Nurs4010 - Collaboration, Interprofessional, and Leadership Models Interdisciplinary Plan Proposal GRADED A+

Nurs4010 - Collaboration, Interprofessional, and Leadership Models Interdisciplinary Plan Proposal GRADED A+ A SOLUTION TO STAFFING ISSUES 2 Interdisciplinary Plan Proposal At the rehabilitation hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada where Lauren works, patient care suffers from high patient to staff ratios due to the high volume of call-outs. This plan proposal will outline an On-Call Rotation Schedule and questions and predictions needed for successful implementation. Objective This plan will be designed in such a way that there will be available staff members when there is a call out. New Per Diem staff will be hired to add to the rotation. New hires will work a minimum of one to three days per month, and be on-call for a week on a rotating schedule. The schedule will be created by the scheduling manager. Patient care will be improved by keeping the staff to patient ratios low (Driscoll, et al., 2017). Allowing each patient to get the attention they need from their nurse or other caregiver. Questions and Predictions 1. How long will the plan take to implement? a. The total time frame for the project is six months. i. The hiring manager will have one month to conduct interviews and get new staff prepared for orientation. ii. The scheduling manager will start to create the new schedules as soon as all the new hires are chosen. iii. The staff educator will schedule a week long facility orientation. iv. Each new staff member will have three to four weeks of on the job training (varies depending on need.