Employee Wellness Department

Kalamazoo County Department of Health and Human Services agency is the host to many assistance programs and services that aid in the advancement of our community. The organization was originally created in 1965 and was named “Department of Social Services” (Michigan.gov, 2017). In 1995 it was renamed “Family Independence Agency”; in April 2015, Governor Snyder decided that the Department of Human Services (DHS) would merge with the Department of Community Health (DCH) to create the Department of Health and Human Services. Hence the name Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) was born. The DHHS office “provides public assistance, child, and family welfare services, and oversees health policy and management”

Human Resources Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) is a program that was created to help America build a health care workforce. The Bureau of Health Workforce is eager to improve the public health by expanding access to quality health services and working to achieve health equity (“Bureau of Health Workforce”). May 2014 was the month and year HRSA was created (“Bureau of Health Workforce”). The Bureau of Health Workforce was developed through the department of Health and Human Services. The Bureau of Health Workforce combines programs that were already administered through the Bureau of Health Professions and the Bureau of Clinician Recruitment and Service “Bureau of Health Workforce”.

“Understanding role clarity and task ambiguity” - department and individual objectives are not clear from the beginning and lack of group structure.

While we work as single unit, your main focus should be on your ranks main responsibilities. The current hierarchy of the staff is the following.

George, Jones & Sharbrough (1996) suggested using a functional structure when organisations can departmentalise group jobs based on similar functions. These departments can include a wide range of groups such as,

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, in the beginning of 2007, funded Health Workforce Solutions LLC (HWS) in their project to create new innovative care models that can establish proficient and successful ways to deliver health care (Joynt & Kimball, 2008, January). In total, HWS selected 24 models of the original 60 care delivery models to conduct in-depth research. Throughout the years, many institutions have incorporated these different models, either independently or in combination. Although all models met the criteria of HWS, and are beneficial in their own way, the Unit-Based Care Manager model will be the subject of this paper. The Unit-Based Care Manager model, "is a new role created for Clinical Nurse Leaders (CNL 's), where a hospital unit 's care team and delivery is redesigned to leverage the CNL 's knowledge, experience, and functionality" (Joynt & Kimball, 2008, January). In fact, one example of the benefits of implying this model is hand hygiene compliance. Results show from CNL Role Immersions Practicum Experiences, that improvement went from 30% to over 70% with just this implementation ( Reid & Dennison, 2011, September 30).

A few days ago I took a trip to my local mall and took a seat at the food court. My objective was to observe individuals engaging in non-verbal communication and document what I witnessed. After only a few minutes I became aware of a couple sitting within public distance, about 15-20ft away from me. They were having an argument about how the male was being cold and unaffectionate. While observing them I realized they were using various gestures while arguing. I will inform you of what type they were and what they were conveying.

During my lifetime so far I do not have much work experience; however, the work experience I do have is very diverse. This diversity ranges between working for an insurance brokerage, to working at a rodeo – both providing me with useful skills I am able to utilize for the rest of my life. I have spent the past two summers working at VanHelden Agencies. During my time at VanHelden Agencies, I performed various aspects of office assistant and clerical work – both positions requiring a great amount of organization. From pulling and putting way files, to processing ingoing and outgoing mail, as well to filing claims that have been reported to the office, I had to always be organized of what was going on. At the Rough Stock Rumble, I greeted guests,

Personally, I find the following statement, "health care executives should not be driven by desire for self-wealth, increasing profits, power, independence, and a need to succeed, but should focus on providing quality and safe service” (Belhaven University, 2016) to be what every Christian healthcare executive would want as their personal mission and/or vision statement. God is the creator of human kind and knows people and their need far more clearly than we can ever imagine. The desires of healthcare administrators or executives should be from scriptures when we are in search for or of His wisdom. Romans 3:23 exemplifies us all because we “have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (NIV) from time to time.

At the end of 2014, PYB has 87 full-time and 28 part-time workers. With recent company success, PYB will continue to hire new employees to accommodate for higher production. However, with the passing of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, PYB is currently not in health care compliance by not providing “adequate health care coverage to their employees. ” Since PYB has 50 or more full time employees, they are required to provide minimal coverage or pay the “sledgehammer tax” of $2,084 per full-time employee that is eligible for coverage. There also needs to be a determination of analyzing the health of current employees. This can be determined if PYB wants to implement a fully insured, self-funded or hybrid self-funded health plan for their employees.

Stokols and his associates suggest that the field of worksite wellness may be undergoing a fundamental paradigm shift away from individually oriented programs and toward broader formulations emphasizing the joint impact of the physical and social environment at work, job‐person fit, and work policies on employee well‐being (Stokols, Pelletier, and Fielding, 1996).One example of a company that successfully implemented an H&W program is The McKesson Corporation. Between 2011 and 2014, participants increased their activity levels from an average of 21 to 106 activities per annum, with 83% of employees and spouses completing at least one activity in 2014. Since April 2012, McKesson employees and their spouses have attended 159,994 Weight Watchers

The Wellness Coordinator position is a career I am incredibly interested in and hope to attain to utilize my experience and further my development within the wellness field. Developing strategic plans and managing projects in order to positively elevate lives and more importantly, help people achieve what matters to them is fascinating to me. I am confident my passion, work experience, and education align with your Wellness Coordinator position. Listed below are a few of the many capabilities I can bring to the EXOS team.

This year our HR department has implemented an onsite health care provider and onsite counselor for our emotional well-being. They teamed up with a provider for individualize physical fitness training. We are implementing a new career development program that includes IDPs (individual development plans), talent tracking, career planning and stay

As a manager working in a diverse organisation, this learning area will help me to recognise the differences between team members and to effectively manage these differences by encouraging participation in diverse training, establishing benefit programs such bonuses, flexi-time to accommodate the different needs of different employees. It’s important to communicate to staff about goals and objectives, corporate culture and common practice. This can be done by developing employee handbooks with detailed guidelines that can be handed out at orientation days.

Smoking is one of the most controversial topics in the world, the cigarette while being popular has many negative side effects to people's health. Many companies have made different ads to make people stop smoking, let’s take a look at an advertisement made by Nicotinell to combat smoking and help smokers quit.