Profhenry Reply Risk Management in Healthcare APA Style Reply Sexual harassment in the workplace Reply to each Peer about their post. Sexual harassment in the workplace Reply to Teacher ( Teacher responded this to my post and posed the following questions): Hey, Very nice job on your discussion regarding sexual harassment. I like the fact that you mentioned the feelings of the male employee who reported the harassment. You mentioned the experience generates negative consequences for the affected employees, including self-esteem reduction, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorders, reduced productivity, and job dissatisfaction. This is essential when there is a claim for sexual harassment as well as any other report of misconduct. With that being said, what are your thought as a Risk Manager of involving the Human Resources Department (HR)? Whenever I had any type of investigation on an employee, the first thing I did was bring in HR. While those of us in Risk and Compliance are responsible for the actual report and investigation, it is the job of HR to provide any sanctions on the guilty party. All we can do is provide suggestions on the type of sanction. Were you aware of that? With that being said, what type of education would you provide to the rest of the facility? In most organizations, including where I work even though I am remote, we are required to take Compliance, Safety, Sexual Harassment, etc. training on an annual basis. Would you improve your program, or would you keep it the same? Here is an interesting video re
garding sexual harassment training in healthcare. Please review and let me know what you think. SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING IN HC Thank you, Professor Susan Sexual harassment in the workplace Reply to Kendel: Hello Class! Sexual harassment in any workplace is a tough yet serious topic that must be handled with the upmost care and respect for all parties involved. âSexual harassment in healthcare workplaces presents a unique challenge as a result of the intimate nature of patient care as well as the physically close working environment of healthcare workersâ (Kavaler, 2012, p. 64). In the medical field sexual harassment allegations can be mor difficult to handle as previously mentioned in the quote from our textbook, it is not hard for lines to be blurred in this filed due to the level of intimacy between healthcare workers and patients. In this weekâs simulation I would first begin by doing all necessary paperwork to ensure that there is a well-documented paper trail for the facility and legal matters. From there I would speak with each involved party to get both sides and or the full story. If there is surveillance footage available in regard to the incidents mentioned I would then take a look at that to corroborate the stories. I would also call for a meeting for all employees to go over protocol, rights, rules, and so on as a refresher and to address the overall situation without singling out individuals. Kavaler, F. (2012). Risk Management in Health Care Institutions. [VitalSource Bookshelf]. Retrieved from londonessays.com