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IAHSS Supervisor Manual (3rd edition) Instructor Presentation Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Change, Challenge & Opportunities - ANSWER -As a supervisor, your actions can result in liability to the organization and to you personally. Experiences play a major role in becoming an effective...

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IAHSS Supervisor Manual (3rd edition) Instructor
Presentation Exam Questions and Answers 100%
Pass


Change, Challenge & Opportunities - ANSWER ✔✔-As a supervisor, your actions can result in liability

to the organization and to you personally.


Experiences play a major role in becoming an effective supervisor.


Supervision requires good judgment and the ability to not over-react or under-react.


A healthcare facility is characterized by a rapidly changing environment.


Regulation of the healthcare industry, ongoing managed care mandates, restructuring of healthcare

organizations, impact of technology, and ongoing social and ethical factors.


The Demands of the Security Supervisor Position - ANSWER ✔✔-Supervisors serve as the link between

the higher levels of administration and the employees at the base of an administrative pyramid.


Physicians do not typically fall into the pyramid, a common complicating factor.


The supervisor is responsible to employees, his/her supervisor, to act as a connecting link between

leadership and employees, and maintain good relationships with leaders and supervisors from other

departments.


A customer focus and good technical and professional skills are necessary.


Basic Elements of Supervision - ANSWER ✔✔-Necessary skills:


Above-average leadership skills




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Team-building skills


Good communications skills


Excellent follow-through on projects and special assignments


Regularly demonstrated interpersonal skills


The performance of the security officers you supervise shows your leadership ability.


The most important factor in being a healthcare security supervisor is honesty and integrity.


Suggestions for the Effective Supervisor - ANSWER ✔✔-Be flexible - adjust and overcome when things

do not go as planned.


Have a positive attitude about your department, your organization, and your profession.


Be technically proficient.


Find time for professional development.


Stay abreast of changes in your local environment and the industry.


"Your ability to create constructive change can be the greatest single indicator of your supervisory

performance."


Chapter 2


Supervisor Responsibilities - ANSWER ✔✔-


Organizational Structure - ANSWER ✔✔-The size of an organization often determines the security

department's structure. The larger the organization, the more likely security will have multiple levels of

supervision.


Having a champion for the security cause as close as possible to the top executive of the organization may

very well determine the success of the department and, quite importantly, its funding.


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Success in Supervising - ANSWER ✔✔-Your success as a supervisor depends on your ability to:


Make sound, value-based judgments


Be honest, fair, and ethical


Listen with genuine interest


Be accountable—especially when you make a mistake


Make tough decisions


Make timely decisions


Display personal and professional confidence


You must be balanced in the way you interact with staff, subordinates, superiors, and the organization.


Employees are security's most valuable asset:


Security officers make most of the critical (in-the-moment) security decisions in the organization.


Labor and labor-related costs amount to more than 93% of all security operating budgets.


Success in Supervising - ANSWER ✔✔-Trust has the most impact on one's ability to successfully

supervise.


Advocate for your employees and do your best to put employees in situations where they are most likely

to be successful.


As much as you are an advocate for the employee, you are equally, if not more, an advocate for the

organization.


Most supervisory work falls into the categories of personnel and tasks.


Key Personnel Responsibilities - ANSWER ✔✔-Hiring the right people, training, and retraining




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Giving recognition


Coaching and mentoring


Evaluating performance as an ongoing process


Taking disciplinary action and terminating employees


Dealing flexibly with employees' personal issues


Effective listening is key


Key Supervisory Tasks - ANSWER ✔✔-Documentation


Often, ability to communicate in writing determines an individual's success as a supervisor.


Scheduling


The schedule must, first, work for your organization and, second, be fair and equitable for your staff.


Budgets


Being able to justify staffing needs is important


Other assigned duties


A means to contribute to the growth of the department as well as your own personal and professional

growth.


Policies and procedures


Investigations


Uniforms and equipment


Keeping an Eye on the Little Things - ANSWER ✔✔-Every one of us wishes we had a person to take care

of the "little things" that affect us.




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