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You Make the Call: Take 2
October 7, 2008 10:41 AM by Douglas Laher
In a recent posting, You Make the Call , I detailed a unique situation I found myself in not more than 2 weeks ago. After spending several months searching for a night shift supervisor, one excellent candidate unexpectedly fell into my lap. She had prior Read More...
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You Make the Call
September 26, 2008 9:28 AM by Douglas Laher
More than a year ago, you made one of your gutsiest moves as a manager. In lieu of the highest vacancy rates in recent memory and a workforce shortage that has (and will continue to plague the profession), you decide to employ an all RRT department. Registry Read More...
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ROI for Staff Training & Education
August 26, 2008 1:28 PM by Douglas Laher
Providing education to your staff is paramount to their continued professional growth and development. Identifying these opportunities is usually the easy part of a manager's job. Finding the funds to financially supplement the education is usually something Read More...
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You’re Hired!
July 21, 2008 9:45 AM by Douglas Laher
Perhaps you've been there before. You're a department manager in a large academic center in a metropolitan area. You have vacancy rates in excess of 10 percent, and your hospital just added a new 100-bed critical care tower that will require an additional Read More...
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Be the Captain of Your Budget
July 17, 2008 1:02 PM by Douglas Laher
How many times have you heard it? "You're going to have to do more with less." The notion of running leaner departments has become the norm in respiratory therapy and in healthcare as of late. Those who are at a surplus in staffing are now the exception Read More...
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The Buck Stops Here
June 20, 2008 1:19 PM by Douglas Laher
Probably one of the most difficult things to do as a manager is to make decisions. Some are quite easy while others are not. While we all would love for our decisions to be celebrated with excitement and fanfare, the simple truth is that rarely does it Read More...
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