Health Care HR Week

Health Care Human Resources Week – the third week of March – is designated to recognize human resources professionals in health care organizations across the nation for their important role across the continuum of care.

Scroll down for ideas on how to recognize this week:

Team and Initiative Recognition 

ASHHRA is looking to recognize exemplary teamwork and ideas in the health care HR field. Nominations for a Team of the Day and Initiative of the Day have been received and we will be highlighting them here and on social media throughout HCHR Week. Click on the links below to see teams and initiatives being recognized each day.

HCHR Week Specials

• Last-Minute Appreciation Gift for Your Staff
  Need a last-minute idea to show appreciation for your HR staff? Organizational Membership is available for groups of five or more who join at the same time. And you can also save up to 25% on membership dues. Contact Keri Goodman to give the gift of ASHHRA membership: kgoodman@aha.org  |  312-422-3859.
   
• Education Special: BOGO
  Buy one, Get One - ASHHRA On-Demand Education! Purchase an On-Demand Education product during Health Care HR Week and get a second On-Demand Education product FREE.*
  After purchasing your On-Demand Education product, ASHHRA will provide you access to a second On-Demand Education product of your choice. 
  *Offer ends Friday, March 20, 2020. Limit two additional products per person. Must be selected by April 31, 2020.
   
• Scavenger Hunt
  Download the Scavenger Hunt activity and see who can find all the answers first! Make sure you send completed Word Search forms to ASHHRA to win special prizes!  
  Scavenger Hunt Form
   
• Word Search
  Download the Word Search activity and see who can finish it the fastest! Make sure you send completed Word Search forms to ASHHRA to win special prizes!  
  Word Search Form 
   

Let us know how you're recognizing Health Care HR Week

• Use the hashtag #HCHRWeek 
  See how other organizations recognized HCHR Week in the past by searching for #HCHRWeek on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
   
• Send ASHHRA your photos and ideas 
  We love highlighting our members and the work you do, especially during Health Care HR week! Send ASHHRA a fun photo of your team, an idea you have for this year or something that worked well in the past, and your team/idea could be featured on ASHHRA.org or on one of ASHHRA's social media platforms. 
   

Recommended Activities for Health Care HR Week

Below are activities you can implement or use as inspiration for more ideas.

• Know Your Health Care HR Professional Day
• Hold a contest using a brief questionnaire to ask hospital employees around the organization to define the responsibilities of the HR department. The top three winners will receive a prize.
   
• Luncheon Celebration
  Hold a luncheon in your organization to celebrate the work of the HR professional and have others in the organization meet the HR staff.
   
• Hospital Wellness Day
  HR staff could set up tables to talk about health and fitness, invite suppliers on healthy foods, exercise, stress management, etc.; offer incentive for participating. Find a community/local charity and set aside time to work together to volunteer.
   
• Career Share Day
  Invite the community to your organization for a career fair that includes career development activities such as resume writing, interviewing skills, networking strategies, seminars on getting hired, how to shine, turning a no into a yes, etc., or visit a school to talk about careers in health care HR.
   
• Cover-Me-for-Lunch Day
  For an hour and a half, the HR non-managers and managers switch jobs for a day; the goal is to learn what the other does day to day and gain a greater appreciation for one another.
   
• Learn Together
  Attend a webinar with your HR colleagues!
   
• Unique HR Request Day
  Discover the most unique requests you and your colleagues in HR have ever received (without revealing any confidential information, of course!), and discuss how you addressed the request.

Get health care HR gear
Check out the exclusive ASHHRA Health Care HR Week Online Store.