- Understanding that many healthcare
organizations are concerned about the current and predicted long
term shortages of RNs and allied healthcare professionals, what are
some strategies HR specialists could consider to help meet this
challenge?
There are several strategies that
could be followed by HR specialists as to help meet challenges like
current and predicted long term shortages of RNs and allied
healthcare professionals, these strategies are as stated below:
- HR Specialist could adjust hiring
criteria; they could hire comparatively less qualified human
resource professional and train them as per need of the company.
Help them to understand skills, requirements and expertise as
needed in their company, help them to understand strategic
objective, goal and vision of the company.
- HR Specialist could hire internal
employees and they can check whether talents are available in their
company or not. They should retain their staffs as to protect their
company from any talent shortage issues and any severe
breakdown.
- They could use interim staff and
consultants those can help to manage the shortage related
challenges.
- What leadership and management
skill sets are useful for retaining good employees and deferring
employee turnover?
There several leadership and
management skill sets that could be useful for retaining good
employees and deferring employee turnover, these are as stated
below:
- Intervention of skills could be
highly useful in the same context, as employee needs motivation and
they need to be much committed towards their work or tasks. Hence,
here, they require training program as to grab certain skill sets.
Leaders should keep their attention on such situation. Leader
should interact with the team members or employees and understand
their concern and take feedback over time.
- Employee will be able to enjoy
their work if they are recognized for their performance. Leader
should reward and recognize their employees over time and with such
efforts, employee turnover could also be reduced and employee gets
retained within the workplace.
- Employees are to be hired based on
their skill sets and their knowledge level. Organization could look
for skilled employees and enthusiastic employees that could protect
the organization in all time.
- Early intervention: every employee
needs orientation and early intervention, they should be aware
about goals, strategic objective of the company and they should be
well trained to fit in new working environment.
Ref:
Melvin H. (Year 2016)
Subject- “Human Resource professional’s knowledge of employment at
will”
Rangnekar S. and Kashyap V.
(Year 2014) Subject- “The moderating role of servant
leadership” and “The relationships among employee perception and
perceived employee retention”