- Create solutions to staff spending time on unnecessary and repetitive tasks by removing the tasks or designating work to different team members.
- Employers can be reliable advocates for staff by implementing supportive and consistent policies such as leaves of absence or no-layoff policies.
- Prioritizing leading with kindness can create better employee satisfaction and lower levels of burnout.
- Offer emotional support resources to employees through mental health programs.
- Place the highest value on physicians doing their jobs effectively and fostering relationships with patients as opposed to pushing them to be productive.
5 ways to fight burnout in healthcare workers
The amount of burnout healthcare workers are experiencing is soaring, with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic piling on top of previous stressors. However, there are five ways health leaders and employers can support their staff, according to a Harvard Business Review report published Feb. 11.
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