Analysing HR Practices in the Central Sterilization Department (CSSD) in Hospitals

The principles of management state that management is designing and maintaining an environment where individuals work together efficiently to achieve their goals. The Central Sterilization Supply Department’s (CSSD) main function is to clean, disinfect and provide sterile items for subsequent use by healthcare professionals in various hospital departments, including the ambulance. The study aims to explore and analyse the CSSD Staff's various HRM attributes and their effect on the process of CSSD in selected super-speciality hospitals. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The study involves primary and secondary data collected from CSSD staff of selected Super-speciality hospitals. The study is focused on understanding how HR practices affect multiple outcomes, namely, HR outcomes such as congruence, commitment and competency, Behavioural outcomes such as motivation, cooperation and positive attitude and Performance outcomes such as a positive work environment and effective sterilization. The research provides comprehensive insights into the specific challenges and opportunities related to HR practices in the CSSD context, offering evidence-based recommendations for improvement. The data were analysed and a report with recommendations was presented to the institution's head. SPSS software, factor analysis, SEM analysis, percentage, mean score, standard deviation, correlation, T-test, and ANOVA were used. The study revealed that there is a significant influence of HR practices on the Outcomes. The study concluded that HR practices affect the sterilisation process and the performance of the employees. Keywords: Adherence, Awareness, Central Sterile Supply Department, Infection Protection Control, Super Speciality Hospitals.