Health Services Human Resource Management

Catalog description

Explores the management of human resources, with particular focus on healthcare services environments. It is designed to provide an understanding of the key concepts, principles and practices of Human Resource Management. Topics include recruitment, selection and retention practices; performance evaluation; employee training and development; compensation and benefits issues; promotion; job design and analysis; legal issues affecting the healthcare workplace; management/labor relations; and workplace safety within contemporary healthcare services organizations. Trends in human resource management in healthcare are also addressed.