The document discusses employee recognition in the healthcare industry. It notes that healthcare has one of the highest turnover rates, costing up to $1 million per physician. Recognition is important for engagement and productivity. The document provides ideas for recognition, including peer feedback, attendance rewards, relaxation areas, and symbolic rewards rather than gift cards. It emphasizes making recognition authentic and holding managers accountable for recognizing employees.

2. • Employee recognition is celebrated around the globe on the 21st of
September every year. Commonly known as World Gratitude Day. This
unofficial celebration gives the opportunity to employers to recognize
the hard work and contribution of their employees.
• Recognizing an employee’s effort may be challenging, especially with
the current COVID-19 pandemic forcing many industries especially
healthcare to reduce their workforce.
Employee Recognition Ideas for the Healthcare Industry

3. Critical Stats about Employee Engagement in the Healthcare
Industry
Higest Recorded Turnover is in 2017 was 20.6%
The cost of physician turnover can reach as much as $1 million per physician
The Healthcare industry turnover rate is the second-worst
Organizations with highly engaged employees report up to 22% Higher productivity
Hospitals with a high level of employee engagement face 41% fewer patient safety incidents

4. It is obvious that implementing an employee recognition program is a necessity for the
healthcare industry. Below are 4 easy-to-implement ideas to create your own program.
Simple Ideas of Employee Recognition for the Healthcare
Industryy
Peer-to-
peer
Feedback
Attendance
Recognition
Massage
Chairs (or
anything
else that
can be used
for
relaxation)
Symbolic
Rewards

5. ⚫ 28% of companies having implemented peer-to-peer feedback report
improved employee retention.
⚫ Setting this up is simple: prepare feedback forms, spread them around the
staff, and reward those deserving it.
⚫ You can use this feedback form from Morrill County Hospital as a starting
point.
⚫ Alternatively, you can also opt for a more robust and eco-friendly peer
recognition platform that allows coworkers and managers to show their
appreciation via a mobile app, at any time and from anywhere.
Peer-to-peer Feedback.

6. ⚫ Recognizing an employee’s effort to get to his workplace on time and stay a bit longer when
necessary is often underrated.
⚫ Reward the most diligent workers to encourage the same behavior in others.
⚫ Using a timesheet app will make this process a breeze and can prove very handy for your
payroll team.
⚫ Additionally, you can enhance employee engagement by rewarding performance goals with
redeemable points that can be exchanged for awards.
Attendance Recognition

7. ⚫ Long hours of high-stress work may eventually take their toll off the healthcare staff. Providing
employees with massage chairs in their workplace can help them escape the stress and
improve their overall health, while potentially saving your organization a lot of money (quick
fact.
⚫ General Motors spends more on healthcare costs than on steel).
⚫ If massage chairs are too out-of-the-box for you, just think of other ways/tools that can be
used for relaxation.
Massage Chairs (or anything else that can be used for
relaxation)

8. ⚫ Avoid “classic” rewards such as gift cards when showing your appreciation of an employee’s
hard work.
⚫ Most likely, employees have been treated similarly in previous workplaces.
⚫ Instead, choose a symbolic reward that triggers an emotional response and shows you care.
⚫ One way to do this would be rewarding them with something linked to their passion, such as
tickets to their favorite sport’s team upcoming match.
⚫ You can also choose rewards customized with your company emblem which your employees
will be proud to win, or achieve.
Symbolic Rewards

9. Employee Recognition Program Best Practices
5 Best Practices
Be Authentic
About Your
Recognition
Program
Get a
Budget and
a
Recognition
Calendar
Ready
Hold
Managers
Accountable
Show
Recognition
On the Go
Off You Go

10. ⚫ So here we have shared some tips for Healthcare Employee Recognition
Programs
⚫ If you want to like more or you have any ideas then share with us here
Thanks!
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