How you treat your team correlates directly to overall employee satisfaction, retention and workplace culture. In healthcare, there are many elements to a successful employee engagement program. One aspect of the employee experience that can often be forgotten is the employee break room.
It might seem like a low priority focus area as a healthcare administrator, but a break room that is well appointed, clean and up to date says a lot about how an employer values their team.
A breakroom for a nurse, nurse aide and other front-line team members can serve as a sanctuary during their shift. A warm, welcoming break room that is pleasing aesthetically and well stocked with snacks, a flat screen TV, updated vending machines, wi-fi, and nice messages posted from senior management, can make a big difference.
Healthcare is hard work. Your team will appreciate a break room that allows the employee to relax, read a book, have a meal or catch up with other team members in a welcoming, clean and uplifting space that they feel comfortable in and even look forward to going to.
Perks like an employee break room which presents as nice as any public area in your facility, speaks volumes about how management views their employees. It also is a good idea for senior management to round daily and make sure that the employee break room is clean and presents in a way that is reflective of how management views their employees.
Take the time starting today to pay attention to this small, but important part of your employee’s experience – you should take every opportunity to show your attention to detail when it comes to the satisfaction of your employees.