HCS 341 Complete Course

Week 1

Individual Assignment: Human Resource Management Roles

Resource: Human Resource Management Roles grading criteria on the student website

Write a 350- to 700-word paper in which you identify human resource managements 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

Discussion Questions

Why do mergers and acquisitions often lead to the consolidation of positions or reductions in workforce? What effect do these changes have on employees?

How do changes in employment laws and regulatory compliance affect a health care organization?

Week 2

Individual Assignment: Legal, Safety, and Regulatory Requirements Paper

Resource: Legal, Safety, and Regulatory Requirements Paper grading criteria on the student website

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Common sense and compassion in the workplace has been replaced by litigation.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 U.S., such as, 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.

Discussion Questions

How may an organization forecast future staffing needs?

Why are complete and up-to-date job descriptions important?

Week 3

Learning Team Assignment: Job Description Matrix

Resources: Recruitment Matrix and Job Description Matrix grading criteria on the student website

Create a matrix identifying internal and external recruitment strategies and methods as part of workforce planning needs.

Follow 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 and slides. Include the following:

Differentiate between job analysis, job description, and job specification.

Provide a detailed 200-word description of job analysis, job description, and job specification.

Submit both the matrix and graphic image to your facilitator.

Discussion Questions

Why are training and development opportunities important to certain employees and not others? To which employees do they appear to be the most important and why?

Why are career development and succession planning important components of an organizations strategic plan?

Week 4

Individual Assignment: Training and Development Paper

Resource: Training and Development Paper grading criteria on the student website

Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper about training and education in health care.

Include the following:

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

Discussion Questions

Are performance appraisals necessary? How do they enhance future performance?

What steps should a department manger take when an employee exhibits problems meeting the jobs minimum standards of performance?

Week 5

HCS 341 Week 5, Learning Team, Human Resource Management

Resource: Human Resources Management Presentation grading criteria on the student website.

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. In your presentation include the following:

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:

Bennie Bellamy

Alva Branham

King Lovell

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