The Mediating Role of Employee Engagement: The Impact of Healthcare Talent Management on Improving Employee Performance in East Java, Indonesia

Health services by Community Health Centers (Puskesmas) are required to meet performance indicators such as accreditation status and community satisfaction. However, the staffing aspect is still inadequate in terms of both number and type of profession. Therefore, employee performance management must be improved through talent management and employee engagement. This study aims to determine the effect of talent management on employee performance mediated by employee engagement at the Coordinating Health Center for Region I, Malang Regency. This is a descriptive study with a quantitative approach using primary and secondary data. Primary data is collected through questionnaires, while secondary data is collected through reports, books, and scientific journals. The population is Civil Servants at 7 Puskesmas. The sample was taken using the "Issac and Michael" formula with an error rate of 5%, and 133 respondents were obtained. Respondents were selected randomly and proportionally. Analysis techniques include validity and reliability tests, classical assumption tests, multiple regression tests, and structural equation models. Research results: talent management has a positive and significant effect on employee performance, employee engagement has a positive and significant effect on employee performance, the indirect effect of talent management on employee performance through employee engagement as a mediator is greater than the direct effect of talent management on employee performance.