Tag: Human Resources (HR)
VGM’s HR team achieves mental health certification
September 26, 2023HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa—VGM Group’s entire human resources team has achieved Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) certification. MHFA is a program of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. Similar to physical first aid and CPR, MHFA helps people assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis until professional assistance is obtained or the crisis is resolved. “As a 100% employee-owned company, we know that to take care of the company, we have to take care of each other,”...
Remote staffing: The new normal?
May 26, 2023Liz Beaulieu, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – HME companies are leaning on remote staffing solutions to help fill vacancies and reduce expenses, according to the results of a recent HME Newspoll.
A large majority of respondents to the poll (85%) cited those two reasons as the key drivers for outsourcing certain operations.
“We have found that using remote staffing is extremely beneficial and affordable,” said Mike Tracey of Aspirus Home Medical Equipment in Wausau, Wis. “Currently,...
Tomorrow Health hires VP of talent management
December 19, 2022HME News Staff
NEW YORK – Tomorrow Health has announced that Heidi Nicoll has joined the company as vice president of talent management. She will oversee talent management, including talent development and acquisition, and her duties will include attracting and hiring diverse top talent to enable Tomorrow Health to drive forward its vision and mission. "I am proud of the strong and diverse leadership team we are building to drive our efforts to transform a broken and archaic health care system from within,"...
CCS Medical names Escalante to new HR role
May 10, 2021HME News Staff
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas – CCS Medical has named Barbara Escalante Hess as its first ever chief human resources officer. Hess joins CCS Medical from TiER1 Performance Solutions, a consultative solutions provider, where she was responsible for developing and activating enterprise strategies to improve business performance and organizational health. “I’m honored to join CCS Medical and be part of a team that has so much purpose in being able to impact patients’ lives,” she...
Human resources: Be mindful about holidays
November 12, 2019Laizer Kornwasser
Q. Should we celebrate holidays at work?A. During December, a common greeting heard by many employees in the United States is,“Happy Holidays.” There are millions of Americans who don't celebrate a holiday in December, either due to not having a religious affiliation, or because their religious holiday(s) is/are observed during a different time of the year.Additionally, there are those who celebrate a holiday in December; however, they find this time of year to be traumatic, and/or a...
Human Resources: Lead by example
October 28, 2019Laizer Kornwasser
A. It's easy to imagine the experience of a doctor's office visit: after waiting 30 minutes to be called into an exam room, another 30 minutes pass while waiting for the doctor to finally arrive and perform their exam. This usually consists of a thorough physical checkup, followed by a few tests, before the doctor makes a final determination. However, instead of staying to hear the doctor's recommendations, picture leaving before the physician even has a chance to reveal their diagnosis. It's highly...
Human Resources: Obsess over customers
September 30, 2019Laizer Kornwasser
A. The culture you create and the employees you hire will determine if you will be Kodak or Amazon.George Eastman, Kodak's founder, realized the need to embrace disruption outweighed his concern of failure. He did this twice, 1) giving up a profitable dry-plate business to move to film and 2) investing in an inferior color film product.Kodak didn't need to fail. It was their culture and decision making that determined their fate. Executives were afraid to fail. Kodak wasn't surprised by the...
Human Resources: Make positive first impression
August 22, 2016Melissa Seitz
A. An effective onboarding program takes work and planning to ensure new team members can hit the ground running and feel welcomed from day one. Fewer things are more detrimental to a new hire, whom you have spent time, money, and effort to bring on board, than to have them twiddling their thumbs on day one due to lack of organization or preparation. A successful onboarding plan takes teamwork, commitment and planning.Be sure to have a workstation identified, equipment and supplies ordered, and make...
Human Resources: Recognize, reward, repeat
July 25, 2016Melissa Seitz
A. It seems like such an easy phrase to say and a common sense reaction, but all too often it is a phrase that isn't used enough, not only in our personal lives but also in the workplace. Over the course of my HR career, I have discovered one truth about all employees at every level of any organization and industry: People want to feel appreciated and reassured the work they do and the effort they put in is appreciated and noticed. So how do we do that? How do we make rewards and recognition a part...
Human Resources: Establish protocol for injuries
June 21, 2016Melissa Seitz
A. Many questions run through any manager's or supervisor's mind when an employee comes to them about an injury or incident.To begin, it is important employees understand what they should be reporting. Workers' compensation procedures suggest all accidents—even those that seem minor—be reported, even if the employee is unsure if they are injured. If an injured worker needs first aid or medical treatment, it is important they seek the treatment they need and then notify their manager or...