Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for a cardiovascular clinical nurse specialist.

A Cardiovascular Clinical Nurse Specialist is responsible for coordinating and facilitating cardiology activities in the clinical environment. He/she coordinates imaging test as per the directive of the senior doctor. They are generally in charge of providing support within the cardiology department in regards to nursing duties by taking care of people with cardiovascular diseases and helping to rehabilitate them.

Besides that he/she can get to perform the following roles: evaluating overall patient care, mentoring and supervising junior staff, offering comprehensive cardiology patient care, applying research findings to cardiology-related issues, consulting complicated nursing problems mostly on matters about cardiology and performing administrative roles when needed to.

Employee Performance Goals Sample

Employee's Name: Title:
Review Period: __/__/__ to __/__/__ Employee SSN:
Work Location: Supervisor's Name:

Instructions

  1. Setting Goals: List specific goals in the space provided below each competency under "Performance Goals". Assign an appropriate timeline for each goal as well as numeric or financial terms to measure the goal.
  2. Employee Comments: The employee must comment next to each goal under "Employee Comments" with "Okay" for goals which he/she feels comfortable working with, and "Needs Clarification" for goals which he/she believes need to be discussed further. An employee who is comfortable with all the goals can sign the goals at this stage.
  3. Summary: Give a summary of the total time estimated for the employee to have achieved the goals. State action plans and specific milestones to track the goals. Any additional comments agreed between the employee and the supervisor should be noted here.
  4. Human Resources Review: Human resources personnel must confirm that the goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. He/she must then sign the goals in the "Human Resource" section provided under "Signatures".
  5. Signatures: When discussion of the goals has been completed and consensus has been reached, sign the goals and let the employee sign too. Send the final copy to the human resources for inclusion in the employee's professional records.

Performance Goals for Next Period

Performance Goals

Employee Comments

ORGANIZED WORKPLACE:

Strive to manage time well to ensure all required deliverables are met.

Be a good role model to other workmates when it comes to being organized in the work area.

[employee comments goal]
NEGOTIATION SKILLS:

Strive to articulate my ideas and opinions in a clear and non-confrontational manner.

Learn the art of compromising at some point to achieve a win-win solution that will benefit all parties involved.

[employee comments goal]
COLLABORATING WITH OTHERS:

Listen to various perspectives from different personalities in the team in order to spark and refine solutions that work well for each team member

Use past team projects to identify what people did well and make changes based on their newly identified strengths

[employee comments goal]
DELEGATION:

Make sure the person assigned the task knows in advance both the positive and negative consequences of excellent and poor performances

Delegate the entire task to one employee in order to increase his/her motivation and avoid ambiguity in accountability

[employee comments goal]
EMPATHY:

Learn to use active listening skills and body language to show understanding of what the other person is saying

Spend more time reading books and blogs that explain how to be more empathetic at work and in the community in order to make improvements

[employee comments goal]
PERSONAL DRIVE:

Help employees and team members meet their goals and suggest ways to make them more valuable to the company

Learn how to control and respond to one's own emotions in order to avoid causing conflicts in the workplace

[employee comments goal]
PERSUADING OTHERS:

Take time to listen carefully to the person one is persuading in order to find out about their expectations and interests

Understand the needs and concerns of the person one is persuading and put own points across clearly and concisely

[employee comments goal]
USING COMMON SENSE:

Take the time to examine a new problem in order to come up with the best solution and avoid making mistakes

Try new social activities in order to meet new people and learn how to use common sense to deal with them

[employee comments goal]
CUSTOMER SERVICE:

Exhibit flexibility and creativity in solving problems presented by customers

Prioritize your workload effectively based on the needs of a customer

[employee comments goal]
PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE:

Learn how different products can be integrated with or connected to other things

Learn to communicate information about products clearly and in a simple language

[employee comments goal]

Summary

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:

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