Amedisys is known for being a frontrunner agency. Amedisys is divided up into two departments, home health and hospice (Amedisys , 2014). The department of the agency that I am working with is Amedisys hospice. Amedisys is a bureaucratic company on many different levels. A Bureaucratic agency can be defined as, “management or administration marked by hierarchical authority among numerous offices and by fixed procedures” (American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 2011). There is a formal structure in the company and in each department. There are rules and expectations set for each department. There are strict policies for what each worker can do. Policies are not only set for workers, but for the patients too. Amedisys has certain …show more content…
If not, they can be released from the program. The “power” of the organization lies in the hands of the CEO, Paul Kusserow, and the board of directors (Amedisys , 2014). The heads of each department are required to pass down policies and laws of the company. They are expected to carry out rules and hold the lower ranking workers to those rules and standards.
When walking up to Amedisys you see a brand new office building with fairly new vehicles parked all around. The only way to get through the front door is to have a code to unlock the door. This automatically gives you a sense of security that you are safe with them. Once you enter the building, you walk right into the office. The walls of the office are not overly decorated. There are awards on the wall that the office has received. On one wall there is a memorial wall for patients that have recently passed. The walls covered pictures, cards, and newspaper articles. Everyone’s offices are decorated independently. There are personal awards, thank you cards, calendar boards, family photos, and clocks, typical office decoration. Even the nurse’s cubicles are decorated. Their desks are very simple. They have a computer and a phone. The
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Everyone in the office has known set guideline of what their daily tasks that they are to complete. I think this is attributed to such the calm mood in the office. There are times that things can get hectic and, usually during our morning meetings, but after that the mood dissolve and disappear. There is a front desk as you walk in the front door, since I have started at the agency there is no one there. For the most part there is no need for a receptionist. None of our clients physically come into our offices. We go to them, in the comfort of their home. This is because our clients are our clients because of terminal or chronically ill patients. We are there to provide a comfortable life. With there being so many workers in and out of the office, whoever is working from the office, becomes the receptionist. I’m defining the Receptionist role as answering the phone. Our phones ring constantly. When our patients have questions, are concerns, it is the quickest way to get a hold of us. While each of the workers who visit the patients has a cell the office is also another way of contacting us. It is fundamentally important that our patients and patient’s families can always get in contact with us. We as a company are literally a phone call away and when patients need us, we are there as soon as possible. Communication in the office is completed in several different ways. There are emails, face to face contact, and phone
My main duties are to ensure residents get supper and night time medication before they retire to bed, regular checks during the night are done to ensure they are safe and well. I also do the ironing to ensure they have clean laundered clothes, then I ensure the house is clean and tidy by brushing the floors, mopping and dusting. Stationary is plenty and all forms are readily available in appropriate file, MAR
At regular resident meeting we discuss a range of topics and the residents say what they want in the way of activates, dinner and other things. During this discussion we may talk about health issues and possible ways of dealing with them. Also I have general talks with management and colleagues and we discuss our feeling regarding raising awareness or if we may need extra training in certain areas.
When it comes to the organization structure the individual is subordinate to the organization structure. The minority is subordinate to the majority, the entire membership is subordinate to the honorable Chairman and his executive staff. Whoever shall violate this article of the organization unity and will be dealt within the fashion as an enemy of the people. We have witnessed what comes from total unity& discipline. If we are to become a power to be reckoned with we must take on the concept of that organization everyone has a responsibility, Everyone must endure their share; for we make up the organization as a group of individuals who have come together as a collective whole...
I see myself as a potential asset to such companies who require meticulous adherence to rules and regulations. The hierarchical nature of such institutions will enable me to instill a sense of support and belonging to other employees within the organization. Since, I have dedicated the
“Working in a Hospital everyday is a new situation, so it keeps you on your feet.You don’t know what type of patient you may come across everyday.You interact with patients daily and give them their medication a certain time according to the medication. Other tasks involve you giving the patient's chart to the doctors. Sometimes when I go with the doctors on their rounds, i have the opportunity to counsel the patients about recommended course of
Job descriptions, procedure manuals, and office handbooks are critical to the success of a medical office because they
We have case conferencing once a week and morning huddles every morning.” The last question I asked Mary was, “Are there department meetings? If yes what is discussed and when are they held?” Mary responded, “Department meetings get together as much as possible all the dentists will meet and so on.” The first part of the nine aspects I would like to talk about is Business Planning. Business Planning is how an organization plans including goals. At Dental Associates they have morning huddles, case conferencing weekly and department meetings every so often to discuss and go over goals and patient care. The next one is Management. This is how they structure and process for effectively accomplishing their goals. They have teams in their office. Each doctor/ dentist has their own team including hygienists, assistants, relationship coordinators, and financial coordinators. Next is Health Safety and Environment. This deals with workplace safety. Every time they have a needle incident where one of the workers accidently sticks themselves with a needle they are required to fill out paperwork regarding what happened. Another aspect is Community Issues. This is the role
Janice is responsible for the staffing of her unit (Palliative/Hospice) which has been named “The Light House” with 70 staff members working various shifts. As a manager of any unit within the Veterans Affairs Medical center, managers are expected to attend or review meetings minutes; meetings like the Nursing Council and Nurse Manager’s meetings as well as others committees. Managers are to hold staff meetings and communicate the minutes to all staff via email, or written form. Managers make sure all changes in policies, documentation, and other situations are reported to staff members. Managers are accountable for compliance of all regulatory standards, such as OSHA, CARF, and JC standards. Managers are to have an approved staffing plan, review expenditures affecting its cost, such as overtime, leave, and compensation time. Complete quarterly report/data, staffing effectiveness analysis reports, staffing updates, and FMLA information. As a manager, communication, performance improvement, staffing/recruitment, time and leave, safety/environment of care, controlled substances, adverse events/patient complaints, employee accidents/injuries, employee performance, performance appraisals and proficiencies, and staff development are all part of her duties.
