1. Team Member Roles and Responsibilities
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Objectives: Upon completion of this session, the participant will be able to…
Identify characteristics of effective teams.
List the members of your interdisciplinary team.
Compare and contrast the different functions of various disciplines within the team.
Describe role overlap and its implications in patient care.
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3. Characteristics of Effective Teams
Shared purpose, goals and objectives
Well-defined roles and responsibilities
Effective communication
Competent members
Cooperative and coordinated activities
Decision reached by consensus
Shifting of leadership due to circumstances
Support
Mutual trust
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4. Identification of Team Members
Physician
Nurse
Social Worker
Pharmacist
Chaplain
Dietician
Occupational Therapist
Physical Therapist
Speech Therapist
Recreational Therapist
Certified Nurses Aide
Patient
Family
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Skills of Team Members
Education
Roles
Range of function
Ask how many of you think you have a good understanding of different team members and their roles?
Read role descriptions and see if they can identify them. Choose the healthcare roles on the list that the facility has already identified as their own team members.
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Role Overlap
Different levels of involvement
Understanding of each other
Respect for each other
Changing roles
Clarify role responsibilities
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Team Focus
Medical issues and treatment
Psychological/emotional issues and treatments
Social issues and treatments
Economic issues and treatments
Living conditions and treatments
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8. Range of Functions of Various Disciplines
Case Study Exercise
“Mr. Green”
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9. Benefits of Effective Team Member Performance
Decreased tension
Acceptance of role overlap
Foster positive views towards other disciplines
Increase ability to problem solve outside a single discipline
Patient care is enhanced
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The Geese Story
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This is synergy -- the group is more than the sum of the individual contributions.
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“IT IS INDEED A REWARD, A CHALLENGE AND A PRIVILEGE TO BE A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF A TEAM” Angeles Arrien 2007
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Reference
The content covered in this presentation is provided by: GITT Resource Center of the John A. Hartford Foundation Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Training Program. (2003). GITT. New York: New York
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14. Power Point Presentation Created By:
Joyce Cunneen, MSN, RN Fairfield University School of Nursing ELDER Project Education Coordinator Monica Starr, BSN, RN ELDER Project Program Coordinator
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