Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for an intensive care unit nurse.

An Intensive Care Unit Nurses have the primary role of offering or providing direct care to patients who are facing life-threatening medical conditions within the confines of an intensive care unit. He or she will get to provide a holistic care approach that is in line with the patients and family needs as well as promoting good team environment to ensure that things run smoothly.

Other duties that they will get to perform from time to time include; assisting the general doctor in undertaking certain procedures, monitoring and recording the patient's vital signs, taking body samples for test, managing all Intensive care unit equipment comprising of life support machine, ordering diagnostic tests, provide patients with personal care and administering medications.

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:

Prepare well before any negotiation process to have concrete facts and figures that will help close deals.

Come up with solid solutions and help other people understand my views in a clear manner.

[employee comments goal]
TEAMWORK SKILLS:

Learn to appreciate what other group members have put in.

Learn to talk in a very clear and concise way that other people can understand.

[employee comments goal]
DELEGATION:

Explain what results one expects to see and in what form the results should be presented

Regularly communicate with the employee about the status of the project or task and its timing in order to avoid surprises at the end

[employee comments goal]
FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS:

Learn to concentrate on written directions; highlight the main points and summarize lengthy documents into bullet points

Work closely with the instructor from the start to the of the task or project and ask for help where appropriate

[employee comments goal]
PERSONAL DRIVE:

Set high but realistic goals and develop strategies to meet them even under high pressure or when facing challenges

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:

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

Give an example of a context where own ideas have been used successfully in order to convince others to support the ideas

[employee comments goal]
SEEING POTENTIAL PROBLEMS:

Give advance notice when the company rolls out new features or launches new initiatives or applications

Conduct neutral and honest discussions in order to allow everyone involved make solid contributions

[employee comments goal]
USING COMMON SENSE:

Lead by example; show others how to be open, thoughtful, and nonjudgmental in all situations

Define goals and set a clear plan that will help one to accomplish them successfully

[employee comments goal]
QUALITY OF WORK:

Set clearly defined and achievable goals in order to stay motivated to accomplish them and meet quality standards

Do research on ways that could help improve the quality of own work and implement these ways

[employee comments goal]
PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE:

Learn how to install and configure a wide range of products

Put extra effort to know the product specifications on a wide range of products and the related terminologies

[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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