CEO and Senior Leader Checklist
CUSP Toolkit
Checklists for senior leadership
Who should use this tool? Senior leaders.
| Checklist items | Leader Responsible | Date Initiated |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ensure all current and new employees receive Science of Safety training. | ||
| 2. Assign a senior executive (Chief Executive Officer or another leader) as an active member of each <Insert Project Name> team to meet with the team(s) on the unit at least monthly. | ||
| 3. Create a policy for unit-level accountability. | ||
| 4. Document at least one learning from defect per month. | ||
| 5. Foster organizational learning. Disseminate learning from defect lessons with expectations for local adaptation. | ||
| 6. Require use of a patient-specific daily goals checklist. | ||
| 7. Codify interdisciplinary rounds as an organization-level standard of practice. | ||
| 8. Support local interpretation based on unit characteristics. | ||
| 9. Acknowledge the teams' work. | ||
| 10. Celebrate success through stories in hospital newsletter or provide opportunities for teams to share success stories with management and other teams. | ||
| <Insert Project Name> | ||
| 1. Make <Insert Goal> an organization-wide goal. Include it in the strategic plan. | ||
| 2. Develop a coordinated plan to achieve <Insert Goal> throughout the organization. | ||
| 3. Provide protected time for team leaders: doctor, nurse, data collector (approximately 10 percent each). | ||
| 4. Monitor progress toward the goal no less than quarterly and report performance to all employees and the board. | ||
| 5. Provide the supplies needed to achieve the goal in one place or pack the supplies in complete kits. | ||
| 6. Require that the appropriate office (e.g., Infection Prevention) produce a weekly report of harm, disseminate it to the entire senior leadership team and board, create a process to investigate each incident, and close the loop. | ||
| 7. Report progress toward the goal at least quarterly at board meetings. |
