Examples Of SMART Goals

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Introduction In the healthcare world today, SMART Goals are commonly used. SMART goals are a structure or a template that maps out goal setting. This structure has a specific format that spells out the word SMART. The SMART Goals have to be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time bound in order to be successful. The Institute of Medicine has five core competencies for the health care profession. One of these competencies is working in interdisciplinary and or interprofessional teams. My Leadership SMART Goal is to provide the OR staff education in the efforts to reduce surgical site infections in colorectal surgical procedures. I am a member of an interprofessional committee called the Surgical Site Infection Committee or SSI that is focusing on this goal of reducing the rate of colorectal surgical site infections. One of the roles of a leader is to get things done, to make progress and improvements within an organization. Goals are set with the intention of getting rid of questions or doubts. Goals give us a sense of directions, a way to improve and a way to measure efficiency. Goals must be specific. Leaders must delegate and coordinate in order to accomplish goals. One such coordination …show more content…
Audits will be done on every colorectal procedure on the day shift for three months. The results of those audits will be discussed with each team member individually if they are non compliant. Three months after the initiation of this goal I will attend the SSI Committee meeting to discuss wins and opportunities. A decrease in colorectal surgical site infections would be the goal and a win. If we do not see a decrease then possibly reasons for this would need to be discussed with the members of the SSI

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