TRAIN! TRAIN! TRAIN!
Continuous education in these 5 basic safety procedures outlined in SAFETY MEMOS video
Continuous education in these 5 basic safety procedures outlined in SAFETY MEMOS video
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TRAIN! TRAIN! TRAIN!
Continuous education in these 5 basic safety procedures outlined in SAFETY MEMOS video
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" Good judgement comes from experience, and experience - well, that comes from poor judgement!"
Brigadier General John W. Lang from the book 'Getting the Most out of Life' an Anthology from The Reader's Digest Your world class team will make you proud and get tasks done comfortably, efficiently with minimal conflict!
Senior management and supervisors will have to invest time to empower caregivers. For example, give them an opportunity to provide feedback directly to you. Yes we understand the chain of command, but oh, how a caregiver longs to have her voice heard. Who interacts most with the person receiving care? Is it the supervisor? The need for recognition is inherent in all of us. I suggest once a month management meet with caregivers only. Planned meetings please, with an agenda that was distributed in advance. Open ended questions about their charges, their foresight in current roles, their future and how management can help make it better. BE SURE TO LISTEN! Let monitoring begin from day one on the job.
YOUR preferred tool IS appropriate: observations, worksheets, checklists, activity logs, questionnaires, skill test, on the spot quizzes Whichever method you choose, simply make sure that information and results obtained are documented and reported to the supervisor at set intervals Have discussions with staff when issues arise. Seek to understand each other. This way you build your program for continuous education and development and hopefully a most adept care team. Remain committed and coordinated in your efforts to retain staff. The orientation is over. Don't forget the correct names of your employee/s. Invest in continuous training and development. Best approach is to identify past failures and limitations and plan interventions to prevent same from re-occurring. For example, fall prevention training is provided annually, add to that interactive programs on handling interpersonal relationships. Many caregivers who leave posts they love often do so because of 'difficult' people on the job. The caregivers are now hired. First major task completed.
Next step is the orientation. The new employees MUST buy in to the culture of the organization or home so that turnover rate can remain low. Your orientation package lists your full expectations. |
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