Employee Awards and Recognition Opportunities
GBMC HealthCare takes pride in recognizing employees for their talent and dedication. See below to learn about numerous ways to be recognized or to recognize a colleague.
Four Aims Recognition
Description: The Four Aims Recognition (FAR) program rewards employees that make exceptional contributions to GBMC HealthCare that can tie back to our four aims of Better Health, Better Care, Least Waste and More Joy.
Who can submit? Managers/supervisors
Who is eligible? Any employee, regardless of role or level
Submission Period: Ongoing; submit as soon as possible after the act you’re recognizing
Awards Announced: Ongoing
How to submit: Visit https://gbmc.formstack.com/forms/fouraims
Peer-to-Peer Recognition – Exceptional Effort Award
This is a formal way of recognizing a coworker for exceptional actions, particularly in difficult or challenging circumstances. Examples include extra effort in supporting a patient or employee, covering an additional or special entire shift, going out of their way to provide extra services, working significantly beyond scope of work to support a patient, family, or fellow employee, determining an innovative method of work.
Who can submit: Any employee, regardless of role or level
Who is eligible: Any employee, regardless of role or level
Submission Period: Ongoing; submit as soon as possible after the act you’re recognizing
Awards Announced: ongoing
How to submit: Visit https://gbmc.formstack.com/forms/peer_to_peer
Peer-to-Peer Recognition – Pat-on-the-Back Award
This is an informal way to recognize a supportive coworker. These individuals go above and beyond in certain situations and deserve to be recognized by a colleague. Examples include having an exceptionally positive attitude, helping in wayfinding, adding some time to a shift to help out and thinking smart in challenging situations.
Who can submit: Any employee, regardless of role or level
Submission Period: Ongoing; submit as soon as possible after the act you’re recognizing
Awards Announced: Ongoing
How to submit: Visit https://gbmc.formstack.com/forms/peer_to_peer
Nancy J. Petrarca Compassionate Caregiver Award
This award is presented by the Dr. John Adams Rounds Committee recognizes and supports employees, physicians, nurses, office staff and volunteers who work in various ways to provide compassionate care of exceptional quality at GBMC HealthCare.
The award recognizes individuals, who in listen, support, advocate and understand what patients and their caregivers are going through. They should have a special talent and dedication that enables them to demonstrate concern for others and incorporate this concern into their daily work or practice.
Who can submit: Any employee, regardless of role or level
Who is eligible: All employees, physicians, nurses, office staff and volunteers
Submission Period: September through November 30
Awards Announced: February
How to submit: Visit https://gbmchealthcare.formstack.com/forms/compassionate_caregiver
Spirit of King
The GBMC Spirit of King Award is given to an individual who embodies the spirit and life's work of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., minister, social activist, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Who can submit: Any employee, regardless of role or level
Who is eligible: Any employee, regardless of role or level
Submission Period: December through mid-January
Awards Announced: January, during MLK commemoration
How to submit: Visit https://gbmc.formstack.com/forms/gbmc_spirit_of_king_award
Great Saves
GBMC HealthCare regularly recognizes staff throughout our work systems who have used safe behaviors and systems to prevent harm. Those recognized demonstrate our culture of safety and continuous improvement so we can deliver on our vision to provide every patient with the care we would want for our own loved ones.
Who can submit: Any employee, regardless of role or level
Who is eligible: Any employee, regardless of role or level
Submission Period: Ongoing
Awards Announced: Every 4 months, approximately
How to submit: Visit https://gbmchealthcare.formstack.com/forms/great_saves
Art of Nursing
Description: Art of Nursing offers eight award categories to honor nursing staff across the entire GBMC HealthCare system (main hospital, GBMC Health Partners, Gilchrist or home-based/in-the-field). Nursing staff can apply or nominated a colleague, and non-nursing staff may submit nominations as well.
Who can submit: Any employee, regardless of role or level
Who is eligible: Nursing staff
Submission period: Opens in December, closes in mid-January
Awards announced: In May, during Nurses Week
How to submit: Visit https://www.gbmc.org/nursingrecognitionprogram during the submission period for links and criteria for all award categories.
DAISY
DAISY awards recognize nurses or care teams that are role models for GBMC's vision, "To every patient, every time, we will provide the care that we would want for our own loved ones." DAISY award submissions must be tied to a specific story that demonstrates how the nurse or team went above and beyond.
Who is eligible:
Nurses or care teams who have:
- Made a special connection with a patient/family through trust and emotional support
- Went above and beyond the patient/family's expectations and/or significantly affected clinical outcomes
- Included you and your family in your ongoing plan of care
- Presented customized education or discharge plan that is easily understood
- Utilized the expertise of other team members to resolve issues and answer questions
Who can submit: Anyone, clinical or nonclinical, as well as volunteers and the community
Submission period: Ongoing
Awards announced: This varies, but typically individual recognitions are announced quarterly and team recognitions are announced annually
How to Submit: https://gbmchealthcare.formstack.com/forms/daisy_award_nominations