Help Tomorrow's OR Leaders With Their Capes
Take the next genera-
B
eing in a leader-
ship position is,
for lack of a
better word, challeng-
ing. No offense to those
non-surgical leaders
who may start their day
at, say, some late hour
like 8:30 a.m., and then
maybe actually go to a
restaurant for lunch, or
grab a call from home,
but surgical leaders are
the superheroes of
leaders. We go in early,
often eat when we can
at our desks and cover
lates. We mop floors
and help turnover. We
are the IT department,
the HR department,
regulatory and compli-
ance support, customer
service, department
manager, supervisor
and staff relief. We are
occasional housekeep-
ers, security (always
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Staffing
Leslie Mattson, RN, BSHM, LNC
• PASS THE BATON If your cape is torn and tattered,
you're in a great position to mentor a new surgical leader.
