Corporate mayhem

Sure, you can work for a non-profit hospital, but yes, you can have corporate mayhem. That's been happening at the Hotel.

Upper Manglement has decided that we'll have some "town hall meetings" to make us aware of some changes coming down the pike, and none of the rumored changes are good. Census is down and costs are up. Our chief hospital honcho is coming down for not one, but multiple meetings and the rumored agenda involves funding, staffing, unit management and even a few transfers. No one knows the real agenda, but we've been told to be ready for anything, and be specific.

As a former corporate worker bee, I'm teaching my coworkers how to create opportunities--use talking points. No, I'm not Norma Rae, but after patients, nurses working in the front lines of healthcare keep the rest of the house open. Without 24/7 nursing staff, hospitals cannot run. So I'm prepping people who one of our senior nurses has asked to speak with talking points. It's like Toastmasters all over again. I finally have a use for all those note cards I couldn't use in nursing school.                            

It should be an interesting week! Stay tuned.