Blog 5 Challenges of Creating work schedules in a healthcare setting

 Many times when you first hire people to work certain shifts, over a period of time their availability will change.Some of the people that you have already hired can only work certain shifts.Then on top of that you have to manage them all. When you have employees request off, you have to give them that day off as well as find someone else to work that shift. Then you will have people getting sick espically during the flu season, so you also have to perpared for that as well. When the schedules are posted there will be some employees that will complain about it and want there hours cahnged or they will shift hours with another employee. It is your job to make sure that when employees swift shifts that there is doucmentation to confirm swift. There is a ton of work involved in order to make schedules for a hospital staff.

Blog # 5 - Challenges of creating work schedules in a healthcare setting

It is not easy to create a work schedule for the healthcare setting. There is a shortage of qualified staff and there needs to be a minimum of staff to make sure that everyone gets quality care. You often have to ask staff to work long hours but you need to make sure that you allow them enough rest to give good care, a nurse or doctor will often make more mistakes if they are tired. Another problem is that there is a high turnover rate for nurses so you can not make schedules very far in advance. The nurses will get sick or quit. Even the best work schedule can be ruined by even the slightest cold. A healthcare worker can not show up to work sick because they can give it to their vulnerable patients, especially if they are working in long term care.

Blog 5-Challenges of creating work schedules in healthcare facilities

Healthcare facilities are usually large, employed with a lot of employees, so making the work schedule is usually a challenge. If not done in an organized manner, it could cause chaos. Its hard to find healthcare facilities with work schedule conflicts, so the question is how do they accomplish this. The best way to eliminate work schedule conflicts is to make sure that every department in the facility has a manager that handles making the schedule for employees in that department. By following this method, it will prevent all the burden from being on one person. When an employee has a work schedule conflict, it will allow them to go to the manager overseeing their department. In addtion, having and electonic method for employees to view their schedule will be a great idea. It will allow the employees to know when they work in case there is  a conflict with the schedule. It will give them time to let the manager know about it ahead of time. These are the basic steps to making schedules in a healthcare facility and a lot of addtional steps can be taken as well.

Blog 4-incorporating new HR systems

Incorporating new HR systems are great. The best way to go about it is to make sure that all employees are on the same page with the new system. Miscommunications throughout a healthcare facility when bring in new systems can cause a lot of disaster and chaos. Creating a booklet for every employee will be a great way to go about it. This will not be the only step, but the next step should be an employee meeting with management going over the new HR system. Following the meeting, everyone should be given the chance to ask questions and a small quiz following will be great. This will make sure that everyone is on the same page and that the new system is understood. Without human resources in a company, it would fail tramatically. This is the system that allows employees to get paid, and it also al allows a company or facility to hire more individuals. So any type of communication in incorporating a new system should be done wisely and in a n efficient manner.

Blog 4 Incorporating New HR systems

I remember when I was hired at Khol's, one of my training sessions was to to educated on HR. It was video that they had showed me about the do's and dont's of their company. Also if I had any problems concerning the way I was treated by my management or co-workers, they provided numbers that you can call to discuss your issues. Afer I had watched the video I had to take three tests on the HR part itself. Even though the test seemed like they took forever, it was truly beneficial for every employee. Anytime there was a new plan or new changes being made, the managers would gather all their employees for a meeting to discuss the changes. It kept us all well informed so that everyone was on the same page.

Blog # 4– Incorporating New HR systems

It is not easy to incorporate new HR systems. People in general do not like change, look at the backlash whenever someone changes the layout for Youtube or Facebook! You must bring in people to train your HR team and then the HR team needs to train the employees. It takes time and money and the longer someone has been working in the company the harder it will be. Your most trusted employee could become your biggest obstacle. I think there are a few things you can do to ease the transition.
1.Let everyone know ahead of time that a new system is going to be put in place.
2.Give extensive information about the new system and offer classes for those who wish to take it.
3.Explain why the new system is better. It may be because of a new law or the system is better.
No matter what you do some employees may still be combative but there isn't much you can do and they will eventually get over it or quit. It will not happen overnight but a good HR system is the backbone to a good company so do not be afraid to change it.

Blog #3-Communication plan for emergency prepardness methods

Not only is it important to have a plan for emergency situations it is important for everyone to understand it. When the plan is put into place a seminar needs to be scheduled so everyone can hear the plan. There needs to be a demonstration for those who are visual learners. It is important for the seminar to be done more that once for those who couldn't attend the first one. Also written instructions need to be provided too, in case they forget or were not fully paying attention. Then you could have them demonstrate for you to make sure they got it. The plans could save lives so those in charge need to do everything possible to make sure every one understands!

