Role Of Hrm In Health Care

MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN AND MATERIAL RESOURCES FOR EFFECTIVE PATIENT’S CARE
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CONCEPT
Human resources management is simply the management of human resources (Wikipedia). It is a function of an organization which is responsible for the management of people within the organization; it helps to maximize employee performance in the service of an employer’s strategic plans or objectives.
A hospital or an organization cannot create a good team of health care professional without having in a good human resources management, the most important duties of the human resource department is recruiting and training of personnel, evaluating personnel’s performance, motivating the employee, ensuring workplace safety and communication. An organization

The human resource managers are responsible for employment of the right people suitable for the vacant position in the organization. They are also responsible for designing the plans and strategies or criteria which is most suitable for a job category. The number of health care professionals requires for effective functioning of the hospital is determined and recruited through strict and accurate procedures, trained to develop special skills necessary to take their new rotes or task set before them. The human resources management is required to conduct performance appraisal on the team of healthcare professionals to ensure evidence based practice and encourage them to practice their professions to their full potential which as well gaining more skills through on the job practice and continuing

They also help the organization in achieving their set goals.
The quality of human resources of an organization determines the quality of service that will be rendered by such organization. In the healthcare sector, it is important that only well trained healthcare professional are involved in the direct care of patients to ensure effective health care delivery services. This is made sure by the human resource management by employing only qualified candidate into the health care and avoidance of quackery.
Without adequate material resources, the employee cannot function effectively to bring about effective patient’s care, it is important that the organization make sure there is adequate and regular supply of materials and logistics and effective utilization of these materials in the care of all patients. The procurement department make sure that all goods supplied meet the organization standards and all required standards by the regulating body. No substandard product should be purchase as it leads to wastage of financial resources and poor