Want to improve your job experience and help retain your healthcare workers? We can help! In these extra stressful times for hospitals and staff, it’s important to create a positive working environment. Fortunately, this is easier than you think to accomplish!
Here’s 6 things to ensure you’re on your way to building a great work culture:
If positive and helpful attitudes can improve patient recovery, imagine what they can do for your staff! Providing opportunities for praise and recognition breeds teamwork, a sense of belonging and an overall positive work environment.
Beginning of shift meetings can be a great time to give high fives for jobs well done and updates on policy changes. Remember, small encouragements can leave a big impact.
Mentorship Programs can help with work related questions, but can also help ease tensions among staff.
Mentoring requires clarity, communication, and commitment. When you have a clear purpose, open communication, and a standing commitment to each other, healthcare workers feel more at ease. They know they’ll have the opportunity to address rising issues with someone they can trust.
Did you know that an estimated 90% of all conflicts are due to simply misunderstanding each other? That means that only 10% of problems are actually a problem. Your healthcare worker doesn’t have time for petty disputes. Keeping the lines of communication open among staff can help curb some of those unnecessary conflicts.
Having a set time at shift change to address rising issues can de-escalate healthcare workers that know they’ll be heard at a certain time.