'Strenuous' times seen For ED managers
'Strenuous' times seen For ED managers
The current economic crisis is creating "strenuous times for ED leaders because all prudence will be necessary," notes Steven J. Davidson, MD, MBA, FACEP, chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY. "They are going to be challenged to be creative in finding ways to do things," he says.
For example, Davidson notes, his nurse manager is pregnant and soon will be going out on leave. The assistant nurse manager position has been available for awhile. "I'm still struggling to get that position approved and there's no certainty I'll get it," he says.
Davidson notes that his ED does about 98,000 visits a year, and that he has over 80 nurses. "The director of nursing is going to be down to a single assistant nurse manager and a number of unionized nursing work force team leaders who can't do any discipline or evaluation," he notes. "That puts more of a burden on the leadership that remains in place."
The current economic crisis is creating "strenuous times for ED leaders because all prudence will be necessary," notes Steven J. Davidson, MD, MBA, FACEP, chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY. "They are going to be challenged to be creative in finding ways to do things," he says.Subscribe Now for Access
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