East Alabama Medical Center has a strong mission statement – Deliver high quality, compassionate healthcare. EAMC knows that to do this, they need to keep a strong pipeline of nurses and first-level supervisory nurse leaders, a familiar concept to EAMC. Being a quality hospital in a smaller market, EAMC has a longstanding tradition of growing their own to carry […]
The move from volume-based care models to outcomes-based care models has changed the role of the Nurse Manager. The role was always tough, but it is more challenging and complex than ever. Today’s Nurse Manager is required to be an expert in quality, staff engagement, patient experience, work culture, regulatory issues, physician relations, compliance and performance improvement. The role…
Your health system could have the best instructors in your state, access to the most up to date technology, and stellar course materials – but if you have the wrong approach to employee learning, you may not achieve the results you’re seeking. Adults learn differently than children. Adults build up defensive walls if they do not see the point…
Everything is changing at Lakeland Health in Southwest Michigan, and the transformational leadership team there is embracing it head on. From talent retention to community involvement to the organization’s mission, Lakeland Health is rapidly adapting to the new healthcare landscape, and their team members are leading the way. The top item on Lakeland’s agenda is…
Tactics to increase nurse engagement within the nursing field can be divided into two major workplace factors, Compassion Satisfaction and Mattering. As nurse leaders, responsibility for creating and sustaining a positive culture becomes an important and necessary task. By creating an environment where nurses feel Compassion Satisfaction and that they Matter, job satisfaction will increase. Nurses…
Several immigration moves and executive orders by the current White House administration could affect healthcare and care giving in the U.S. in years to come. While no sweeping policy has happened, proposed policy changes could affect healthcare staffing. Current immigration efforts include limiting the number of work visas issued yearly, limiting citizenship opportunities in family-based…
Nurse executives are responsible for the delivery of high quality care and the financial health of their organization. As a nurse leader and nursing advocate, you should be confident in your knowledge and understanding of value-based purchasing and its intersection with nurse sensitive indicators. VBP is a snapshot of how hospitals are performing on quality…
In a high-stress healthcare environment, Nurse Managers have a difficult task! It’s up to them to evaluate performance, mentor, develop staff, ensure that nurses are motivated, and be a voice of nursing to the organization. So when you’re evaluating a candidate for a Nurse Manager position, an important question to consider is: Is she/he a…
10) Build around a common vision, connecting to the BIG picture. Choose easy, high impact themes, such as: Exceptional Care, Value Creation, Culture of Excellence, and Transformative Growth. These four areas of focus set the aspirations of the health system. As a Nursing Executive Team, facilitate annual retreats to align nursing’s goals around these strategic…
Most great healthcare companies have well-financed programs to develop Directors and C-suite executives, but sometimes frontline nurse leaders are overlooked. When budgets are tight, you are often asked to do more with less. Showing ROI of nurse leadership development may sound complicated, but it’s important if you want to make training frontline nurse leaders a…
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