Outfitting for the Outpatient Ortho Boom
Between aging Baby Boomers’ growing needs and a strong same-day preference among patients and insurers, the demand for outpatient orthopedic procedures like total knees and...
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By: Paula Watkins
Published: 10/10/2007
I try not to play favorites when I poke fun at the folks in the OR, but I'll admit I'm guilty of giving the surgeons most of the attention. It's a force of habit after 27 years on the job at their call. Not that the other personnel have escaped my notice, though. Just as with surgeons, some of them deserve my jibes more than others.
The others are concerned with their budgets, too, but they also meet with and nurture their staffs and strive to create an environment that motivates their assets to stay and invites others to join them.
Other directors arrive at 6 a.m., change into scrubs and start filling the positions left vacant by call-ins. They might even fill a vacancy themselves, no matter how rusty they may be. They're not concerned with the suit or the nails. It's all the different hats they wear in a day that's important.
The others don't care what their nails look like. They didn't take this job for the glamour. They carry the clipboard, but also circulate, scrub, turn over rooms and stand in for nurses on break.
The others plan ahead. They know that the busier they are, the quicker they'll get through the day with energy to spare. As much as they want a smooth case, they also know that the patient is the center of attention and that the surgeon is the customer.
The others work hard to be a part of the team and know that their actions reflect on the other players. They're proud of their positions, capabilities and knowledge, and strive to be valuable, respected and marketable.
If some of you are offended by the jabs in this column, then perhaps re-evaluating the impression you are making among your peers will help you to join the others.
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