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| Rekindle The Flame |
I suspect most of you go through
the motions of work-related duties. Feeling fully exhausted to the point of no
return. Some might say it’s normal or just apart of having a stressful job,
but the real concern should be about improving your health.
Human services tend to have a high degree
of burnout due to the toll it takes on individuals providing such intimate
care. As caregivers it’s
easy to care for everyone but yourself. In 2015, the Mayo Clinic conducted a
study reveling that more than half of American physicians now have at least one
sign of burnout, a nine percent increase from three years ago.
When working within health care, underlying factors
like time constraints, lack of control over work processes and scheduling, and
conflicting roles and relationship with leadership all lead to burnout cases. Money can't fix the emotional aspect that comes with such an intimate profession. You need to believe your work is fulfilling and has meaning.
There are moments when all the stars a line. When everything seems as it should be. Your life seems to have sorted itself out. It's not like all our problems go away. It's just all the problems are suddenly manageable. It feels so good and you wonder if it's real. If I've learned anything, it's very real it just might not last.
Burnout can be prevented if caught
early and warning signs are acknowledged. Burnout matters because it doesn’t
only affect the professionals it also impacts the organization as a whole in
providing health care services. Everyday health care organizations across the
world save patients’ lives but in order to continue to do so, the focus needs
to be on caregivers to make sure their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs
are met. Remember the passion you had going into the field of medicine. The
goal moving forward is to find your WHY!
Human services tend to have a high degree
of burnout due to the toll it takes on individuals providing such intimate
care. As caregivers it’s
easy to care for everyone but yourself. In 2015, the Mayo Clinic conducted a
study reveling that more than half of American physicians now have at least one
sign of burnout, a nine percent increase from three years ago.
When working within health care, underlying factors
like time constraints, lack of control over work processes and scheduling, and
conflicting roles and relationship with leadership all lead to burnout cases. Money can't fix the emotional aspect that comes with such an intimate profession. You need to believe your work is fulfilling and has meaning. There are moments when all the stars a line. When everything seems as it should be. Your life seems to have sorted itself out. It's not like all our problems go away. It's just all the problems are suddenly manageable. It feels so good and you wonder if it's real. If I've learned anything, it's very real it just might not last.
Burnout can be prevented if caught
early and warning signs are acknowledged. Burnout matters because it doesn’t
only affect the professionals it also impacts the organization as a whole in
providing health care services. Everyday health care organizations across the
world save patients’ lives but in order to continue to do so, the focus needs
to be on caregivers to make sure their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs
are met. Remember the passion you had going into the field of medicine. The
goal moving forward is to find your WHY!
This was really fascinating to read! I was not surprised that many American physicians experience burnout, but I was surprised that the percentage of physicians experiencing burnout has gone up so much! Do you think the larger culture of the American workforce has contributed to this increase in burnout?
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