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OR Excellence Award Winners - September 2017 - Subscribe to Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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Cater a meal. Buying lunch for the staff every now and then can go a long way. Ordering trays of food and sandwiches is a great way to demonstrate that you notice their hard work. Plus, who doesn't love a free meal? Host quarterly, off-site meetings. Take the time to take your staff away from the OR and meet as peers and friends. Use outside environments to establish stronger bonds between co- workers and help them relax around their bosses and supervisors. Activities like hiking or rock-climbing make for great team-building exercises and give everyone the opportunity to let their hair down a little without the added pressure of being at work. Sponsor events. Open up the invite to friends and family of your staff and host fun events outside of work, like bowling parties or picnics. To save time, tie the events to your quarterly, off- site meetings, but set aside enough time for team bonding before friends and family join the party. Give the gift of a gift card. Not only are you going out of your way to say thank you with a personalized gift card, but you're also personalizing the gift to show that you know what your nurses enjoy doing outside of work. Some might enjoy a card to their favorite coffee shop. Some might love going to the movies. Whatever it is, listen to your team and make the gift something a little more personal to them. OSM Ms. Venezio (andreav@sapphirehg.com) is the CEO of Sapphire Health Group, a recruiting search firm in Lewisville, Texas, serving ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals. 5 6 7 4 J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 7 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y. N E T • 1 4 3 • JUST FOR YOU A personalized gift card shows you took the time to care.

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