STANDARD WORK Owner: Name of Team Approved By: Revision Date: Process: How to assemble a cross-functional green team or subcommittee team. WHAT HOW WHY # WHO ILLUSTRATION/LINKS (Major Activities) (Details) (Reason) Survey staff to get the landscape of committees Assess current With committee overload, some For an overview, visit Practice around Joint Commission, Safety, Construction, committee of the work may already be Facilitator Greenhealth 1. Quality and others to identify synergies. Consider structure underway in other areas. Check out from PGH Members. whether a new committee structure is needed. Obtain Executive Make hospital leadership aware of sustainability Executive oversight helps Sponsor or programming plans, discuss ideas for structure, initiatives relative to value and to Facilitator 2. Management acquires approval and support. overcome obstacles Representative The larger the system, the more Consider the sites and locations that will be part complex the structure and clear of this effort. The committee structure can pilot scope helps identify committee Define Scope Facilitator 3. at one site but over time connect all sites and join structure but also where together with an oversight. communication with other committees is important. Invite individuals from various departments with different skillsets (Facilities, Patient Helps diversify the team and Care/experience, Food and Nutrition, Safety, Select Team collective of impact various Environmental Services, Supply Chain, Facilitator 4. Members resources such as rebates, grants Communications etc.) and incentives.
STANDARD WORK Owner: Name of Team Approved By: Revision Date: Process: How to assemble a cross-functional green team or subcommittee team. # WHAT (Major Activities) HOW (Details) WHY (Reason) WHO ILLUSTRATION/LINKS 1. Assess current committee structure Survey staff to get the landscape of committees around Joint Commission, Safety, Construction, Quality and others to identify synergies. Consider whether a new committee structure is needed. With committee overload, some of the work may already be underway in other areas. Facilitator For an overview, visit Practice Greenhealth Check out from PGH Members. 2. Obtain Executive Sponsor or Management Representative Make hospital leadership aware of sustainability programming plans, discuss ideas for structure, acquires approval and support. Executive oversight helps initiatives relative to value and to overcome obstacles Facilitator 3. Define Scope Consider the sites and locations that will be part of this effort. The committee structure can pilot at one site but over time connect all sites and join together with an oversight. The larger the system, the more complex the structure and clear scope helps identify committee structure but also where communication with other committees is important. Facilitator 4. Select Team Members Invite individuals from various departments with different skillsets (Facilities, Patient Care/experience, Food and Nutrition, Safety, Environmental Services, Supply Chain, Communications etc.) Helps diversify the team and collective of impact various resources such as rebates, grants and incentives. Facilitator
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