additional ethics self-assessment to the hiring process
I am writing this Memo to suggest additional ethics self-assessment to the hiring process. From the analysis of the existing Ethics Self-Assessment, the establishment of ethical standards of behavior and values is important in health care organizations, especially among the executives. Normally, the healthcare executives are required to demonstrate a high degree of ethical standards and values which reflect the compliance requirements. Qualified individuals to be hired must be ready and willing to take courageous and consistent management actions in order to overcome certain obstacles experienced in a healthcare organization. Essential values expected of healthcare executives during the hiring process are honesty, fairness, integrity, altruism, and commitment to serve without selecting patients.
Cultural sensitivity and cultural competency are additional values that must be assessed to determine if the healthcare executive will be in a better position to relate well with diverse cultures. Cultural diversity remains a major concern for many healthcare organizations. As a result, I am suggesting an additional ethics assessment that can be used by these organizations when hiring healthcare executives, as well as other staff members. First, it is important to assess the person being hired if he or she can be willing and comfortable to work in a healthcare organization with employees from different cultural backgrounds. Secondly, the person being hired must be asked if he or she appreciates cultural diversity. Thirdly, the healthcare executive to be hired should be asked to confirm if he or she has ever worked in an organization that practices cultural diversity; if so, the person must explain how he or she felt.
There are several challenges involved in creating an ethical assessment. One of the challenges is that sometimes it is difficult to provide evaluations that are accurate, useful, and consistent with the current ethical standards. Another problem is that some of the ethical assessment questions may sound too personal to the candidate making him or her unwilling to respond. Also, when creating an ethics self-assessment, some ethical issues may arise, leading to biasness. The strategy that can be incorporated to overcome these challenges is to ensure that ethical assessment complies with the Code of Ethics to avoid ethical dilemmas.