Paper Content: Evaluation of the HR of a local health care organization

The summary paper will direct the student to apply the general HR knowledge provided in the text to an evaluation of a local health care organization (hospital, assisted living center, outpatient care center, health insurance company, home care company etc.). Using three major areas covered in the module/text, the student should evaluate the importance of those elements in the operations of the chosen health care organization. Three major areas should be drawn from among the following issues:

• Human resource management (an overview, its environment, EEO, Affirmative Action, HIPAA, and job analysis)
• Accreditation issues
• Human resources planning, recruitment, and selection
• Human resources development
• Compensation and benefits
• Safety and Health, and
• Employee and labor relations

The summary paper must identify:

a) The main issues in the three chosen areas and how they are illustrated in the chosen organization,

b) New learning that has occurred on the part of the student,

c) Class activities or incidents that facilitated learning and understanding of HR issues,

d) Potential impact to future career plans, or even in the student's personal life at home.

While most of the paper should clearly demonstrate the student's ability to apply the knowledge gained in this course to the evaluation of a specific health organization (points "a" through "c"), the student is encouraged, particularly in the introduction and conclusion sections of the paper, to consider the impact of what he or she has learned about future career plans or personal outlook.

Writing the Summary Paper

• Must be 8-10 double-spaced pages in length, or about 2,000 words.

Must conform to APA style guidelines (latest edition). APA format is demonstrated at: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/18/

           Must include a cover page that includes the following:

• Title of paper
• Learner's name 
• Immaculata University
• Course name and number
• Facilitator's name
• Date submitted
• Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct and correct thesis statement.
• In addition to the above content requirements, the paper must include three to four specific academic concepts discovered in the module. Each concept must be addressed in the following way:Reference an academic concept taken from classroom or reading experience during the course of this module.
• Provide a context of experience in which the learner saw this academic concept in operation.
• Re-address the concept and the experience with critical thought. That is, how does this learner respond to the content, positively or negatively, and ask the learner to defend his or her position. Specifically,

The focus of the paper is to learn about the local health care organization you have selected from the HR perspective. Here are some guidelines to focus on:

1. The number of people in HR and where the department fits into the overall structure of the organization (organizational chart)
2. The hiring process for clinical versus non-clinical employees and HR's role in those processes
3. Describe the performance appraisal and job evaluation system processes (include copies of any related forms, if possible)
4. Who conducts such evaluations?
5. Are any of the employees unionized? 
6. What role does social media play in their job?
7. What are the company benefits for the following (exempt and non-exempt employees)