Organization Development & Training (ODT)

Formal Recognition

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NEW AWARD

Profiles on Excellence Award

Intent:

The Profiles on Excellence Award is designed to recognize excellent results achieved by UWMC individuals, workgroups, and teams that required effort above and beyond the call of duty. As a direct result of their endeavors, UWMC will have achieved measurable, tangible, observable, and positive outcomes directly linked with one or more of our key organizational PASCO outcome areas (Patient Safety, Access, Satisfaction, Cost Reduction, Clinical or Other).

Essential Criteria:

  • Work that has translated into tangilbe, obervable outcomes linked with one or more of our key organizational PASCO outcome areas (Patient Safety, Access, Satisfaction, Cost Reduction, Clinical or Other), including :
    • Work that has translated into achieving or exceeding our annual operating plan (PASCO) goals, or
    • Departmental goal achievement or other project work that has translated into achieving extraordinary results in one or more of our key balanced commitment (PASCO) outcome areas.
  • Efforts that were proactive, anticipating and then responding to a significant need or a great idea.
  • Completion of work that has required effort above and beyond the call of normal duty including, in many cases, teamwork, cooperation, and collaboration.

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Goals of Program:

  • To recognize excellence when it translates into extraordinary results.
  • To encourage organizational learning- making it a habit to notice and express appreciation for excellence when it occurs.
  • To summarize the stories so they can be shared – giving visibility to excellent work.

Eligibility for the Award:

All permanent UWMC faculty and staff are eligible to earn this award.

Individuals, teams, and/or work groups may be nominated for their accomplishments.

Award:

Individual Awards

Individuals who are selected for the award based primarily on individual effort and accomplishment will receive a Certificate of Recognition and a $50.00 UWMC Service League gift certificate, redeemable at the UWMC Gift Shop, Tea Room, and three espresso bars.

Team or Workgroup Awards

Teams or work groups thar are selceted for the award based on significant teamwork, collaboration and or group/effort will receive awards as follows:

  • A $50.00 UWMC Service League gift certificate, redeemable at the UWMC Gift Shop, Tea Room, or Espresso bars will be awarded to the leader (no more than two leaders per nomination), and
  • $10.00 certificates are awarded to individual members of the team or workgroup who were key to producing the results.

Nomination and Award Selection Process:

Nominations for this award may be submitted by any UWMC faculty or staff. Nominations for this award are submitted to any one of our UWMC Associate Administrators via a completed nomination form or an email that contains the following:

  • Brief/general description of the excellent work accomplished
  • What problem, need, or great idea triggered the effort
  • What kind of observable or tangilbe outcomes have resulted from the excellent work. Key outcomes areas include:
    • Patient Safety Measures
    • Access
    • Patient Satisfaction,
    • Employee Satisfaction,
    • Physician Satisfaction,
    • Cost Savings,
    • Other Outcomes/Clinical Outcomes
  • Who was involved (include name & department)
  • The time frame within which the work was accomplished

Award Selection & Communicatin:

  • Periodically, the Associate Administrators review nominations to determine eligibility.
  • The Center for Clinical Excellence is responsible for preparing certificates or achievement and obtaining gift certificates from OD&T.
  • Department leaders/administrators will coordinate the presentation of the award.
  • A copy of all winning nominations will be made available to feature in "Spotlight."

Nomination

For more information contact:

Julie Duncan (jbd@u.washington.edu) 206-598-6168

Sandra Slater-Duncan (sduncan2@u.washington.edu) 206-598-9139

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