AS I SEE IT My last suggestion is to grow your


own. This is sometimes referred to as “organic” or “internal” growth and development. You would begin by assessing employee engagement. Is there an employee within the orga- nization who has the right attitude for the administrator position? Upon identifying a potential candidate, ask yourself if this person is willing and able to learn the various elements of the job. Ask other employees their opinion on whether they consider this co-worker a leader or a follower. Share your thoughts with the mem- bers of the medical staff. Share your perceptions of the candidate and ask them for their opinion. Take the candidate on a test drive.


Show him or her exactly what it is that you do every day. Best case, the can- didate will be excited and embrace


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the challenge. Worst case, they run screaming from the building but now have a greater respect for all that you have accomplished.


Finding a person with the right atti- tude and an aptitude for learning is preferable. Some candidates are will- ing to do the work and some are able to


do the work, but it does us no good if they are willing and unable or able and unwilling (see example assessment tool on page 6). We are all working toward and


looking forward to retirement. Do not let it sneak up on you. Be prepared and have a succession plan. Give some thought to what the best solu- tion might be for your organization. Do you have anyone in the organiza- tion interested in taking the lead? If not, establish yourself with a profes- sional search agency. If you are for- tunate to have someone in mind, buy them a cup of coffee, begin the dis- cussion and see where it goes.


Kris Sabo, RN, is the executive director/ administrator of Pend Oreille Surgery Center in Ponderay, Idaho. Write her at kris@poscllc.com.


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