Human Resources Management for Health Care Organizations: A Strategic Approach

Legal Significance of Job Analysis

To demonstrate the validity and job relatedness of an employment test, the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978) require that the test-validation strategies be based on a thorough and up-to-date job analysis. When used as the basis for such personnel decisions as promotions or pay increases, performance evaluations are also considered to be examinations and fall under the same rigorous scrutiny as employment tests. Furthermore, the Americans with Disabilities Act defines a qualified applicant as one who can perform the essential functions of the job. Essential functions are the primary job duties intrinsic to the position; they do not include marginal or peripheral tasks that are not critical ...