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

A Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist is a nurse who is tasked with offering the highest level of medical service with a specialty in children health within a clinical setup. He/she will also get to advise parents on the proper way of managing their children medical needs and educate the nurses on the new pediatric medical procedures.

In addition, he/she can perform the following responsibilities: make use of clinical practices to improve pediatric service, develop proper plan to manage pediatric medical, work in close collaboration with other medical staffs, organizing and coordinating medical services concerning children health and participating in research work from time to time.

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

NEGOTIATION SKILLS:

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

Strive to raise or ask relevant questions that will be of benefit to the negotiation process.

[employee comments goal]
TEAMWORK SKILLS:

Show willingness to learn how to be a good and positive leader.

To have a winning mentality, to appreciate others when they win, and to accept when we lose.

[employee comments goal]
COLLABORATING WITH OTHERS:

Make sure that each team member understands the role that they and other members play in achieving the company's goal

Have an agenda ahead of scheduling meetings in order to make sure that the time spent with team members is efficient and productive

[employee comments goal]
DELEGATION:

Match the requirements of the task to the ability of the employee and make sure that they are capable of doing the job

Delegate the tasks early in order to avoid unnecessary pressure and allow the person to plan the tasks better

[employee comments goal]
EMPATHY:

Try and gain a deeper understanding of the other person's perspective without immediately saying that it is bad or good

Learn to talk to new employees at or strangers outside of work in order to learn something new and understand a little about another person's world

[employee comments goal]
PERSONAL COMMITMENT:

Get rid of temptations such as social media apps in order to become more disciplined and focus on what is important

Motivate oneself with post pictures, articles, or words of affirmation about the task one is working on

[employee comments goal]
PERSONAL DRIVE:

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

Allow team members to be part of one's planning and problem-solving process

[employee comments goal]
PERSUADING OTHERS:

Select words that conjure neutral, positive, or negative images in the mind of the other person to frame a persuasive argument

Add some real-life stories to one's proposal in order to illustrate its benefits and make it more appealing to the listeners

[employee comments goal]
USING COMMON SENSE:

Take the time to reflect on every new experience and think about what went right and what didn't

Tackle new skills in order to gain knowledge and confidence needed to handle current or upcoming projects

[employee comments goal]
CUSTOMER SERVICE:

Learn to maintain self-control when dealing with customers who are objecting

Tactfully tell a customer no when the expectations or demands are unrealistic

[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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