Engaging the Health Care Professional

There is no shortage of discussion surrounding the importance of achieving a highly engaged workforce in health care institutions. Despite the abundance of idealisms surrounding the importance of providing patient-centered care, some medical radiation technologists may consider this to be a contradiction, when they themselves do not feel valued or empowered by their employer. In addition, overwhelming evidence points to the fact that high employee engagement is directly linked to positive patient experiences and outcomes. Logically, it then follows that much attention should be paid to fully engaging health care teams. Highly engaged medical radiation technologists are more likely to provide personalized patient-centered care. Health care leaders can help to engage their teams by using effective behavioral and leadership styles that will be received favourably by most staff. With the evolution of the generations occupying the workplace, managers must adapt and vary their leadership styles, if they hope to effectively engage their teams and provide world-class patient-centered care.