Memorandum
To: Erika Paterson
From: Alicia DeGelder
Date: 22 February 2019
Subject: Progress report
Audience for my report: This report will address the respective managers/leaders of the departments involved in my survey:
- MDR: Louise Bertrand
- Pharmacy: Alana Ridgley
- Lab Microbiology: Valerie Hadwell
- Lab: Katie Monai, interim PPL for Hope Byrne
The purpose of my report is to:
- Identify risk factors associated with job burnout in technical service areas in health care
- Identify methods to mitigate those risks
- Collect/analyze data from employees in technical service areas of health care
This report will bring forward work-related factors associated with job burnout and identify staff who may be feeling disengaged. Proposed solutions can lead to increased employee engagement, potentially leading to increased productivity, increased team work, and decreased sick time.
Research Plan:
Information needed to formulate survey questions:
- Identify risk factors (done)
- Identify symptoms (done)
- Identify methods to combat (i.e. self-care) (done)
Compose surveys: (done – please see attached)
- Job information (title, department, length of employment, hours)
- Staff identifying risk factors in the workplace
- Staff identifying with symptoms of burnout
- Staff participating in self-care routines
- Willingness to participate in self-led activities
- Willingness to participate in employer provided activities
Finalize secondary sources and summarize information (in progress)
- All secondary info collected/summarized: Deadline: March 1, 2019
- Survey will be sent upon approval: Deadline for return: March 8, 2019
- Consolidate survey data and complete report: deadline March 15, 2019
I look forward to continuing my research on this topic. Please to contact me for clarification or to provide suggestions.
Link to survey –> https://goo.gl/forms/VZGdNK1HHafn8YaL2
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