NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Partnership HealthPlan of California (PHC), the public nonprofit agency that administers Medi-Cal benefits in six Northern California counties will hold a jobs fair at its Fairfield location on Tuesday, April 9.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Interested participants are asked to bring a resume and be prepared for an interview. Partnership HealthPlan of California is located at 4665 Business Center Drive in Fairfield.

More than 100 positions of all types and skill levels will open up at PHC in the next 12 months and the organization is looking to fill them.

“With health care reform, changes in state-run health programs and expansion into new counties, PHC is in a significant growth mode,” said Jack Horn, chief executive officer of Partnership HealthPlan of California. This is an exciting time of change, and our infrastructure and staffing levels are growing to meet the challenges that the future holds for health care.”

Part of PHC’s growth relates to the planned expansion of its services to eight new counties later this year.

In addition to its current service area of Solano, Napa, Yolo, Sonoma, Marin and Mendocino counties, PHC will soon bring managed care Medi-Cal to Humboldt, Trinity, Del Norte, Lassen, Lake, Modoc, Shasta and Siskiyou counties.

“The expansion of Medi-Cal eligibility will also grow our membership,” Horn said. “Federal and state efforts to provide health care access to more low-income residents means more members for PHC. We take this added responsibility very seriously and are working hard to plan for growth so our new members can expect the same level of quality service as our current members receive.”

Partnership HealthPlan of California currently has 325 employees. Due to rapid growth and a greatly expanded service area, PHC expects to make many of the new slots “teleworker” positions.

Currently, about 8 percent of PHC’s total staff work from home. That figure will likely increase to 20 to 25 percent over the next 18 months.

The positions featured at the April 9 jobs fair range from entry level clerical positions to physicians and other medical professionals.

Partnership HealthPlan of California is a public nonprofit organization that began operating in 1994.

Additional information about PHC can be found at www.partnershiphp.org .