Leadership and Management

ANSI regulation 2022 for SPD

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Has anyone heard that the new ANSI regulations for 2022 are going to include Ultra Clean Water for the use of ...

Brenda Chapman Category Leadership and Management Mar '22

First time educator

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Hi! My facility has recently purchased the PeriOp101 class and I am going to become the first time educator for the ...

Larissa Black Category Leadership and Management Mar '22

Mar '22

Hi Larissa,

Congrats on the new position. You should contact the Periop 101 coordinator (they may all be at ...

2/21 Specialty Assembly: Leadership Mtg, Linda Groah ...

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Dear Colleagues, Please join the Specialty Assembly: Leadership Meeting the Third Monday of the Month @7pm EST ...

Megan Nolan Category Leadership and Management Feb '22

Travelers and Staff Retention

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Hi Everyone, I just wanted to get a pulse check to see if anyone else is feeling the crunch with having your staff ...

Joanne Muyco Category Leadership and Management Feb '22

Mar '22

Oh boy are we feeling it too! My hospital corp is giving out raises for the main OR techs to try to keep them but my techs ...

Block Utilization - OB Cases

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Our labor & delivery floor have their own c-section room but use the OR's anesthesia during the c-sections. When ...

Rachel Rager Category Leadership and Management Feb '22

Staffing and call teams in the OR

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I am looking for other staffing models for the OR. I have been recently approached about looking for specialized ...

Alison Johnston Category Leadership and Management Feb '22

Feb '22

Our rural hospital has 4 call teams, Neuro/Uro, General (includes gyne, ENT, robotics), Hand/Eye, ortho. Each ...

Adding Service Leaders

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I am a new surgical manager and we will be implementing service leaders at my organization. Do any of you have a good ...

Jessica Sutherland Category Leadership and Management Feb '22

Call Practices

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How many call shifts does your staff take per month? And what is your call pay per hour?

Lisa Riggs Category Leadership and Management Feb '22

Feb '22

Our nurses take 5 call shifts per month. Our pay is $2.00 per hour. Our techs take 6 call shifts per month with the same ...

Advice on

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I have had numerous roles in nursing leadership over my career. My clinical background is ED, but I've been a ...

Kelly Ward Category Leadership and Management Jan '22

Mentoring

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What are your concerns, struggles you have about mentoring others? What have you experienced that went well with ...

Leigh Bartlett Category Leadership and Management Jan '22

Feb '22

Some personalities just do not mesh. Instead of forcing that interaction, it is better to pair them with someone ...

Specialty Assembly: Leadership Meeting Tonight 1/17

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Hi All, Please join us for a Specialty Assembly: Leadership Meeting Tonight 1/17. Hope to see you there! Megan ...

Megan Nolan Category Leadership and Management Jan '22

Staff satisfaction and retention in the OR

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I would love to hear ideas about what other facilities are doing to keep moral high and employees committed to the ...

NICOLE WILSON Category Leadership and Management Jan '22

Jan '22

It's been a struggle. Staff are constantly leaving to travel. It's been hard to keep the nurses who are in a periop ...

Patient satisfaction scores

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I am looking for ways to increase our patient satisfaction scores.our hcaps are low , it is very hard to compete with ...

Shannon Sessoms Category Leadership and Management Dec '21

Dec '21

We have handoff from nurse to nurse in front of pt( AOD to OR nurse)
Our system allows for pt family or designated ...

Staff scheduling tools

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I’m curious if anyone uses a staff scheduling program and if so, which ones do you like & why?

Gretchen Collette Category Leadership and Management Nov '21

Staffing Sterile Processing

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Administration is looking for justification for Sterile Processing FTE's numbers. Does anyone have a guide or ...

DEBORAH J MAJERSKY Category Leadership and Management Nov '21

Recent Topics

ANSI regulation 2022 for SPD

First time educator

2/21 Specialty Assembly: Leadership Mtg, Linda Groah ...

Travelers and Staff Retention

Block Utilization - OB Cases

Staffing and call teams in the OR

Adding Service Leaders

Call Practices

Advice on

Mentoring

Specialty Assembly: Leadership Meeting Tonight 1/17

Staff satisfaction and retention in the OR

Patient satisfaction scores

Staff scheduling tools

Staffing Sterile Processing

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