Civil Servant Redistribution in Samarinda City: A Descriptive Study of Human Resources on Health Distribution Gap

Abstract

Human resources on health (SDMK) is the “heart” of the National Health System. Without their presence in delivering public service, the targets of Healthy Indonesia Program in National Medium-Term Development Plan 20152019 (RPJMN 2015-2019) will be difficult to achieve. However, the SDMK’s distribution gap in local government still identified in Samarinda City. The aim of this research is describing the gap between availability and need of SDMK in Samarinda City. A descriptive qualitative approach is chosen, with focused group discussion and secondary data collection. The data analysis shows that: (1) there is a distribution gap between availability and need of SDMK in Samarinda City; (2) the distribution gap does not only exist in particular functional positions (JFT) but also in general administrative positions (JFU); (3) lack of JFU numbers leads to JFT mismatch of tasks and function that cause unoptimized public service; (4) there are different standards use by working units to determine the number of SDMK that needed in Samarinda City; (5) the existing distribution gap fulfills by temporary employees. Although civil servant redistribution mechanism in Samarinda City has regulated by the local government, the national strategy and regulation in Civil Servant redistribution are still needed. Keywords—civil servant, distribution, human resources on health