Strategic Human Resource Management: HSA 530 Health Services Human Resources

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Strategic HR Management Lakisha Fields Strayer University Instructor: Professor Griffin HSA 530 Health Services Human Resource October 23, 2011 http://www.humanresourcesiq.com/talent-management/columns/what-is-real-diversity-and-why-do-most-organizatio/Select a health care organization for which you would like to work (or for which you currently work). Assume you have been appointed the new VP of HR as of today. 1. Describe the unique challenges of managing the human resources function for your specific organization. As the new VP of HR management in Sunrise Senior Living which is a long term care community who serve seniors ages fifty and above who need assistance as well as some rehabilitation services. Some of the challenges…show more content…
Healthcare is forever changing but is also becoming more and more diverse daily. A lot of organizations struggle in this area as they do not understand the importance of properly managing diversity. As the VP of HR it’s my responsibility to encourage and nurture the group of diverse individuals as they can often bring more innovative ideas, perspectives and views to their work and the organization as a whole. With the mixture of talents of diverse cultural backgrounds, genders, ages and lifestyles, an organization can respond to business opportunities more rapidly and creatively, especially in the global arena which must be one of the important organizational goals to be attained. More importantly, if the organizational environment does not support diversity broadly, one risks losing talent to competitors (Rosenberg, 2008). Other challenges that are faced within the functions of human resources in my organization consists of ensuring that the company stays compliant in regards to all trainings, and safety standards upheld by both the organization, and state/federal regulation agencies. As stated previously healthcare is forever changing and therefore it is also the human resources responsibility to ensure that all postings in regards to EEOC, minimum wage regulations, Employee rights, Employee hotline, and other related literature is…show more content…
It was noted that there are five core competencies that are critical for all human resource managers, they are as follows: (a) strategic contribution, (b) personal credibility, (c) HR delivery, (d) business knowledge, and (e) HR technology. As the VP of Human Resource one of the areas that need to be developed within my organization would include HR delivery as it relates to the hiring process (Flynn, et al, 2007). One of my key areas of development would include a more employee-oriented company culture that emphasizes quality, continuous improvement, and high performance. As recruitment and retention continues to be a challenge how we hire individuals is key to this specific area of development, and the HR representative should ultimately take charge of this process by way of partnering with other key managers to implement the plan more effectively across the board (Alvin, 2011). Currently within my organization the department manager hire as well as review the new hire packet with all new employees and we continue to find that employees have specific questions that often time other managers cannot speak to in the same way that the human resource manager can. Especially in terms of rights, confidentiality agreements, affirmative action plans, as well as other state and or federal regulations as it relates to human resources. The human resource

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