Furthermore, leadership competencies incorporate caregiver behavioral standards that are an expectation of all employees. The Behavioral Standards describe actions and behaviors that employees are accountable for and include service, teamwork, competency, continuous improvement, and communication. Moreover, employees in leadership and administrative positions possess additional responsibilities that include strategic planning, operational performance, care delivery, quality, and financial management. Consequently, leaders are required to comprehend the complexity of the organization’s functions and exhibit the ability to navigate, and successfully implement the strategic initiatives of the organization to effectively obtain targeted outcomes. In regards to the strategic planning piece what you stated above is perfectly fine to proceed in that direction. When you get to other areas that you are to assess...you can certainly include things at that higher level but you actually are to assess at the organizational level. It would be too much of an endeavor to assess the system as large as it is and across 2 states. Please just assess the one hospital where you are doing your practicum. Strategic Planning in Health Care at the Organizational/System Level PeaceHealth sets the strategic plan at a system level which encompasses all entities within the organization. …show more content…
University District Hospital (UD) does not possess an individual strategic plan. Strategic plans are based on the organization’s actions, for example, capital investments, new service lines, or recruitment of specialty physicians, with an aim to achieve mission driven goals, such as cost reduction, safety and quality improvement, and decreased mortality. Furthermore, the operational and financial implications for the upcoming fiscal year as well as a projection of opportunities and threats for the upcoming 3-5 years should be incorporated into strategic plans (Joshi, Ransom, Nash, & Ransom, 2014). Data driven strategies which continually track client needs and issues are essential to the success of a well formulated strategic plan (American Hospital Association, 2014). PeaceHealth possesses a well-articulated Mission and Values statement which is periodically reviewed by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, the Governing Board of the organization, in collaboration with the executive team. The strategic decisions of the organization are consistent with the stated Mission and values. The strategic plan identifies critical issues facing the organization, for example XXXXXXXXX. PeaceHealth is strongly committed to the strategic planning process as it foundational to the success of the organization. The strategic plan was developed assessing internal and external trends that will affect the organization, in addition, regulatory and accreditation issues are considered during strategic planning. The plan