The home health industry is highly fragmented. In fact, only 5% of home health care providers generate over $5 million in Medicare revenue (Harris Williams and Company, 2015). Amedisys’ economies of scale undoubtedly helps ensure operational efficiency, which will assist with maintaining long-term profitability. In addition, their relatively large employee population enables Amedisys to offer employees competitive wages and full benefits. This assists with attracting and retaining top talent.
I THEN WALK TO THE KITCHEN DOOR AND SEE IF THE COOK HAS EVERYTHING READY AND PREPARED. THE COOK IS WORKING OFF A PREVIOUSLY AGREED MENU (AGREED BY THE RESIDENTS) ONCE EVERYTHING IS READY, I PUT ON A CLEAN APRON (GREEN-FOOD/CATERING) AND GLOVES (BLUE). I THEN PROCEED TO TAKE THE TROLLEY OF FOOD TO THE DINING ROOM. EACH RESIDENT IS REMINDED OF WHAT IS BEING SERVED FOR THAT MORNING AND IS ASKED WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE AND IS GIVEN WHAT THEY HAVE CHOSEN. ONCE THE RESIDENTS HAVE EATEN THEIR CEREALS AND SECOND WARM BREAKFAST AND DRANK EITHER THEIR CUPS OR TEA,COFFEE OR JUICE EVERYTHING IS COLLECTED AND PUT NEATLY ON THE TROLLEY AND TAKEN BACK TO THE KITCHEN.I WILL THEN REMOVE MY GLOVES AND APRON AND AGAIN WASH MY HANDS. I THEN HELP THE STAFF ASSIST THE RESIDENTS BACK INTO THE LOUNGES. I WILL THEN ASK ONE MEMBER OF STAFF TO WIPE THE TABLE MATS OVER AND TO HOOVER THE CARPET IN THE DINING ROOM, AND TO RESET THEM READY FOR LUNCHTIME, USING CLEAN UTENSILS. I ASK ANOTHER MEMBER OF STAFF TO CHECK ON THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE EITHER STILL ASLEEP OR ARE HAVING BREAKFAST IN BED AND SEE IF THEY ARE READY TO GET UP NOW AND TO ASSIST THEM AND I ASK THE THIRD STAFF MEMBER TO WATCH THE RESIDENTS IN THE LOUNGE. IF THERE IS A MESSAGE LEFT FOR ME TO RING G.P'S OR ARRANGE TRANSPORT I WILL DO THIS NOW BY GOING INTO THE OFFICE AND GETTING THE CARE PLAN OF THE RESIDENT I NEED TO CALL THE G.P OUT FOR (OR BOOK TRANSPORT), I RING THE SURGERY AND EXPLAIN WHO I AM AND WHERE I AM CALLING FROM AND THEN
A common goal all healthcare providers share, is the desire to provide excellent patient care. The delivery of care is constantly changing in healthcare, however, the patient will continue to remain the focus of care. The success of nursing care thrives off the ability to fulfill patient needs and to maintain patient safety and satisfaction. When patients are admitted to the hospital, their need for an increase in their level of care and attention, due to the decline in their health status, and inability to preform normal daily activities of daily living. The loss of independence places the patient in a vulnerable state of mind, causing the individual to rely on members of the healthcare team to assist with basic self-care needs while in a stable and well-organized environment. A structured environment can be accomplished through the practice of hourly rounding on all patients.
Your typical work day will begin with an informational meeting so the nurses and doctors can receive their daily reports; this occurs twenty
Deviance is not an event. It is a process that involves multiple levels of disapproval in the society, which has been proved to be biased against certain groups of people. Deviance isn't just a matter of actions, but our identity. Everyone commits crime, but not all obtain the identity as deviant. The process of acquiring that status involves exclusion of others, and the attribution of stigma, as illustrated in Goffman's study. Visible and perceivable stigma leads to spoiled identity, where people acquire through interactions with others. We become deviant through membership in different groups as they produce deviance by participating the 'rituals' of inclusion and exclusion. Its complexity continued to elude our attention, as we had constantly
Apocalypse Now, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, details army captain Ben Willard’s adventure though the jungle to kill deranged Colonel Walter Kurtz. Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad, is set in the early 1890’s and presents Marlow’s curiosity for Kurtz; he travels through the Congo in search for him and witnesses the perils of imperialism and the effects it has on both the colonizers and the colonized. Although Apocalypse Now and Heart of Darkness are wholly different genres of timeless entertainment, they both present the dominant theme of man’s innate savagery and the ability to descent into madness when subject to the right conditions. Both works heavily emphasize the vulnerability that man has of falling under the spell of darkness.
The concept of governance within a health care organization must be well design and welcome cooperation (Berger, S. (2011). When those that make policies can understand how to apply cooperative regulatory structure in healthcare setting it is noted that self-interest is not the only way of motivating positive behavior. The concept of governance spells out who is responsible for ensuring and providing support and services to all members needing health resources (Berger, S. (2011).