In this critical time in the healthcare industry, we know organizations need solutions to ongoing challenges like retention, compliance, competency management, revenue cycle management, diversity, and employee well-being. In this podcast, Relias talks to experts across the healthcare continuum who address and solve those problems every day. Whether your care setting is a hospital, outpatient office, nursing home, behavioral health building, home-based care, community health clinic, or rehab therapy, you’ll find nuggets in our conversations with healthcare experts that inspire new approaches. Join Leigh Steiner, PhD, Partner for Behavioral Health Solutions at Relias, as we explore innovative solutions that stimulate leadership action, empower your staff, save you time, and build financial strength.
Episodes
Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
Tuesday Jan 30, 2024
Listen as Leigh chats with Felicia Sadler, a nurse for over 30 years and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt in Healthcare, as they discuss the qualities of nurse leaders who successfully engage and retain their nurses. Felicia also explores why high emotional intelligence is a must for healthcare leaders and why autonomy and work-life balance are key to fighting turnover.
Key Takeaways
- [5:08] Felicia discusses the kinds of soft skills both nurses and their leaders need to possess to maintain open, effective lines of communication.
- [9:20] Felicia explores the many facets of high emotional intelligence and interpersonal competence and why these traits are integral to effective leadership.
- [16:00] Felicia and Leigh discuss the phenomenon of nurses commonly leaving their jobs because of their managers — and what leaders can do to prevent it.
- [19:25] Felicia closes by reviewing what organizations learned from the pandemic, and why autonomy and work-life balance are so crucial in fighting turnover.
Additional Resources
- Want to view the episode transcript? Access it here: https://www.relias.com/podcast/nurse-retention-hinges-on-leadership