Assignment: Human Resource Management Roles Paper
Catherine Fullerton
Date: June 6, 2012
Instructor: Joanne Kronstedt
In today’s world health care needs managers with understanding and management skills,
which are needed in the health care environment. Activities included are skills with involvement
required for planning, organizing, leading, and control of an organization.
Managers possibly could be required to respond and adapt to changes within an
organization for the need of the patient population it serves. Managers are accountable in
decision making, productivity, cost, safety, and confidentiality. A manager’s role may vary from
different organizations, but an effective manager will be accountable while creating a quality
work environment. Managers in a health care organization must manage effectively while using
the management process. Management process consist of accountability for themselves and
others, using the principles of effective time management, support the department of intellectual
capital, and other essentials to be a successful manager. To achieve this, managers should
understand the environment in which he or she is working. Not only should the manager
understand the environment in which he or she is working one should be involved in changes,
which consist of employees and stakeholders directly or indirectly in the success of the
organization.
Newer technologies and services are more on demand with patient care in today’s health
care. Therefore, health care managers must constantly determine how their departments can
satisfy these new consumer expectations. Seeking out opportunities for the department would
help managers to provide new and better services for patients. Important roles of management
include mobilizing people and subunits who share responsibility with individuals they report to.
This helps accomplish...