Informal Leadership Essay

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Informal Leadership A nurse can take a stance on leadership without holding a leadership position in several ways. Two examples of informal leadership of a nurse on interdisciplinary, (IDT) team are having a positive attitude during a problematic situation and actively wanting to solve problems. By having a nurse can lead informally. By readily Approaching situation With both eyes open the informal leader nurse can listen to all team members involved, look past naysayers and maybe even convince those people to be agreeable as well. The informal leader wants to be proactive and proficient and she can do so by engaging and data gathering with all involved team members on how problems can be solved. I recently started a job as one of seven Complex Case Manager, (CCM) for an Accountable Care Organization, (ACO) a new venture for a limited amount of distinct hospital systems across the country chosen to participate in a pilot program for Medicare to decrease hospital usage. A part of the startup process is that we visit providers connected with the hospital; doctors, Case Managers within the hospitals, Nurse Practitioners at Prompt Care clinics, and Specialty Clinics and tell them our role and how we can collaborate care for these select high dollar patients and keep them from going to the Emergency Department, (ED) for ailments that can be handled outpatient. With all of this communication with these providers there is a bit of push back as if we are invading their space, or telling them how to care for their patients. Being a CCM we have to be that informal leader to be ready to problem solve and communicate the finding effectively to the parties involved and remain positive because a lot of “big Whigs” are looking at our interaction with the providers and patients for us to make a difference in the lives of the patients and save the hospital money. Active

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