Module 4 Discussion Diefenderfer
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Diefenderfer Module 4 Discussion
I have always and will continue to set big career goals for myself which get enhanced with further research in my career field of dialysis. Ever since a young age, I have wanted to work in the medical field. This came from having a physician perform a procedure outside of his scope which caused my permanent harm. Ever since then, my passion has been strong for healthcare and patient safety. The first step to completing this goal to impact patient safety was to work as a Medical Staff and Risk Coordinator at a large hospital where I was able to ensure the medical staff was credentialed appropriately with matching skills to climate any possible patient safety risks. I was not satisfied by stopping there. After my two bachelor’s degrees, I felt like I needed more, so I earned a Certificate in Patient Safety and Quality from John’s Hopkins. I am not at the point where I still want to learn more, so I
am embarking on my DHA journey. I want to learn more about healthcare administration and be able to teach others about that as well as dive in more to dialysis and the community need for education on chronic kidney disease. Having intentional goals can help you move up the ladder and is important to me
personally (ACHE, nd). There are other health related fields and healthcare administration careers that vary from mine, but still require team members and a strong interdisciplinary team to deliver high quality of care. I am able to reflect back to the hospital environment to now outpatient chronic dialysis units and see how skills and experience of team members are important. An IDT member brings their own views, skills, and assets to the team which therefore impacts the outcomes of the HSO’s. Ciemins et al states, “Interdisciplinary teams have the potential to significantly impact patient and team experiences when caring for seriously ill patients” (Ciemins, et all, 2015). Leaders on the team are also able to deliver high level of services by using their expertise and coach teammates. In my experience, I have been able to use what I learned in previous HSO’s and directly relate it to dialysis and teach my other IDT team members while seeing a different point of view. Our past experiences can also bring new level of insight. Having consistent daily or weekly meetings on our patients or rounding daily is also a benefit. The team stays close and up to date with new happenings and we are able to care for the patients with a higher level of service by doing so. As a leader, we are often delegating tasks and overseeing the tasks being done which gives us more time to complete our other duties or enables us to learn. References
American College of Healthcare Executives. (n.d.). Advance your career. https://www.ache.org/career-
resource-center/advance-your-career Ciemins, Elizabeth & Brant, Jeannine & Kersten, Diane & Mullette, Betty & Dickerson, Dustin. (2016). Why the Interdisciplinary Team Approach Works: Insights from Complexity Science. Journal of palliative medicine. 19. 10.1089/jpm.2015.0398.
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