BENEFIS HOSPITALS COMPACT WITH NEW MEDICAL STAFF MEMBERS
ORGANIZATION’S RESPONSIBILITIES
Foster Excellence
· Recruit and retain excellent hospital staff.
· Maintain superior facilities and up-to-date equipment/technology.
· Continually strive to improve quality and patient safety.
· Focus on patient satisfaction.
· Create exceptional regional relationships.
Listen and Communicate
· Share information regarding strategic intent, organizational priorities and business decisions.
· Offer opportunities for constructive dialogue.
· Regularly survey the Medial Staff, share results, and implement action plans.
Educate
· Support CME
· Provide information on topics to improve practice, quality, patient safety, and efficiency.
Change
· Embrace and foster innovation and continuous improvement.
· Add needed new programs and services.
PHYSICIAN’S RESPONSIBILITIES
(Agreed To As A Condition Of Receiving A Pre-Application For Medical Staff Privileges)
Focus on Patients
· Coordinate with the patient care team the timely sharing of information with patients and their families so as to present a coherent and consistent treatment plan.
· Encourage patient involvement in care and treatment decisions.
· Treat the patient and family members with compassion, consideration, respect and without prejudice.
· Assume 24-hour responsibility for the patients under your care. When off duty, or on vacation, assure that your patients are cared for by another practitioner.
Listen, Communicate and Behave in A Professional Manner
· Uphold the standards of professionalism and be appropriate in all professional interactions.
· Behave towards your colleagues, locally and regionally, as you would have them behave towards you.
· Communicate clinical information in a clear and timely manner.
· Do not harass others physically, verbally, psychologically, or sexually.
· Clearly identify yourself and your professional level to patients and staff.
Medical Staff Support
· Request information, resources, and consultations needed to provide care consistent with state-of-the-art, quality medicine. Implement Benefis Medical Staff accepted clinical standards of care when such are established.
· Participate in and support group decisions (departmental, Medical Executive Committee, Medical Staff) once made.
· Understand the economic impact aspects of practice decisions and resource utilization.
· Maintain Honesty And Integrity Including:
o Being truthful in verbal and in written communications.
o Protecting the integrity of clinical decision-making.
Support of the Community Hospital
· Understand and be willing to accept the Mission of Benefis Hospitals
· Recognize a responsibility to participate in activities contributing to the improvement of services within Benefis Hospitals
· Shoulder a fair share of the institutional Medical Staff administrative burden, including reasonable peer review, call coverage and participation in the Medical Staff structure as called for in the Medical Staff Bylaws.
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I understand and agree to the above responsibilities (for questions, contact Dr. Paul Dolan, Hospitals Chief Medical Quality Officer at (406) 455-5485).
Benefis Mission Statement: “We, who are Benefis Health System, in keeping with our Christian tradition, are dedicated to a healing ministry which provides excellent
physical, emotional, and spiritual care to all in need.”