Have you heard about DJ Sullivan?

[gnom]

Hey!

Just wanted to ask if anybody encountered DJ Sullivan consultants in the OR? We are huge Level 1 trauma with 28 ORs. And we hired this guys.........

Things are pretty ****** now...first thing they did - slashed bonuses....call and overtime is minimal to the point when they send people home even if they are short staffed....God forbid if trauma comes up..I don't want to be there for that -(((

Back to the point...If you had them in the OR how did staff handle them and their fiscal measures? How long did they stay?

Did you feel like you needed consultants or just a new manager????????

thanks

[midlife_nurse]

I haven't heard of them- and I hope I DON'T.

[Don Gloves]

DJS consulted for about six months. They were not well-received by the OR nurses, especially the well-seasoned ones. Fiscal cutbacks were not implemented. I do not know what the hospital's motivating factor was to hire them - quality improvement, staff turnover reduction, etc.

You are rightfully concerned about a Level 1 trauma OR functioning on a skeleton crew. Would you consider escalating above OR management?

Hang in there!

[gnom]

DJS consulted for about six months. They were not well-received by the OR nurses, especially the well-seasoned ones. Fiscal cutbacks were not implemented. I do not know what the hospital's motivating factor was to hire them - quality improvement, staff turnover reduction, etc.

So what happened? I mean did they achieved their goals? Did they turned around the department? How was the power sharing process implemented with your manager?

[Don Gloves]

Not sure what their goals were....quality improvement, I think. I was new to the hospital after they'd arrived. They also had a heavy hand in orientation. This is a pedi hospital, and from everything I gathered, they had not done their homework regarding the differences between an adult and pedi OR.