Education HealthCare Organizational Planning Assignment

HOME CARE Scenario

Type of care provided

Scenario

Care in this capacity can range from a short-term to long-term based upon the changing needs of the patient. Patient age can range from pediatric to elderly. Care can be provided in the patient’s private home, group home, or assisted living setting. Medical homes fall into this category and are a new focus of Accountable Care Organizations through the Affordable Care Act of 2010.

What steps would you, as the Director of Human Resources, take to rectify this issue ($5.00/hr raise)?

Instruction In your capacity as the Director of Human Resources, develop a plan for how you would conduct an internal and external wage analysis of your organization and respond to the impact this would have on the organization.

As the Director of Human Resources within a home care environment, you are responsible for the ad- ministration of the organization’s labor budgets. Your Director of Clinical Services, who has a MSN, has presented some challenges regarding the compensation of her staff.

This specific assisted nursing facility focuses on long-term care, providing approximately 500 nursing and support personnel (83 RN's and 417 Caregivers/CNA's) who deliver direct and indirect care to approximately 225 patients representing various stages of acuity and need for nursing care. Your overall labor budget represents approximately 60% of expense revenue.

The Director of Clinical Service complains that several of her registered nurses are threatening to leave the organization, allegedly because a competitor nearby pays their nurses higher wages. In fact, Direc- tor of Clinical Service asks for an across-the-board immediate pay adjustment of an additional $5.00 an hour for the nurses. She is awaiting a response from you before the day is over.

Question 1

Home Care Application - Rubric Total 30 points

Criterion 1. 1: Unsatisfactory 2. 2: Less Than

Satisfactory 3. 3: Satisfactory 4. 4: Good 5. 5: Excellent

Critical Thinking:

Demonstrate the ability to

utilize appropriate

resources for decision

making.

Critical Thinking:

Demonstrate the ability to

utilize appropriate resources

for decision making.

0 points

Student does not utilize

appropriate resources for

decision making. Solution is

inappropriate and lacks

rationale.

6.83 points

Student partially utilizes

appropriate resources for

decision making. Student

proposes an appropriate

solution, but significant

rationale is needed.

7.88 points

Student utilizes appropriate

resources for decision

making. Student proposes an

appropriate solution in the

form of a summary.

Moderate details are needed

in recognizing implications

for all parties involved, and in

supporting rationale.

8.92 points

Student significantly utilizes

resources for decision

making. Minor details are

needed in recognizing

implications for all parties

involved, and in supporting

rationale.

10.5 points

Student completely utilizes

resources for decision

making. Student proposes an

appropriate solution

supported with detailed

rationale.

Rationale

Rationale: Provide

justification for decisions and

action plans, including

appropriate ethical

considerations.

0 points

Student does not provide any

justification for decisions and

action plans, including

appropriate ethical

considerations.

5.85 points

Student provides partial

justification for decisions and

action plans, including

appropriate ethical

considerations.

6.75 points

Student provides appropriate

justification for decisions and

action plans, including

appropriate ethical

considerations.

7.65 points

Student provides significant

justification for decisions and

action plans, including

appropriate ethical

considerations.

9 points

Student provides complete

justification for decisions and

action plans, including

appropriate ethical

considerations.

Synthesis

Synthesis: Integrate

principles, concepts,

theories, and ideas

presented in the course

content and program of

study in a logical manner.

0 points

Student does not

successfully integrate ideas

or course concepts; or the

combination of elements is

not logical or verifiable.

5.85 points

Student attempts to

integrate ideas or course

concepts. The combination of

elements is not logical or

verifiable.

6.75 points

Student integrates ideas or

course concepts, but the

combination of elements at

times is confusing.

7.65 points

Student integrates ideas or

course concepts, and

combination of elements is

logical or verifiable.

9 points

Student integrates ideas or

course concepts, and

synthesis is unique. Synthesis

shows careful planning and

attention to how different

elements fit together. The

combination of elements is

logical and verifiable.

Mechanics of Writing

(includes spelling,

punctuation, grammar, and

language use)

Mechanics of Writing

(includes spelling,

punctuation, grammar, and

language use)

0 points

Surface errors are pervasive

enough that they impede

communication of meaning.

Inappropriate word choice or

sentence construction is

employed.

0.98 points

Frequent and repetitive

mechanical errors distract

the reader. Inconsistencies in

language choice (register) or

word choice are present.

Sentence structure is correct

but not varied.

1.13 points

Some mechanical errors or

typos are present, but they

are not overly distracting to

the reader. Correct and

varied sentence structure

and audience-appropriate

language are employed.

1.28 points

Prose is largely free of

mechanical errors, although

a few may be present. The

writer uses a variety of

effective sentence structures

and figures of speech.

1.5 points

The writer is clearly in

command of standard

written academic English.

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