A Brighter Workday on the Horizon
On January 1, Houston Methodist will launch Workday to manage many of our HR, financial, supply chain and planning functions. It will replace MARS and is the industry leader in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. When Workday launches, every employee will interact with it in some way, whether through payroll, benefits, recruitment, onboarding, compliance, learning, supply chain, accounting or grants.
“We strive to create a seamless experience for our patients as they journey through their visits and interactions with us,” said Robert Schwartz, executive vice president, chief innovation officer and Workday project executive sponsor. “Similarly, Workday has the potential to provide a comprehensive and personalized experience for our colleagues. It’s about helping everyone work more effectively and efficiently so we can focus on putting our patients at the center of everything we do.”
What’s Changing for Everyone?
Workday is designed to streamline the way we work and improve our overall employee experience. We’ll benefit from enhanced navigation and features to make it easier to navigate these tasks:
- Access paychecks and tax information.
- View PTO balances.
- Update personal information.
- Manage payroll deductions.
- View my employee profile.
- Search for colleagues.
- Submit expense reports.
- Complete Focal Point Reviews.
- Set personal performance goals.
- Take learning courses.
- Enroll in and review HM benefits.
- Access Employee Wellness.
- Complete disaster preparedness.
- Apply for open positions at HM.
What’s Changing for Leaders
For leaders, Workday will bring HR, finance and supply chain together, providing a centralized place to view, develop, grow and manage teams including:
- Access and view real-time data for teams.
- Review and approve leave requests.
- Review and approve expense reports.
- Manage performance reviews.
- Initiate job requisitions and track status of positions.
- Review candidate profiles.
- Get more insight into onboarding new hires.
- Conduct Focal Point Reviews.
- Set performance goals.
- Provide feedback to employees.
- Enroll employees in training and monitor their progress.
- Access dashboards to view team performance metrics.
Training Coming This Fall
All employees will receive appropriate role-based training before it launches on Jan. 1.
Look for more communications about Workday in the months ahead.
