Assignment task:
Analyze the following hypothetical situation from the book by Fried & Fottler, 2018: As the Nursing Executive Leader at XYZ Hospital, you are currently seeking a Skilled Professional to fill the position of Nursing General Supervisor. The job of general nursing supervisor involves supervision of other nursing and auxiliary staff members, management of the scheduling process, coordination of nursing activities with other health services, direct service delivery, and compliance with nursing policies, procedures and regulatory requirements. Nurse Gomez has been with XYZ Hospital for five years and has proven to be a diligent, hard-working and reliable employee. For the past 15 months, you have been in the temporary position of Nursing General Supervisor and have done well. She has held herself to a high standard, has become an expert in the agency's reporting and billing procedures, and understands the agency's financial operations and regulatory requirements. Nurse Gomez has applied for the permanent position as General Nursing Supervisor, for which she meets many of the necessary conditions. At the same time, Nurse Figueroa is presented to be considered for the position. Figueroa has seven years of experience at XYZ Hospital and three years of experience as an ED nurse. However, she has no experience as a supervisor and her financial knowledge is poor. limited. The Human Resources Director has interviewed Figueroa and recommended her. You are inclined to offer the position to Nurse Gomez because of her experience and because she could fill the position with little training. However, several nurses have approached the Human Resources director stating that they will resign if Gomez is offered the position and she accepts because she has an autocratic personality and management style that has alienated many of the nurses. On the other hand, Nurse Figueroa is the one who receives support from the professional nursing staff to occupy the position of general nursing supervisor, due to her charismatic personality and demonstrated leadership as a floor nurse.
Based on the hypothetical situation presented, make an analysis of the situation with the guiding questions presented. Write a report for the senior management of the hospital where you address the following elements, following the structure of the following outline: Selection of resource for the position of General Nursing Supervisor for XYZ Hospital general background: Recruitment process: Describes the employee recruitment process with internal or external candidates in a health care organization. Analysis of needs and credentialing requirements: Explain how you would identify the need for personnel and the professional credentials they should possess. Selection Criteria: Project the selection criteria you would use to recruit nursing professionals at the institution. Interview styles: Identify the different interview styles that you could use in the selection process, which one would you apply in this case and why. II. Specific recommendations: Selection Process: Explain how you would decide which applicant to hire for the position of general nursing supervisor. What would your analysis process be and what factors would you take into consideration? Retention: What strategies would you use to retain staff who dislike one candidate and support another? Describe the Peter Principle in personnel management. Explain how you would apply the Peter Principle in this situation. Identifies 5 main reasons for the rotation (turnover) of nursing professionals. Discuss 5 staff retention strategies. Final recommendation: Indicate which candidate you have determined to select to fill the position of general nursing supervisor and justify your decision.