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Team Engagement & Obstetrics Transformation Committee, Colette Dumais, Faye Weir, Lynn Willey, Kristen Heanssler, Brittany Babb, Suneela Nayak, Natalia Johnson, Rebecca Brookes, Obstetrics Transformation Committee,Maine Medical Center Nov 2022

Team Engagement & Obstetrics Transformation Committee, Colette Dumais, Faye Weir, Lynn Willey, Kristen Heanssler, Brittany Babb, Suneela Nayak, Natalia Johnson, Rebecca Brookes, Obstetrics Transformation Committee,Maine Medical Center

Operations Transformation

Gallup defines employee engagement as the involvement and enthusiasm of employees in their work and workplace. Employee engagement helps to measure and manage employees' perspectives on the crucial elements of workplace culture. Based on over 50 years of employee engagement research, engagement employees produce better outcomes (better patient care) than other employees. Based on the unit survey, team members, with the support of local leaders, formed the Transformation Committee. This Committee was developed as a shared governance, team led model to address process improvement needs and create a culture of active engagement in problem solving.


Certified Nursing Assistant Turnover In The Long-Term Care Facility Industry, Michael Leroy Gregory Oct 2022

Certified Nursing Assistant Turnover In The Long-Term Care Facility Industry, Michael Leroy Gregory

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Employee turnover in long-term care facilities results in increased operational costs and a reduction in the quality of care delivered. The purpose of this correlational study was to investigate the relationships between employee turnover intention of certified nursing assistants working in long-term care facilities and employee compensation, engagement, job satisfaction, motivation, perceived work stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, and work environment. The population of interest consisted of CNAs over the age of 17, with at least two years of experience working in the central Texas long-term care industry. Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory served as the theoretical framework underpinning this study. Multiple …