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37 the mission and values of the organization. It is imperative that employees have a clear, realistic understanding of their job expectations and that their performance is evaluated based on the defined expectations. Use these Top 10 Retention Tips to help you design an effective retention plan to inspire your team: 1. Retention is more effective when you put the right person in the right job. 2. Treat your employees like you treat your patients. 3. Get your employees to “fall in love” with your organization. 4. Money is important, but it is not the only reason employees stay. 5. Employee committees that help develop retention strategies are very effective. 6. Leadership must be deeply invested in retention. 7. Recognition, in various forms, is a powerful retention strategy. 8. Remember the “fun factor.” 9. Know the trends in benefits packages and do your best to offer what is needed. 10. Strong retention strategies become strong recruitment advantages. The overarching goal of any effective retention program is more engaged employees with a sense of ownership in their jobs, which results in quality performance and enhanced operational efficiencies. Higher job satisfaction often follows, which should translate into higher patient satisfaction scores. And finally, lower employee turnover is the ultimate goal, especially since this may have been the initial rationale for implementing the retention program. Hopefully, through the creation of an effective retention plan, your organization can reap these benefits as well as compete in the “best places to work” category. And remember, an effective retention plan is an excellent recruitment tool — it will not only help you to keep your current employees, but attract new ones as well! ■ Kevin is a Recruitment Consultant at Corazon, offering specialized consulting, management resources, and recruitment services for cardiovascular program development. Corazon combines strategic business planning, market and financial analysis, feasibility studies, clinical operations, program implementation support, Heart Hospital design, best practice benchmarking, interim management, executive search, and staff/leadership education for newly established or existing heart and vascular programs. Call (412) 3648200 or visit www.corazoninc.com. To reach Kevin, email kmiracle@ corazoninc.com. Remember, an effective retention plan is an excellent recruitment tool — it will not only help you to keep your current employees, but attract new ones as well! References 1. Kaye B, Jordan-Evans S. Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em: Getting Good People to Stay. BerrettKoehler Publishers, Inc., San Francisco, CA: 2005. 2. Kursmark L. Strategies for Healthcare Retention. J. Walter Thompson Specialized Communications. http://www.corazoninc.com http://www.newcvhorizons.com http://www.newcvhorizons.com http://www.newcvhorizons.com

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Cath Lab Digest - May 2008 The King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre Cell Therapy in the Cath Lab for Heart Failure: A Look at MyoCell® Therapy and the SEISMIC Trial Performance Improvement Strategies Speed Up Treatment Times in the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Patients Contents Clinical Editor’s Corner Commentary: Performance Improvement Strategies Speed Up Treatment Times in the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Patients Ask the STEMI Expert Comparing Drug-Eluting Stents and Bare-Metal Stents SICP: The Ten-Minute Interview with… Christopher Kambak, RT(R) Cardiac Cath Lab Economics in a Public Hospital of a Developing Country Keeping Your Heart & Vascular Employees: Proven Ideas for an Effective Retention Plan Unspoken Words Ask the Clinical Instructor Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals Meetings Calendar Education Center What Do You Think? Clinical & Industry News Classifieds Advertisers Index

Cath Lab Digest - May 2008

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