Week 06 Written Assignment – Job Evaluation

Download the following list of hospital job descriptions:

• Hospital Job Descriptions

Using the “Ranking Method of Job Evaulation”, develop the relative worth of each hospital job described. Once you complete the ranking, in a one page document, briefly defend the rankings you have selected.

 

attached is the job descriptions

Hospital Job Descriptions

FLOOR FINISHER: Operates 19-in, floor scrubbing machine. Uses various chemicals to remove old finishes from floors and to clean carpets. Uses mops and buckets to clean up residue from floor stripping and to apply new finishes. Must have ability to examine old finishes, identify their type, and mix chemical solutions to desired strength to remove old finishes without ruining floor surfaces. Must be able to identify various types of terrazzo and tile flooring composition and use appropriate cleaning agents. Must know several types of polymeric floor finishes and appropriate application to floor surfaces.

CHECKOUT AIDE: Cleans patient’s room after the patient checks out of the hospital. Must know procedures for properly cleaning patient room. Must know procedures for stripping off old linen, cleaning bed frame, and remaking patient bed. Must coordinate cleaning with check-in desk so that rooms are ready for next scheduled patient. Must be able to use routine germicidal products to ensure safe patient environment.

HOUSEKEEPING AIDE: Must know procedures and germicidal products for cleaning patient rooms. Works on a routine schedule established by department supervisor.

PROJECTS AIDE: Engages in non-routine labor tasks within hospital. Must be capable of working under general supervisor. Typical projects are moving furniture, cleaning up nonrecurring messes (for example, water puddle caused by broken water pipe), and moving equipment.

FLATIRON ATTENDANT: Works at finishing end of flatiron in hospital laundry. As pressed sheets and other flat linen emerge from flatiron, folds linens and places them on laundry cart. Pushes full carts to linen ware- room.

WASHEREXTRACTOR OPERATOR: Operates commercial washers of up to 3,000-lb capacity and extractors of up to 1,000-lb capacity. Must know how to load and unload washer and extractor. Centrigual force extractor requires judgment in loading so that loads are not out of balance, thereby causing damage to equipment or hazards to employees. Must know appropriate washing formulas to ensure that linens are clean. Must know special procedures for assuring that difficult-to-clean stains are handled to salvage the linens. Oversees work of assistant washer/extractor operator

Adapted from Compensation Decision Making, Fourth Edition, by Thomas J. Bergman and Vida Gulbinas Scarpello.