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An overview of the Shared Governance structure at Lutheran “I AM Shared Governance”
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Today we will answer: What is Shared Governance? How do my patients and I benefit from Shared Governance? What are Unit/Department Based Councils and Hospital-Wide Councils? How can I help Shared Governance work on my unit?
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What is Shared Governance? Shared Governance is shared decision making based on the principles of partnership, equity, accountability and ownership at the point of service.
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All Professions have Accountabilities Practice Quality Education/Competence Research Management of resources
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Clinical Accountability Defining practice Managing quality Assuring competence
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Management Accountability Fiscal Human Resources Material Resources Systems Support
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Why did Lutheran start Shared Governance? Compliments current structure Safe, fair and just culture Staff ownership in clinical and operational outcomes
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How do my patients and I benefit from Shared Governance? Avenue to make changes Decisions made by bedside clinicians Fosters healthy work environment Improves employee satisfaction, patient outcomes and employee turnover
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Directors & Managers Clinical Decisions Implemented Here The Evolution of Clinical Decision Making Senior Leadership Decisions Made Here Clinical Mangers Frontline Clinical and Nursing Staff
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The Evolution of Clinical Decision Making Decision Action Outcome Clinical Staff Involved Here
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This is Shared Governance Decisions Made and Implemented Collaboratively Clinical Staff
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What it is - What it isn’t Shared Leadership Model Partnering Relationships Service Line Leadership Council Opportunity/Improvement Leaders/ Strategic Collective Collaboration Effective and Efficient Ownership & Commitment Traditional Hierarchical Relationships Bureaucratic Culture Boss/Manager/Subordinate Problem Focused/Urgency/Crisis Competition/Silos Entitlement Compliance
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Unit/Department Based Councils Made up of and led by frontline staff Clinical managers are mentors and guides
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Unit/Department Based Councils Unit/Dept. Based Council Clinical Practice Recruitment & Retention Budgets & Management Participatory/Self-Staffing Quality and Improvements Professional Development
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Service Line Councils Cardiac Neurology Perioperative Emergency Services Oncology Human Motion Institute (Ortho/Spine) Medical Imaging Behavioral Health Long Term Care Center for Women and Infants
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Hospital-Wide Councils
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Hospital Wide Councils Professional Nursing Practice Council Clinical Practice Council Education Council Advanced Practice Council Clinical Managers Council Service Line Coordinating Council Quality Improvement Council
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Relationship with Medical Staff Critical to success Represented on Shared Governance Councils including Service Line Councils
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How do my patients and I benefit from Shared Governance? Decision Rights Accountability Autonomy Authority
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How Can I Contribute to My Unit/Dept. Based Council or other Committees? Clinical Staff Involved Here Decision Outcome Action
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How can I help make Shared Governance work on my unit? Engage Commit Collaborate Deliver Encourage
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FAQs Is this just one more “plan” that I can count on going away in 6 months? Will Clinical Managers go away? How do we know this will work?
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Questions??? Contact Information
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