EMPLOYABILITY

Employability

Employability

Introduction

The role that human resources (HR) holds in the health and social care fields can be simple or it can be very complicated, depending on the facility and the role it has there. Regardless of the role HR plays it is a vital part of the health care system (Binder & Reeves 2011 74). Human resources handle many different areas from interviewing to termination within different groups of people, the facility, the employees, and the patients. The role on the Health care human resource management field is to manage all aspects of operations that are personnel related.

Employees and Employability

Employability is a term that refers to the possibilities of finding a professional job. Among the factors that come into play is the training, experience and personal qualities and attitudes. Workers must be consistent with the demands of the labor market and adapt to the changes to get recycled and not become obsolete in their knowledge and skills.

Several studies highlight six basic concepts that interact on employability: adequacy vocational, professional competence, suitability, physical and mental health, alternative resources and relationships. If each worker values each of these aspects by applying them to their situation and their knowledge and skills you can learn if you qualify for a particular job. In this context, it should discuss occupational mobility. Highly valued by companies and by those responsible for the selection processes of the departments of Human Resources but not everyone is willing to change their place of residence. In addition to providing an important personal and professional experience, language skills are improved and experience a new culture.

The key responsibilities human resources plays with employees are also very important within a health and social care facility. Some of those responsibilities are:

Trainings and Continuing Education

Counseling and Advice

Performance Appraisals and Monitoring

Professional Development Education

Employee Morale

Compensation Rates and Challenges

Benefit Programs-Facilitating and Handling

Benefit Orientation

Employees are at an advantage with a well working human resources department. HR is the place employees can go for challenges dealing with management or other coworkers. It is also a place where all information regarding the facility and the benefits offered is current and people trained and educated it the information can assist employees in solving the challenges that a workforce faces daily. For the patients and social care receivers, human resources can ensure that the safety and security of their medical information, and treatments are the top priority. By having employees who are not worried about their jobs and benefits enhances focused care and attention to their patients. It can also build customer satisfaction with a facility.

The more patients who return to health and social care unit, the more fiscally strong a healthcare or a social care organization. One of the earliest studies of loyalty, published by Jones and Sasser, reported a marked difference in the loyalty of merely satisfied and completely satisfied customers. These researchers noted that a satisfied survey rating is not sufficient; anything below complete or total satisfaction does not build loyalty” (Boxall & Purcell 2003 ...