Meaningful work can come from the individual or the organization. Some people bring a sense of meaning and mission with them to the workplace, and some organizations excel at creating meaningful workplaces where every employee becomes part of creating success, cohesiveness, and culture at work (Steger, 2010). Individuals who chose to work in healthcare are special. People enter healthcare careers to make a difference in the lives of others. But hospital work is also demanding, hard, and exacting, requiring skill, focus, and attention to detail. As healthcare continues to change the demands and challenges healthcare workers are faced with is becoming more tedious and less meaningful. With increases in the amount of administrative tasks healthcare
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Physicians spend a reported 43 minutes per day on average—the equivalent of 3 hours per week and nearly 3 weeks per year—on administrative interactions with health plans and not on patient care (Casalino et al., 2009). It was also noted that one assessment found surgical nurses spending about a third of their time on documentation needs rather than clinical care (Smith, 2009). Electronic health records as a tool to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of medical care, facilitate patient handoffs, provide decision prompts at the point of choice, and strengthen patient involvement in the care process is an effective job structure that can help get the healthcare workers back to patient care.
Changes to the processes in healthcare require educating staff on the new flow of work. Conferences, workshops, training courses and lectures are often used to educate healthcare professionals about the latest developments in their field. Retention and recruitment efforts will not succeed in the long-term unless workers have responsibilities that result in meaningful work.
Strategic recommendation for improving meaningful work are to develop work that increases staff satisfaction, safety, and productivity and improves clinical outcomes. Increase the time healthcare workers actually spend with patients. These recommendation may require the organization hire more employees or reorientation for current
Physicians spend a reported 43 minutes per day on average—the equivalent of 3 hours per week and nearly 3 weeks per year—on administrative interactions with health plans and not on patient care (Casalino et al., 2009). It was also noted that one assessment found surgical nurses spending about a third of their time on documentation needs rather than clinical care (Smith, 2009). Electronic health records as a tool to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of medical care, facilitate patient handoffs, provide decision prompts at the point of choice, and strengthen patient involvement in the care process is an effective job structure that can help get the healthcare workers back to patient care.
Changes to the processes in healthcare require educating staff on the new flow of work. Conferences, workshops, training courses and lectures are often used to educate healthcare professionals about the latest developments in their field. Retention and recruitment efforts will not succeed in the long-term unless workers have responsibilities that result in meaningful work.
Strategic recommendation for improving meaningful work are to develop work that increases staff satisfaction, safety, and productivity and improves clinical outcomes. Increase the time healthcare workers actually spend with patients. These recommendation may require the organization hire more employees or reorientation for current