Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for an acute care nurse.
An Acute Care Nurse provides advanced nursing care for patients with acute conditions like heart attack, respiratory distress syndrome or shock, pre and post-operative patients as well as perform advanced invasive diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
Other responsibilities include - providing formal and informal education to other staff members, participating in patients care meetings and conferences, coordinating billing activities with supervising physicians, performing administrative duties that facilitate admission, transfer or discharge of patients, involved in the development of practice protocols, participating in patient's care meetings and conferences, referring patients for specialty treatments or consultations, assisting patients with organizing their health care system activities, assesses the patient's need for family members or caregivers, analyzing any indications, risk complications and cost-benefit tradeoffs.
Employee Performance Goals Sample | |
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| Employee's Name: | Title: |
| Review Period: __/__/__ to __/__/__ | Employee SSN: |
| Work Location: | Supervisor's Name: |
Instructions |
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Performance Goals for Next Period | |
Performance Goals | Employee Comments |
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| VERBAL COMMUNICATION: Weigh my words first before I speak them out to avoid saying unwanted things. Seek clarification on the points that are not very well understood. | [employee comments goal] |
| TEAMWORK SKILLS: Show willingness to learn the best way to manage my feelings and emotions while working with others. Be more willing to compromise for the best interest of the team. | [employee comments goal] |
| APPRAISAL AND EVALUATION SKILLS: Do not overlook any alarming or risky sign that shows in any employee Allow private sessions to discuss the feedback with every individual | [employee comments goal] |
| DEDICATION TO WORK: Embrace the company's policies, visions, and objectives to be able to work best Be a source of joy to the other workers and customers | [employee comments goal] |
| FLEXIBILITY: Insist on following the company policies all the time to ensure tasks are done well Communicate effectively in every situation to every person in the workplace | [employee comments goal] |
| PHYSICAL ABILITIES: Concentrate the energies and focus on doing the very best every day Work on skills development that will grow the level of expertise | [employee comments goal] |
| SELF AWARENESS: Use personal tests in order to understand own behaviors, characteristics and decision-making and become more self-aware Be open to new ideas and curious about new people and what they have to offer | [employee comments goal] |
| ENJOYMENT OF THE JOB: Concentrate on and take care of the task at hand before it gets into a possible procrastination list Plan one's own time and create a to-do list that will help one prioritize and meet work deadlines | [employee comments goal] |
| HANDLING STRESS: Set clear boundaries between work and home; avoid answering work calls or replying work e-mails when one is having some time off work Reevaluate one's schedule once in a while in order to eliminate less important tasks and have more time and energy for what really matters in one's professional life | [employee comments goal] |
| PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS: Learn who works best through the phone, email, personal visits, or instant messaging and try to utilize their preferences when communicating with colleagues Keep deadlines and commitments and make sure all affected colleagues know in advance when one is not in a position to meet these commitments | [employee comments goal] |
Summary |
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Sections 1-2: To be completed by the supervisor Section 3: To be completed by the employee |
1. Goals completed since last performance feedback |
2. Goals for next period |
3. Employee comments |
Signatures | |
| I acknowledge that I discussed this performance feedback with my supervisor. My signature does not mean that I agree or disagree with this appraisal. | |
| Employee: | Date: |
| Supervisor: | Date: |
| Human Resources: | Date: |