiene
 “Hand Hygiene” highlights the importance of hand hygiene in preventing hospital-acquired infections. It stresses that microorganisms can easily spread from patient to patient, even during non-invasive activities, and that hand hygiene should be practiced 100% of the time by health care professionals to keep patients free from complications. It suggests washing hands for at least 15-20 seconds with soap and water before and after treating patients, and using alcohol-based gels as an alternative. The goal is to practice hand hygiene and keep patients free from infection.
Stalking Awareness Month
 January is National Stalking Awareness Month. Stalking is a serious, prevalent, and dangerous crime that impacts every community.
It is essential to identify stalking to bring it to an end. Stalking is a unique crime that calls for particularized safety planning, investigation, charging, and prosecution. For victims, it can be very empowering to identify “stalking” because it helps understand their experience and identify and seek appropriate help and resources.
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Trust your instincts.Victims of stalking often feel pressured by friends or family to downplay the stalker’s behavior, but stalking poses a real threat of harm. Your safety is paramount.
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Call the police if you feel you are in any immediate danger. Explain why the stalker’s actions are causing you fear.
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Keep a record or log of each contact with the stalker. You can use this log as an example. Be sure to also document any police reports.
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Save evidence when possible. Stalkers often use technology to contact their victims. Save all emails, text messages, photos, and postings on social networking sites as evidence of the stalking behavior. You may also want to consider how to use your technology and your devices in a safer manner. For more information, please visit the National Network to End Domestic Violence Safety Net Project’s Tech Safety Site.
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Get connected with a local victim service provider who can assist you in exploring your options as well as discuss safety planning.
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Be an active bystander and say something when you witness peers being abusive and try to change the norms. For example say, “It’s not right to look through someone’s phone,” mention the action to your friend, or report it to a supervisor or someone of authority.
For more about dealing with stalkers, go to stalkingawareness.org.
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