Human Resources for Healthcare Professionals

Certificate Program

The California State University, East Bay Human Resources for Healthcare Professionals Certificate meets the specific needs of those who seek HR positions in physicians' offices, hospitals and other healthcare settings.

The certificate also will appeal to HR professionals who already work in healthcare settings but have not had the benefit of a formal education program or the benefit of a certification that recognizes their expertise.

Delving into both HR practice and healthcare administration, Cal State East Bay's curriculum covers topics that range from job analysis and computing the cost of organizational turnover to healthcare industry-specific HR planning and contract negotiations. Offered in partnership with Gatlin Education Services, the program's online-only format makes it convenient for professionals anywhere in the world, not just those who live or work in the San Francisco East Bay Area.

Those also interested in a more general grounding in HR management and practice and those with experience who seek to bring their knowledge and skills up to date, should consider our Certificate in Human Resource Management.

Program Objectives

• To give graduates a comprehensive overview of the healthcare field, including the types of healthcare organizations, the current and future states of the healthcare industry.
• To provide graduates an understanding of the unique aspects of human resources in healthcare organizations, from the competencies required for healthcare HR professionals and the relationship between the type of healthcare organization and the level of HR position to HR planning, HR management challenges, healthcare employee development and healthcare workplace laws.
• To give graduates a grounding in a range of general HR practices, topics and requirements, from the methods of job design and analysis and the relationship of JCAHO standards to job descriptions to lawful and unlawful pre-employment inquiries and the steps in responding to an EEO complaint.
• To give graduates familiarity with labor relations issues as they pertain to the healthcare industry, including the National Labor Relations Act and its healthcare-related provisions, the collective bargaining process and the stages of the unionization process.
• To provide graduates an understanding of compensation, from the various methods of administering a compensation process and the five components of executive compensation to the challenges that confront healthcare employers in providing benefits and variable pay programs and the issues confronting the confronting the healthcare industry in complying with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
• To give graduates a thorough grasp of the role of HR programs in the delivery of safe, competent healthcare and with it, the educational foundation necessary to meet that level of responsibility.

Who Should Attend

• Individuals who seek HR positions in physicians' offices, hospitals and other healthcare settings.
• Individuals who already have HR positions in healthcare settings but have not had the benefit of a formal education program or the benefit of a certification that recognizes their expertise.

Program Highlights