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Chapter 2 The Healthcare Professional

Professionalization

Healthcare professionals

Nurses

Pharmacists

Allied health professionals

Healthcare administrators

Considerations for HR management

The changing nature of the health professions

Healthcare Professionals

As healthcare evolves, more professionals are needed who are empowered to make decisions without direct supervision.

Functional training teaches personnel to perform tasks but does not teach the theory behind the practice.

Theory is also essential.

Healthcare workers include practitioners (e.g., doctors, nurses, dentists, physicians’ assistants), administrators, and allied health professionals.

Healthcare workers are employed in a variety of settings, including hospitals, ambulatory care organizations, pharmaceutical companies, physicians’ offices, research institutes, and more.

Healthcare Professionals

Nurses: The art of caring with the essence of science

Assessment

Diagnosis

Planning

Implementation

Evaluation

Registered nurse versus licensed practical nurse

Healthcare Professionals

Pharmacists

RPh versus PharmD

State-board certified

Changing role of the pharmacist

Allied health professionals

Professionals who deliver health-related services

Disease prevention

Nutrition

Rehabilitation and therapy

Requires education and training

Healthcare Professionals

Healthcare administrators

Organize, coordinate, and manage healthcare

Postsecondary education required

Bachelors and/or master’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration, or public health

Physician executives

Increased to about 11,000 in 2016

The Role of HR Management in Healthcare

Qualifications of HR personnel

Education, experience, judgment ability, accountability, physical and communication skills, and certification or licensure

Primary roles

Verifying credentials

Education services

Practitioner management

The Changing Healthcare Profession

The 1990s

The meaning of health redefined

Boundaries of healthcare professionals reshaped

Outcomes of healthcare interventions changed

New ways of thinking about quality of life

Three major changes

Shift to outpatient care and cost containment

Technological advances

Medical innovation

Healthcare Trends Affecting HR

Hospitalists and changing hospital–physician relationships

Decreased reimbursements

Alternative therapies

Interdisciplinary patient-care teams

Recruitment and retention

Entrepreneurship