Background - Evaluating Jobs - Lesson 8 - Use table 8.1 (p279) and table 8.2 (P280)

HRP 113 - 02 Assignment Evaluating Jobs - Biostatistician

A Human Resources employee is tasked to apply job evaluation criteria to new or existing positions, and write a background note for review.

A biostatistician is skilled in both math and medicine, and they use these skills to interpret enormous amounts of medical data. Then, they translate the lessons into usable information such as emerging public health trend reports; the risks and effectiveness of new medications, medical treatments and procedures; and analysis of clinical studies.

Evaluate the position Biostatistician (from your perspective) using the Compensable Factors in table Tables 8.1 and then in comparison to the positions listed in Table 8.2.

Step 1: Create a table and record the points for each Compensable Factor for Biostatistician (similar to Table 8.1 but for the position biostatistician.) Determine and record the total the points.

Step 2: Once you have calculated the total points, proceed to verify the position immediately above and immediately below Biostatistician (table 8.2), and then research salaries for the three positions.

Refer to the specific Rubric for how this assignment will be scored.

Assignment:

Write a background note (Word document or pdf file) which introduces the position Biostatistician into the hospital Job Evaluation Hierarchy (Table 8.2.)

1) Include in your completed brief the evaluation of the compensable factors for the biostatistician position. Use a table format. 2) List which position (Table 8.2) is immediately above the biostatistician position and which position is immediately below (based on Total Points you determined, and using Table 8.2.) 3) Explain the single Compensable Factor (score) which made the greatest impact on point total versus the same Compensable Factor for each of the other two positions. 4) Use the internet to determine median salary for each of the three positions (the salaries you find do not have to align with your rating, it is simply another source of data in your Compensation Toolbox.) Cite the source(s) (web site) you used.

FIGURE 8.1 SAMPLE SUMMARY RATING CHART FOR POINT METHOD OF JOB EVALUATION Job title: Degree Rating Factor 1 2 3 4 10 25 al Education 70 100 45 135 35 15 60 90 120 b) Experience 35 Mental skill 65 100 125 35 Mental effort 100 60 40 30 65 Physical effort importance of accuracy 30 45 80 Patient contact 30 45 75 35 20 75 Supervisory responsibility Job hazards 15 30 65 Job/work environment 20 30 55 0 15 15 15 15 10 0 0 10 80 50 65 60 50 45 40 IIIIIIII 185 23|||||||| 11 8 210 150 1 111 Total Points for This Job Points Allocated 280 PART 3 Determining Compensation Values TABLE 8.2 RESULTS OF JOB EVALUATION APPLIED TO JOBS AT A CANADIAN HOSPITAL (b) (c) (0) (c) MENTAL MENTAL PHYSICAL JOB TITLE EDUCATION EXPERIENCE SKILL EFFORT Head of surgery 210 150 125 100 Thoracic surgeon 210 90 125 100 Director of nursing 135 150 125 100 Staff physician 185 60 125 100 Head ward nurse 135 60 100 80 Chief pharmacist 135 90 100 80 Registered nurse 135 35 65 60 100 15 65 60 Ward nurse Pharmacist Accountant 100 15 65 60 135 35 65 60 Medical lab tech 70 15 35 35 Nurse's aide 45 0 35 35 Janitor/cleaner 25 15 35 15 45 0 35 35 Pharmacist's asst. Orderly Admitting clerk 25 0 35 15 25 15 35 35 Food prep, worker 25 0 35 15 Accounting clerk 45 15 35 Painter 10 15 15 Grounds worker 10 0 15 8% gets p factor In oth repeat the ex measu How TEST COMPENSABLE FACTORS ( (1) EFFORT ACCURACY CONTACT 40 80 60 50 80 30 80 50 80 50 80 15 80 40 65 40 65 15 80 15 45 30 80 50 45 50 30 15 80 50 30 15 45 40 45 15 45 50 35 15 15 & 282 30 15 82822 75 60 75 75 10 75 75 30 10 30 60 10 10 30 45 10 10 10 10 (2) () @ SUP. JOB JOB/WORK TOTAL RESP HAZARDS ENVIRON POINTS 75 30 30 900 20 30 30 810 75 15 30 800 0 30 30 735 30 30 675 15 20 620 30 30 535 30 30 480 15 20 400 0 10 45 30 30 30 45 40 10 30 0 20 10 20 20 35 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 30 15 15 0 30 15 375 370 330 265 245 245 230 215 210 195 165