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EXERCISE: WRITING A POSITION (JOB) DESCRIPTION Select a nonsupervisory job with which you are familiar and develop a position description for that job. Follow the early sections of the text in creating the sections of your position description, and keep in mind the various uses that your finished description might possibly have to serve. Case: If It Isn't in the Job Description... Harry Jones, maintenance supervisor, was troubled about mechanic Dan Wilson. Harry considered Dan a good mechanic based on Dan's consistently good work in completing his preventive maintenance tasks and his success with tough repair jobs. The problem was Dan's apparent lack of motivation to do more or better; he did exactly as told, then waited to be told what to do next. If he had no specific assignment to go to next when he finished a job, he took a prolonged break until Harry found him and gave him a new assignment. Harry's frustration got the better of him one day when a small plumbing problem got out of hand and became a larger problem. He knew Dan must have seen the leak because it was right next to his most recent assignment, but when Harry asked why he had done nothing about the leak, Dan answered, "Plumbing's not part of my job! Harry said, "You could at least have reported it Dan said, "There's nothing in my job description about reporting anything. I stick to my job description "Dan, you're a good mechanic, but you never extend yourself , never reach out to help without being told! I'm not paid to extend myself. You're the boss, and I do what you tell me! Harry responded, "I know, and you always do it right. But I know you're capable of doing more. For some reason or other you're not working up to your capabilities Put yourself in Harry's position and consider some possible ways of dealing with Dan Enumerate a few steps that you might recommend to Harry in an effort to get an to Dan shrugged. "I do what I'm told, and if it is it in the job description, I don't have Performance Standards 77 to do it Instructions perform more in line with his capabilities References 1. 2. Brandt AR. Describing hourly jobs. Handbook of Wage and Salary Administration. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill: 1972:1-11. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Accreditation Manual for Hospitals. Vol. 2. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: JCAHO. Americans with Disabilities Act, US Code 42 (1990). $ 12101. Berte L. Developing Performance Standards for Hospital Personnel. Chicago, IL: ASCP Press 1989:61. 3. Recommended Reading Berte L. Developing Performance Standards for Hospital Personnel. Chicago, IL: ASCP Press, 1989. Chesser CM, et al. Job descriptions and performance appraisals. Health Care Supervisor. 1997;15 (4):1-34. Heatherley SS. Key performance indicators to assess laboratory operations. Clinical Laboratory Management Review. 1997;11(3):164-170. Liebler 16, McConnell CR. Management Principles for Health Professionals. 6th ed. Chapter 5 (Organizing. pp. 154-179). Burlington MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2012. Plachy RJ. Plachy Sj. Results-oriented Job Descriptions. New York, NY: AMACOM; 1993