Healthcare workers have been experiencing the ripple effects of increasing strain, staffing shortages, and anxiety since early 2020. Undoubtedly, stress and burnout are having substantial systemic, financial, and human impact on healthcare organizations. Preventing Burnout and Building Engagement in the Healthcare Workplace addresses these concerns and offers ways to foster your employees’ engagement in their work.

The book describes how to identify common underlying stressors that lead to employee burnout, tactics for shifting the attention away from individuals and toward improving the stressful environment in which they work, and techniques for evaluating interventions. Healthcare leaders can use this practical guide to help their staff recover from burnout and regain a sense of passion for their work.

This new edition comes at a time when the pandemic has worsened the most severe strain drivers in healthcare organizations while also bringing a slew of new stresses. The author distills lessons learned from the pandemic to help healthcare leaders prepare for the next disruption.

The importance of employee engagement in achieving organizational success is also emphasized, with an entire chapter devoted to the topic and the conditions that make it more likely to take hold. Preventative measures for ensuring long-term employee engagement are discussed.

Addressing burnout is the right thing to do by the healthcare professionals you employ, work with, and contract with. It also can dramatically benefit your organization in terms of better system-wide functioning and bottom-line performance.