HCS/341

HUMAN RESOURCES IN HEALTH

CARE

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HCS 341 Week 1 High-Performance Work Systems: Cengage

HRM Exercise

Discuss the Cengage Human Resources Management exercises included in this week's

materials.

Consider the following:

What was the main issue of this week's topic?

How were your choices received by the supervisor in the simulation?

What was the main lesson that you learned from this exercise?

Based on the discussion in class, did other people approach the scenario with

your same point of view?

Based on the discussion in class, how were your results similar or different from

those of your peers?

HCS 341 Week 1 Human Resource Management Roles

Write a 350- to 700-word paper in which you identify human resource management's role

in the health care industry. Describe the functional roles of the human resource

department based on your textbook and Electronic Reserve Readings.

Include a minimum of two references.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

HCS 341 Week 2 Emerging Trends Case Study

Choose an Emerging Trends case study from your text readings. As a

team, discuss andcreate a 350- to 700- word summary of the case.

HCS 341 Week 2 Legal, Safety, and Regulatory Requirements

Paper

Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper examining the effect of legal, safety, and regulatory

requirements on the human resource process as they relate to the following statement:

"Common sense and compassion in the workplace has been replaced by litigation."

Explain why you agree or disagree with the above statement.

Focus on employee-related regulations established by the United States, such as the

Department of Labor, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Department of Homeland Security.

Include a minimum of three references.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

HCS 341 Week 3 Job Description Matrix

Create a matrix identifying internal and external recruitment strategies and methods as

part of workforce planning needs; for example, such strategies might include job fairs,

online résumé submission, or planned networking events.

Complete the Recruitment Matrix template on the student website.

Include the following in the matrix:

Five recruitment strategies or methods

Internal or external strategy identification

A detailed 200-word description of the strategy and why the strategy is

appropriate for health care

Create a graphic image identifying the different components of the selection process.

Examples of a graphic image are flowcharts, Venn diagrams, graphs and slides.

Include the following in the graphic image:

A differentiation between job analysis, job description, and job specification

A detailed 200-word description that differentiates between job analysis, job

description, and job specification

Submit both the matrix and graphic image to your facilitator.

HCS 341 Week 4 Performance Diagnosis: Cengage HRM

Exercise

Discuss the Cengage Human Resources Management exercises included in this week's

materials.

Consider the following:

What was the main issue of this week's topic?

How were your choices received by the supervisor in the simulation?

What was the main lesson that you learned from this exercise?

Did other people approach the scenario with your same point of view?

How were your results similar or different from those of your peers?

HCS 341 Week 4 Training and Development Paper

You are working in HR and have a group of new employees. You want to create

information to facilitate the training and the importance of the process that goes into

training.

Create a learning aid about training and education in health care. You may choose from

a brochure, newsletter, pamphlet, handout, memo, or presentation.

Include the following in the learning aid:

Explain why training and education are vital in health care.

Explain the importance of measuring competencies.

Describe the process for tracking and evaluating training effectiveness.

Include a minimum of two references.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

HCS 341 Week 5 Human Resource Management Presentation

Your Learning Team is the Human Resource Management Team at Patton-Fuller

Community Hospital Virtual Organization. The new chief executive officer of your hospital

has asked your team to prepare a presentation about human resources at the hospital.

Prepare a 15- to 20-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint

® presentation for the new chief

executive officer.

Include the following in your presentation:

Describe performance appraisal standards for your hospital.

Identify barriers and guidelines for effective performance appraisals.

Identify specific employee files that show due diligence of progressive discipline of

employees. Determine if due diligence followed in the corrective action file of the following

employees:

o Bennie Bellamy

o Alva Branham

o King Lovell

o Louise McFate

Follow the Patton-Fuller Hospital Human Resource goals to examine the changing role of

human resource department in response to changes in the health care industry.

Include a minimum of four references.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

HCS 341 Week 5 Employee Turnover & Absenteeism and

Challenges: Cengage HRM Exercise

Discuss the Cengage Human Resources Management exercises included in this week's

materials.

Consider the following:

What was the main issue of this week's topic?

How were your choices received by the supervisor in the simulation?

What was the main lesson that you learned from this exercise?

Based on the discussion in class, did other people approach the scenario with

your same point of view?

Based on the discussion in class, how were your results similar or different from

those of your peers?

HCS 341 Week 5 Conversation Starter

Respond to the following questions in 350- to 700 words.

What are some current and future human resource issues in health care? How may

effective human resource management deal with these issues?