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Internal recruitment acts as a motivating factor and improves the morale of current employees who see a promotion path. In addition, internal candidates are already known to the organization and have an understanding of the culture of the organization. However, internal recruitment can lead to a culture of sameness and discriminatory hiring practices over time. Internal candidates not chosen for the position may exhibit hard feelings and lowered morale.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages to hiring from within and outside the organization.

A needs assessment is a procedure performed by collecting and analyzing data to determine what is required or lacking within a particular workgroup. A needs assessment outlines the discrepancy of needs between current job roles in HIM versus the expected needs for an HIM department provides data or backing to request a job analysis for a particular job role.

Discuss the role of a needs assessment in the job analysis process

Voluntary turnover

Employees choose to leave the organization

involuntary turnover

Employees leave the organization not of their own choosing, but because they are fired, laid off, or otherwise terminated

job description

A detailed list of a job's duties, reporting relationships, working conditions, and responsibilities

job analysis

A structured approach utilized to identify the unique job tasks performed within each job

Tell me about a time when you had to code a difficult chart.

Behavioral interview question

job summary

Describes the key tasks and responsibilities of a job; also known as job purpose or job scope

Job redesign is the process of realigning the needs of the organization with skills and interests of the employee and then designing jobs to meet those needs. Job redesign allows HIM managers to evaluate employees' job tasks and define each employee's responsibilities without performing a full-blown job analysis. Job redesign costs less and is a quicker process.

Explain how job redesign differs from job analysis

Job redesign is a formal process initiated by the HIM manager and job crafting is an informal process initiated by the employee.

Explain how job redesign differs from job crafting

Job crafting: The unsupervised or spontaneous changes to jobs that may or may not be congruent to the goals of the organization; redefinition of a job by an individual to incorporate his or her own motives, strengths, and passions

Explain the concept of job crafting

Recruiting external

Hiring outside of company. Indeed.com

Recruiting internal

Hiring within company. intranet.

What are some HIPAA restrictions when disclosing information for a mental health patient?

Job Knowledge question

job specification

Requirements section of the job description that outlines the knowledge and specific skills required for a position

job redesign

The process of realigning the needs of the organization with the skills and interests of the employee and then designing the jobs to meet those needs

job context

The situations or conditions where the employee performs the job

Job Crafting

The unsupervised or spontaneous changes to jobs that may or may not be congruent to the goals of the organization; redefinition of a job by an individual to incorporate his or her own motives, strengths, and passions

Would you be able to sit for extended periods of time?

Work Requirement question

How would you handle a rejected claim?

a situational interview question