How employees are managed in an organization is important to the workflow of the workplace. Human resource management has several roles that encompass employee management, which include staffing, employee relations, training, benefits, and workplace safety. These roles are vital to the success of an organization. Human resource management in the health care industry is especially important because this department is responsible for hiring the best and most qualified health care workers. The ability to recruit exemplary health care workers is essential to providing the best patient care. The following paper will discuss the functional roles of the human resource department in a health care organization.

Roles of Human Resource Management
Staffing
Human Resources is the initial staffing decision maker on hiring and promoting the best people from a pool of potential candidates (Balkin, p. 156). Researching potential employees for hire and current employees for promotion take special consideration and decisions must be based on sound reasoning and background information. The HR department must make inquiries into the candidate and perform background checks to ensure a solid decision.

Employee Relations Maintaining good employee relations between management and co-workers is essential for a good workflow and consists of good, and clear communication. When there is an understanding about how the workplace is managed and the procedures and policies to follow when conflicts arise settling matters becomes easy and manageable (Welsh, 2011). Being able to communicate across all departments allows for better workflow and success.

Employee Development/Training Ensuring employees are performing at the highest capacity entails continuously developing and up keeping employee training and skills. Providing essential training enables employees to keep high standards and prepares individuals for situations that pertain to their job description. Employees are able to prepare for promotions as well when trained to capacity.

Compensation/Benefits Employee compensation and benefits are some aspects of an organization, which entice workers to seek employment within the organization. Human resources explain the benefits and ensures that employees receive what they are entitled to. It is the job of human resources to attract quality workers to the organization.

Workplace Safety and Health Ensuring the health and safety of employees is important for the benefit of the entire organization. Providing a safe workplace is essential in retaining quality employees. It is the organization’s job to offer a safe environment to work in as well and to offer compensations for any work related injuries that may occur on the job. Keeping the health and safety of employee as a top priority reassures the employee the organization cares about its workers. In addition if the worker does not feel safe in the workplace he or she must feel comfortable to be able to address the situation for management to address the problem and remedy the problem to prevent future complaints.

Human resource management is the center of an organization and can be seen as the backbone of the company. HR connects all departments together to ensure a smooth workflow and communication. Human resources works for the employee to ensure the employee is taken care of and that the employee feels that he or she is a valued aspect of the company. Taking care of employees greatly ensures that the employees, will in turn, provide the best service possible to patients and clients of the organization (Mayhew, 2014).

References
Balkin, D.B., Cardy, R.L., Gomez-Meija, L.R., (2012). Managing Human Resources (7th Edition). Prentice Hall
Mayhew, R. (2014). The Strategic Role of Human Resource Managers. Retrieved November 15, 2014 from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/strategic-role-human-resource-managers-11782.html
Welsh, I. (2011). Employee Relations- The Key to HR Success. Retrieved November
15, 2014 from http://hr.toolbox.com/blogs/search-for-mutual-success/employee-relations-the-key-to-hr-success-49171