RCP A Player Demonstrating Value

as a RCP

Gary Mefford AAS,RRT,RCP

Clinical CoordinatorHayek Medical Devices

855 2 GET BCVgary.mefford@hayekmedical.com

c. 817-845-55692006 AARC LTC SPOY

Catchphrase

an expression that has caught on and is used repeatedly

Get it done

Clinical Excellence

Self Improvement

Quality of Care

Outcomes

Raising the bar

Adding Value

Engagement

Elimination of Errors

Results Driven

Buy In

Career improvement

– How do respiratory therapists fall short of demonstrating personal value?

– What are do-able ways to increase value?

How do therapists fall short of demonstrating personal value?

Are you really

really

valuable

to your department???

Think about it.

If they gave you the boot

or you just left tomorrow,

would your contribution be missed?

Lets consider Jack Welch’s theory of differentiation.

Jack Welch

• Welch became GE's youngest chairman and CEO in 1981

• Welch's public philosophy was that a company should be either #1 or #2 in a particular industry, or else leave it completely.

• Welch's strategy was later adopted by other CEOs across corporate America.

• Jack Welsh, now retired is known as one of the top CEOs ever

Jack believes

in any organization

there are 20%

that are the real go getters,

10%

that a company could easily get along

without,

and the other 70%

that fall somewhere in between.

Encourage the top 20%,

The A Players

• "A" players• "A" players, Welch claimed, are• filled with passion • committed to "making things happen" • open to ideas from anywhere • and blessed with lots of “runway" ahead of them, • have charisma, the ability to energize

themselves and others, • can make business productive and enjoyable at

the same time. • and exhibit the "four E's" of leadership: • very high Energy levels • can Energize others around common goals • the "Edge" to make difficult decisions, • the ability to consistently Execute, or deliver on

their promises

eliminate the bottom 10%

the C players

• "C" players are non-producers. • They are likely to "enervate" rather than

"energize", according to Welch's model.• Procrastination is a common trait of "C"

players, as well as failure to deliver on promises.

"enervate"

to weaken somebody’s physical, mental, or moral vitality

and a company will ultimately thrive.

Inflating the company's market value from $12 billion in 1981, to

approximately $280 billion in 2001.

• Whatever his tactics, the fact that Welch is one of the most successful business leaders of all-time is indisputable. He has swelled the market value of the company to a degree unmatched by any other CEO, an accomplishment not even Bill Gates, Michael D. Eisner or Warren Buffett could lay claim to. http://bookjive.com/wiki/Jack_Welch

Lets make Welch’s theories personal for the practicing RCP

RCP C

RCP B

RCP A

So back to our scenario

would you be missed

by your organization

if you were not around

tomorrow?

You might say yes

If you areRCP C

Because

You attend some of the seemingly

more important meetings and inservices

when convenient?

you are a relatively reliable employee?

You do a lot of treatments and procedures

Between text messages and personal calls,

when you get to them

and

Usually get MOST of your charting done before

leaving?

And

You hardly everComplain

About yourDepartment,Supervisors

Or Administration

Unless you are alone or with somebodyBreathing

Awake or asleep

Do you enervate?

Do you drain the positive energy from your work environment

If you are not part of the solution

You are the …

OK• Remember Welch held that the company

would be better off without the “C” players.

You might say yes

If you are

RCP B

Because

You are a moderately engaged employee

who cares about their work?

You have even read a journal article some time

or at least once

in the last yearOR

since you left respiratory school

You volunteered for overtime

before Christmas last year

And you even take a call shift

Occasionally?

A Little Better

But why not step up and show yourself really valuable?

You might say yes

If you are

RCP A

Because your department

was lucky enough to find in you

a quality

results driven therapist

bent on quality improvement

throughout the continuum,

demonstrating value at every turn

who is dedicated to excellence

Raising the bar for those around you by

elimination of errors

both personal

and in the systems and process of patient care

Completely bought in to

the department’s and facility’s

goals and missions

advancing new and innovative concepts

http://www.unitedhayek.com/

with a get it done attitude

toward everything

that comes your way??

Now we’re talking!!!!

Consider for a minute where you fall…

RCP A

B

OR

C

are you at a place where your department might be better off

with you gone?

Tough question,

ButBetter asked and answered

honestly

in personal assessment

rather than an

ANNUAL EVALUATION

With all of that said lets talk about:

Do-able ways to increase value

If the goal is to demonstrate personal value at work:

Seek advanced degrees and certifications

• BS• MS• MBA• PhD

• CPFT • RPFT• NPS• Asthma Educator

Professional association membership

VOLUNTEER

• Committees• Staff Education• Public Education• Policy Development• Special Projects

Review journals

Attend seminars-local, state, national

Visit internet for news and data on profession and improvements

to daily work world

Join Discussion Groups

• AARC– Specialty Sections– Round Tables

• Linkedin.com– Groups and Associations

Become the Expert

• Increase your knowledge specific to everything you do

• Develop yourself to be a department expert on at least one thing

That brings us to today’s subject

RCPs enhancing their personal value and working for

improvements in patient care and being/becoming the A players

Up to date knowledge/information put to use

+hard work and effort

=$PROFESSIONAL VALUE$

A Challenge

• Make up your mind to be an A player• VOLUNTEER• IMPROVE SOMETHING IN YOUR

WORKPLACE• BE A LEADER• SHOW YOUR VALUE

THANKS

http://www.unitedhayek.com/

Gary W. Mef f o r d RRT Clinical CoordinatorHayek Medical Devices855 2 GET BCVgary.mefford@hayekmedical.comc. 817-845-55692006 AARC LTC SPOY