Evaluate the performance of your organization or department. (Atrium Health perioperative area: Topic Decrease Retained surgical items (RN Circulator and count: Second leader on Never Events also called Sentinel Events by Joint Commission) Identify an area that would significantly benefit from initiating a change. (Area selecting is decrease retained surgical items # 2 sentinel or never event in perioperative arena according to AORN and WHO and other major healthcare guiding organizations).Write a paper (1,500-1,750 words) in which you describe the particular area you propose to address through a change initiative. Include the following for your company:
Discuss the issues in this area and the current outcomes as a result of the issues.
Describe the external and/or internal driving forces, contributing issues, and the people affected.
Evaluate the stakeholders involved and discuss how they will be affected by your change initiative.
Clarify your role and responsibility as a change leader. (Committee chair in large 44 room trauma Perioperative theater at Atrium Health specifically at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte NC) Discuss the leadership theory (or theories) you will use to guide the change process. (Developed in week 4 PP uploaded with professors comments uploaded to files)
Discuss the change agents you need to recruit in order to successfully implement your change. Describe the roles of these change agents.