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Maintaining a Patient Focus in a Flexible Work Environment

Maintaining a Patient Focus in a Flexible Work Environment. MIT Workplace Center Seminar February 25, 2003 Nancy Kruger, DNSc.,RN and Nancy Hickey, MS, RN. Objectives. Provide a safe environment for patient care Provide a practice environment that is provider friendly

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Maintaining a Patient Focus in a Flexible Work Environment

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  1. Maintaining a Patient Focus in a Flexible Work Environment MIT Workplace Center Seminar February 25, 2003 Nancy Kruger, DNSc.,RN and Nancy Hickey, MS, RN

  2. Objectives • Provide a safe environment for patient care • Provide a practice environment that is provider friendly • Provide competent practitioners with the expertise the public demands • Provide continuity of care • Provide compassionate care

  3. Vision Our most important responsibilities are patient care, teaching and the development of new knowledge through research. Our passion is giving extraordinary care in partnership with our patients and families. We provide unparalleled compassionate care with unprecedented technical expertise to create a healing environment with our colleagues in patient care.

  4. Mission • To care for sick people • To promote health • To prevent illness and injury • To educate ourselves and our future generations • To discover, disseminate and utilize new knowledge

  5. Realities • We have sick people who rely on the presence of expert practitioners. Much of the patient’s experience is dependent on the relationship between the practitioner and the patient. • To attract qualified practitioners we have to be prepared to offer flexible work schedules

  6. Competency • Clinical Colleague Program • Orientation of the newly licensed nurse • Advanced care courses • Annual competency demonstration

  7. Conclusion • Need to understand the needs of the staff • Craft schedules and benefits that meet both the needs of the staff and the patients • Understand the environment that requires an increase in personnel because of expanding programs and more part-time work

  8. Staff Demographics • Distribution by age • Comparison of full time work to part time work • Nurses who rotate shifts compared to nurses who work a permanent off shift. • Impact of Diversity

  9. Challenges • Need for aggressive recruitment • Part time staff • Limited permanent off shift opportunities • Varied skill levels • Floating • Temporary staff (travelers)

  10. Interventions • Effective recruitment • scheduling strategies • Mandatory overtime • Retention strategies related to age and life situations of the employee • Encouraging full-time staff, specialty areas • Increasing permanent shift differentials

  11. Safe Practice • A Competency Based Floating • Floating to like area’s • Short-term, temporary assignments • Day to day floating strategies • Long Term Travel Assignments

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