Case managers: It's your time to shine
Case managers: It's your time to shine
Showcase your profession during CM Week
Case Management Week, Oct. 12-18, is a great opportunity for case managers in all settings to educate their co-workers and the public about what case managers do and the value they bring to the health care system, says Peter Moran, RN, C, BSN, MS, CCM, emergency department case manager at Massachusetts General Hospital and immediate past president of the Case Management Society of America (CMSA).
He urges case managers to celebrate their special week in two ways: by recognizing their peers for a job well done and by seizing the opportunity to increase the visibility of case managers among other staff at their organizations and the public.
"Case Management Week is a good time to spread the word about what makes us special. It gives us a chance to tell the people we work with and the public what special skills we have and the role we play," says Margaret Leonard, MS, RN, C, FNP, CM, vice president for clinical services at Hudson Health Plan in Tarrytown, NY.
Use the week as an opportunity to step back and reflect on case management as a profession and to commemorate the achievements of case managers in your organization, Moran suggests.
"All of us are very busy taking care of the needs of the people for whom we advocate. As soon as we've solved one problem, two more have cropped up. We need to take a moment and celebrate the progress we've made and what we've accomplished despite our challenges and obstacles," he says.
For the individual case manager, the week is a good time for self reflection about the job you are doing and to think about professional development, Leonard adds.
Join your local case management organization and volunteer to serve on committees.
Consider pursuing case management certification, she suggests.
"People understand that there is value to certification. Case Management Week is a good time to take the next step," she says.
Approach the leadership at your hospital or managed care facility and enlist their help in celebrating. Work to make sure case managers at your organization have celebrations during their own week and not just during National Nurses Week in the spring, Commander says.
Develop a case management award at your own organization, whether it's a hospital or a health plan, Moran suggests.
"A Case Manager of the Year award is a great way to recognize staff for a job well done and to create awareness of what case managers do," he says.
Case Management Week, Oct. 12-18, is a great opportunity for case managers in all settings to educate their co-workers and the public about what case managers do and the value they bring to the health care system, says Peter Moran, RN, C, BSN, MS, CCM, emergency department case manager at Massachusetts General Hospital and immediate past president of the Case Management Society of America (CMSA).Subscribe Now for Access
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