Final Project Reflection
Running head: ASSIGNMENT TITLE HERE
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Running head: INTERVIEW PROCESS
Interview Process
Heather R. Johnson
Grand Canyon University: HRM 635
March 19, 2018
Interview Strategy for the Clinical Nursing and Microbiologist Positions at the Burn Unit:
Due to the fact that a clinical nursing and microbiologist positions in the burn unit needs people that have the necessary qualifications, expertise and skills in the area, the interview for the positions needs to ensure that the person is well-vetted so that the organization can select the best one out there (Arvery, 1982).
The interview is going to take place in the morning from 18th to 25th April 2018 at the old burn unit of the hospital. This is an ideal place since there would not be any activity taking place since the facility is no longer in use except for burn unit meetings. The time selected is morning of each day of those days owing to the fact that it is at this time when most individuals such as human resource specialists, doctors and surgeons involved in the process would be free to attend to interviews.
The interview shall be guided by a written, concise, step by step procedure that would take the candidates through the fields necessary for their jobs. Besides that, the interview shall encompass some behavioral and situational questions asked by burn unit specialists such as surgeons, laboratory technicians and clinical nurses working in the burn unit.
With the interviews of the microbiologist, pretty much, the interview process shall be structured just like the one for the clinical nursing position except for some few areas ranging from the specific behavioral and situational questions that would be posted by the current microbiologists, surgeons and nurses currently working in the burn unit. The work related ethics, professionalism and academic qualification questions shall be conducted by the head of human resource department.
Employees Involved:
Head of Human Resource Department
The human resource head shall take the candidates for the job through specific skills that they ought to possess. On the other hand, they are going to access whether the candidates possess the academic qualifications for their jobs.
Surgeons
Owing to the fact that both the microbiologists and clinical nurses are going to be required to work harmoniously with the surgeons, it is important that the surgeons be involved in the process so that they would rate if working with specific candidates would be helpful to them.
One Clinical Nurses and Microbiologist Representatives
The clinical nurses and microbiologists working currently in the burn unit are going to be helpful in determining if the candidates have the necessary skills to perform their jobs effectively. They are going to ask some work related questions and then gage how the candidates would respond to specific situations, handle data and help the their fellow colleagues better the care given to the patients (Mensah, 2005).
Testing Options to Be Included In the Interview:
When interviewing candidates for the two positions, there are some tests that they have to undergo so that one can ascertain about their qualifications and come up with a decision on whether or not the candidates are competent enough for the job. One test is filling out a questionnaire that needs their responses pertaining specific scenarios and other important aspects of their positions.
Example:
If filled out properly, a Universal Medication does:
A. save time
B. Improve communication between healthcare stakeholders
C. Improve patient safety
D. All of the above
After completing the test, their questionnaire is going to be marked to see if the candidate has the knowledge in some of the basic practices in the field.
Another important test is that which will bring to light the communication skills possessed by the candidate. The candidates are given samples of patient forms. The forms come with information that they would fill out as per the instruction given. This will assess their communication skills of the candidates owing to the fact that the clinical nurse and microbiologists positions require communication between them and other members of the burn center.
This testing option is suitable because besides oral communication that is going to be assessed during the interview.
Situational interview questions
· These questions are aimed at assessing how an individual would handle specific situations at work.
· How would you handle information that is given to you verbally by any of the colleague in the burn unit?
· What are the challenges of writing a medical report of a patient?
· How would you handle a situation where you have to work with someone difficult to get along with?
· What is the most complex situation you’ve ever come across at work and how did you handle it
Behavior interview questions
These questions seek to find out how the candidate handled problems in their jobs in the past.
· Which specific work have you had to go out of your job description to do?
· What action would you take when you found out that a patient is admitted in the burn ward yet they have not undergone any treatment or they are not on any medication program?
· In your working experience, how have you innovated your own ways of doing things in the work place, give on specific answer and illustrate.
· In your working experience, what have you done in order to ensure that you have fostered cooperation amongst the members of your team?
Conclusion
References
Arvery, R. D. (1982). The employment interview: A summary and review of recent research. Personnel Psychology, 281-322.
Mensah, K. M. (2005). The 'skills drain' of health professionals from the developing world: a framework for policy formulation.
Von Baeyer, C. L. (1981). Impression management in the job interview: When the female applicant meets the male (chauvinist) interviewer. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 45-51.