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Staff Care Coordination Team. In partnership with:  Employee Assistance Program  Social Work Division Strong Commitment  Medical Center  Chaplaincy  Nursing Practice  Human Resources  University Intercessor.
 
                
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Staff CareCoordination Team In partnership with: Employee Assistance Program Social Work Division Strong Commitment Medical Center Chaplaincy Nursing Practice Human Resources University Intercessor
Supporting thehelping professional byserving as a catalyst to motivate employees to better manage theirown self care
An interdisciplinary resource to coordinate support efforts for:  Faculty  Staff  Med Center leadership
When caring for others, we often forget to take care of ourselves.
The Team offers Individual support  Small group sharing experiences  Retreat facilitation  Rituals and memorial services after a loss  Guidance on communication issues  Stress management  Self-care skill development
Benefits  Improves staff/patient interactions  Increases team efficiency and productivity  Reduces staff burn-out  Addresses compassion fatigue  Encourages personal development
Services Guidance with:  Communication issues  Stress management  Self-care skills  Change  Team development
Nationally $300 billion is spent annually on stress related compensation$7,500 per employee
Contributing Factors Increased handling of information  Longer work hours to meet productivity goals  Less job security  Workforce diversification  Pressure on both men and women to balance work obligations with familyresponsibilities Information from the National Institutes for Occupational Safety and Health and the American Psychological Association
Stress RelatedHealth Problems  Heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, • accidents, cirrhosis of the liver, and • suicide  Immune response and deficiency syndromes  Memory loss  Obesity
Common Staff Stressors Interpersonal encounters  Exposure to loss and grief  Staff conflict  Workplace change  Workplace demands and expectations  Work life balance  Compassion fatigue
Stressed Employees are:  Less creative and closed to change  More likely to be a drain on productivity and competitiveness in the workplace  Burned out (25-40% stress related )  Prone to depression which is becoming the leading occupational illness of 21st Century
Management of Stress  Reduces absenteeism  Reduces health insurance costs  Improves employee productivity  Improves employee retention
What you can do…  Acknowledge your employees and the work they do  When a significant event occurs, ask for support from the Staff Self Care Coordination Team  Asking for support for you and your employees can lead to decreased stress for everyone
To request our services or to talk about how to meet staff support needs, feel free to contact any member of the team. We will mobilize available resources to meet your needs.
Staff Care Coordinating Team SOCIAL WORK DIVISION Kevin Coffey, Sr. Social Worker 275-7096 HUMAN RESOURCES Peg Lee, Manager, Medical Center 275-2537 Barbara Saat, Manager, River Campus 275-3874 CHAPLAINCY SERVICES Bill Reynolds, Associate Director 275-2187 UNIVERSITY INTERCESSOR Kathy Sweetland 275-9125 STRONG COMMITMENT Mary Berk 273-2215 EAP Joanne Dermady, Director 475-9807 Sigrid Adler, EAP Counselor 475-9318 Anne Lenox, EAP Counselor 475-0548 Lynda Spiegel, EAP Counselor 475-0853 NURSING Chris O’Brien, Nurse Educator 275-8200 Judi Walters, Psychiatric Consult Service 275-5655 Elizabeth Conderman, Nurse Leader 275-1867
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