Onboarding Sanford Health System: It's All About Relationships
When: Thursday, February 15th, 2007
Onboarding is a critical issue for all businesses, but is particularly critical for health care organizations, many of which face severe shortages of qualified staff. Sioux Valley Health System, a group of hospitals, clinics and nursing homes, provides interactive learning sessions, opportunities for dialogue, and regular follow-up sessions between clinical educators and new hires facilitate the nurturing of relationships. Most important, new nursing employees are supported by Clinical Nurse Educators who serve as faculty advisors and mentors for twelve months following their hire date. In addition, the group responsible for onboarding is developing a strong relationship with hires at other levels, a key factor in increasing retention rates.
- What core curriculum is provided early in the onboarding process
- How Clinical Nurse Educators interact with nurses for the first year
- What effect these relationships have on retention
- What Sioux Valley is doing to address retention of other staff
Presenters:
Deborah is the Clinical Academy Education Manager at the Center for Learning and Innovation at Sioux Valley Hospitals & Health System in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She holds a masters degree in nursing from Augustana College and is a doctoral nursing student at South Dakota State University, both located in Sioux Falls. Deb is responsible for the on-boarding process of new hires at Sioux Valley.