Blog #3-Communication plan for emergency prepardness methods

The best way to communicate emergency procedures in a healthcare facility is to make a booklet with all the methods. Every employee should be required to read the booklet and then a test should be taken by everyone to make sure they understand. By providing the same resource for every employee, there will not be any confusion. Everyone will be on the same page with no worry  of wether the emergency procedures will be well understood. Once all the procedures are understood, then the steps can be taken to apply them throughout the healthcare facility. To avoid miscommunication and misinterpretation, making sure that every employee is on the same page with every policy that will be established is the way to go.

Blog 3 Communication Plan for Emergency Preparedness Methods

It is very important to communicate plans of emergency for any establishment. There is no way of knowing what might take place and how a communicated plan method can save lives. A fire could happen at a resturant and injury several people. It is up to the hospital to prepare for the heavy volume of people that injuried and how they can take care of each victim. The school could suffer from an out break of the Flu, it is up to Clayton State University to perpare and stop the out break from spreading. Communicating plans of emergencymethods  to your employees is essentail in saving their lives as well as the people around them. Each company could have safe places to meet after an emergency.Proper ways to leave an establishment when all exists are blocked.In this world you never know what could happen such as 9/11 and Sandy Hooks Elementary. Peparing and communicating for the worst can help can help stop the worst from happening.

Blog 2: Communication new policies and procedures

Communicating new policies and procedures to a large group can cause a big disaster if not done in a smart manner. The best way to place new policies for a large group is to have a group meeting. The second step is to give the group some time to understand and learn the new policies. Miscommunication in the healthcare field can lead to a disaster. For example if there is a miscommuncaion in a surgery room, it could cause the death of a patient. So the best way to avoid this is to make sure everyone knows the steps and procedures that will be going on during surgery. If a healthcare facility changes its policies or procedures, the best way to make sure everyone is on the same page is to conduct a group meeting with all employees. Communicating new policies and procedures to a smaller group is easier then communicating to a larger group. Taking steps such as giving everyone a quiz or test to everyone will also be a smart way to make sure the everyone understands the new policies and procedures

Communicating New Policies and Procedures

When communicating new policies I think it is very important that you ensure that the outcome is that everyone understands. It could be easier in small groups because you can talk to people one on one to make sure they get it. You can have them repeat the information to make sure they get it. This is harder if your trying to communicate to a big group. I think it is important that you give clear written instructions as well to make sure they understand, this is a good idea for small and big groups because people tend to forget things, especially if they had a bad day. Explain the information in easy to understand terms.

Blog 2 Communicating New Policies and Procedures

With new policies and procedures some companies can benefit from these changes and other companies can have their businesses suffer. Many times, changes might take time for a company to implemented and follow new procedures and policies.Depending on how the new procedures and polilices are handled it may have a new negative or a positve effect on their customers. I remember one time being in the doctors office and there was a patient in frontof  me that had to pay up to fourty dollars to be seen by the doctor because their insurance was not covering everything. When new policies and produres are introduced to large groups, many people will have questions that might not get answered and some people may leave confused. In small groups people will get more detailed information and then you will be able to get your questions answered. If I was working for a company I would like to hear about new policies and procedures in a small group because my questions will be able to get answered and I would be able to talk to manager directly.

Blog 1-Electronical Medical Records

    Electronic medical records are very valuable. In order for a doctor to search a patients medical history, they always need their previous medical documents. Electronic medical records come in place just in case a patient has lost or misplaced their medical records. In my opinion, this is a very valuble piece in the medical field and has contributed to alot successful surgeries and patient recoveries

Blog 1-EMR (Electronic Medical Records) Are they valuable or dangerous?

I think that EMRs are very valuable. It can cause the patient a lot of relief. For example, Instead of having to get blood drawn for tests every time they go to a specialist or another doctor they can have it done once and it will be sent to every doctor in the state. Any allergies can be reported and available instantly. Patients can sometimes forget to list all their medications on forms. Having the list of all the medications on a computer can avoid a possible disaster from medications being given that interact negatively with each other.
I can not think of any reason they are dangerous besides a possible privacy concern. I believe that the benefits far out way those risks and hope that every doctor can align under one system to benefit the patients.

Blog 1 EMR

I believe the electronic medical records is a valuable resource for doctors to have. They will be able to keep track of which prescriptions that they have prescribed to patients. With them using this system, the medications that you are allergic, will be already noted on your file. I had one occasion where my doctor was about to give me a shot that contained pencillin, which I am allergic to. The computer system stopped him because I could not have the shot.