Write a 4 page response to an employment questionnaire requiring a self-evaluation of your leadership, collaboration, and ethical experiences. Use Times Roman . Font 12 and APA 7 format.
Use the scenario from the Western Enterprises Applicant Questionnaire to write your response to section 1 and section 2 The purpose of this assessment is to help you understand your approach to leadership, motivation, collaboration and ethical situations ( Do not write your response under the questionnaire as stated in the instructions)but write the paper separately using the two steps on the questionnaire
In section one of your response, you will analyze a personal leadership experience by describing your leadership approach and style including your ability to make decisions and communicate your vision decisions. You will also analyze your approach to collaboration and motivation among stakeholders.
In section 2, you will discuss an ethical dilemma that demonstrates your ability to apply ethical principles in the health care setting. To support this decision, you will compare your response to a workplace code of ethics or the code of ethics for nursing, such as the American Nurses Association of Code of Ethics..
Western Medical Enterprises Applicant Questionnaire
Directions: Please provide responses to the two sections below. The expectation is that each response is from 1–2 pages in length (not including the information already present in this document which is approximately one page). You are expected to support your assertions, ideas, or opinions with scholarly or professional resources where appropriate using current APA 7 format style and formatting.
Section 1: Leadership and Collaboration Experience
Briefly describe an instance where you were required to lead and motivate a team of professionals to collaborate. It does not need to be in a health care setting. If you have not lead a team of professionals before, use a different example.(Please use a nursing home settingwhere I previously worked)
Next, analyze your approach to the challenge using specific examples. It is not important whether or not your efforts were successful. What is important is the approach you take to appraising your leadership and collaboration decisions and actions. Do the following:
Analyze your leadership of the project. Consider the following:
What was the purpose or shared vision of the team?
The effectiveness of your leadership approach and style. Did you get “buy in” from stakeholders?
Decision making processes and outcomes? What were your good decisions? What would you have done differently?
How did you communication your vision, values, decisions, information, et cetera?
Analyze your approach to fostering collaboration and motivation among stakeholders. Consider:
How well you facilitated member or participant collaboration and engagement with one another. Did participants communicate effectively?
Actions you took to motivate people to realize your vision or tactics. Did the team or participants feel motivated and energized by you? Why or why not?
Section 2: Ethics Experience
Briefly describe an ethical dilemma that demonstrates your application of ethical principles in the health care setting. Next, analyze your response or actions (even if there were none) to the event against one of the reference points below. Were your inactions or choices supported by the chosen framework? Be specific and include references citing one or more of the following.
Any workplace code of ethics (consider choosing one from a place you work or have worked)You can choose one from nursing where I work.
The professional code of ethics for your profession.
AND one of the following:
Levitt, D. (2014). Ethical decision-making in a caring environment: The four principles and LEADS. Healthcare Management Forum, 27(2), 105–107.
American College of Healthcare Executives. (n.d.). ACHE code of ethics. https://www.ache.org/about-ache/our-story/our-commitments/ethics/ache-code-of-ethics
• In the process of answering the two questions you need to address these 4 criteria
• 1. Analyzes one’s own leadership qualities and actions relative to a specific experience, using personal core values of one’s profession against an accepted leadership model.
• 2.Analyzes one’s own leadership and motivational techniques used to foster collaboration among stakeholders, comparing them to one or more proven techniques.
• 3.Analyzes actions taken in response to an ethical dilemma in great detail that references specific elements of the code to help assess actions taken.
• 4.Produces complex and concise text that conveys clear meaning, with strong grammar, usage, word choice, spelling, and mechanical decisions. Enhances flow and meaning of text by using strong active voice throughout.
This is the Scenario used
Imagine that over the past few months you have participated in several organizational projects and met many new people. The opportunities to collaborate and demonstrate your emerging skills as a leader prompted you to think about applying for a new position. After exploring online job postings, you prepared a resume and submitted the application to Western Medical Enterprises. A few days later you received the following email:
Dear applicant,
Thank you for your interest in employment at Western Medical Enterprises. We have received your application packet. The next step for all potential employees is to provide a narrative response to the questions in the attached document. Please return your completed document to me by replying to this email.
Once we receive your responses, we will review them and notify you of the next steps.
Good luck!
Sincerely,
Thomas Hardy
Human Resources Recruiter
Western Medical Enterprises
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Apply qualities, skills, and practices used by effective health care leaders.
Analyze one’s own leadership qualities and actions relative to a specific experience, using personal core values of one’s profession.
Competency 2: Apply practices that facilitate effective interprofessional collaboration.
Analyze one’s own leadership and motivational techniques used to foster collaboration among stakeholders.
Competency 3: Apply ethical codes and diversity best practices in health care organizations.
Analyze actions taken in response to an ethical dilemma, using an ethical code.
Competency 4: Produce clear, coherent, and professional written work, writing standards.
Convey clear meaning in active voice, with minimal issues in grammar, usage, word choice, spelling, or mechanical errors.
Some references that have to be used:
References : Ethical decision-making in 0 environment: the four Principles and LEADS by Levitt,D., Healthcare Management Forum, 27(2)2014,105-107
Website : ACHE code of Ethics American College of Healthcare Executives. (n.d)
Ethical Frameworks
Website ACHE code of Ethics
American College of Healthcare Executives.(n.d)
Ethical decision- making in a caring environment
The four principles and LEADS by Levitt, D, Healthcare Management Forum, 27(2) 2014,105-107
Ethics, values , and decision making by Levitt-Rosenthal, N., Frontiers of Health ServicesManagement,30(1), 2013,27-32
From the Team to the Table. Nursing Societies and Health Care Organizational Ethics by Wiencek, C., Lavandero, R., & Berlinger, N.,
The Hastings Center report, 46,2016,S32-S34
