Doing More with Less; Challenges of Wearing a Dual Hat

Doing More with Less; Challenges of Wearing a Dual Hat

Kathryne Butler, MHA, MBA, CAVSManager of Volunteer Services & Life Branch

St. Luke’s The Woodlands Hospital &St. Luke’s Lakeside Hospital

Disclaimer

Information provided in this webinar pertains to practices that work best for the speaker and may not be suitable for every hospital and their situation.

The information should be used as a tool to find the best practices that fit your hospital and its needs.

Webinar Overview

Your role as both a Volunteer Manager and Gift Shop Manager

Challenges of wearing a dual hat (Volunteer Manager & Gift Shop Manager)

Opportunities to help you do more with less Employees/Volunteers Time Management Tools for Success

What is Your Role?

Volunteer Manager Process new volunteers

(pre-screening, interviewing, placements, inputting data)

Orientation Training Crisis management Develop new programs Budget Serve on committees

Gift Shop Manager Buying Inventory Procurement Tagging Visual Merchandising Check Requests Vendor/Shipment Issues Budget Positive financial return

What are some of the challenges you face wearing a dual hat?

Challenges

80/20 Split of Time Is this truly an accurate representation of the time it takes to keep the gift shop operational & profitable?

More work than one person (or the number of staff you have) can handle Processing applications fast enough Getting inventory put out fast enough

NOT ENOUGH TIME IN DAY

Challenges What takes up most of your time as

the Gift Shop Manager? Meeting with vendors Daily deposits Check requests Buying Inventory procurement Visual merchandising/displays Staffing Budget Employee/Volunteer/Customer Issues Creating reports Meetings

Challenges What takes up most of your time as the Volunteer

Manager? Talking with volunteers/rounding on volunteers Processing applications (pre-screening, scheduling TB

tests/health screens, background checks) Interviewing new volunteers Inputting data (inputting new applications, inputting completion

dates of documentation) Placing new volunteers Orientation Training and competencies Developing new programs/volunteer positions Budget Creating reports Meetings

Volunteer Manager OpportunitiesStreamline Processes

Online applications Pre-screen applicants

Immediately send decline emails to volunteer applicants who do not meet your program criteria or you don’t have a position available for pre-fabricate email

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at St. Luke’s The Woodlands Hospital. At this time we do not have any available positions that meet your interests or availability. If your situation changes, please feel free to contact us again regarding your volunteer application.

Sincerely,

Kathryne Butler, MHA, MBA, CAVS Manager of Volunteer Services & Life Branch

Volunteer Manager Opportunities

Streamline ProcessesPre-screen applicants

Look for Administrative Master’s Students (MBA, MPA, MHA, etc.) and teach them to pre-screen, send out decline emails, data entry, etc.

Use Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Want to give back

Students - Exposure

Looking for friends/ social

Job Seekers


Streamline Processes Pre-screen applicants pre-fabricated email sent immediately after pre-screen. This

can be sent by your volunteer who is helping or another staff member.

Dear Jane,

I enjoyed speaking with you about volunteering at St. Luke's The Woodlands Hospital. Your interview is scheduled for Monday May 23, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. and your health screen will immediately follow. Your orientation information is attached to this email. You must have the orientation exam completed before you can begin volunteering. Please bring your completed New Volunteer Health Review and your Background Release Form (found at http://www.stlukeswoodlands.com/Giving/volunteer.cfm) with you to your interview.

On the day of your interview please come to Volunteer Services in Suite 160. If you need directions to the office please ask a volunteer (purple jackets) at Guest Relations (located in the main lobby of the hospital) to assist you.

If you have any other questions please do not hesitate to ask. I look forward to meeting you!

Kathryne Butler, MHA, MBA, CAVSManager of Volunteer Services and Life BranchSt. Luke's The Woodlands Hospital and St. Luke's Lakeside Hospital


Streamline ProcessesInterviews and health screens back to

backOnline Orientation and Online Re-

orientation Kwik Surveys (free) Create PDF study guide (post on website or

email)



Pre-fabricated Start Email

Please welcome Jane Doe to St. Luke's The Woodlands Auxiliary!

Jane will start on Monday, July 11, 2011 and will be a Family Birthing Center Volunteer.

Volunteer Contact Information:Jane [email protected](281) 555-4547 (cell) Schedule: FBC VolunteerMondays 8-12 p.m. For any questions or to call in ill/vacation for one of your shifts, please contact your department. You do not need to contact the Manager of

Volunteer Services to call in sick or for vacation. Department Contact:

Point of Contact Name Title Email Phone Number

Instructions for 1st Day: · Wear black pants/skirt and comfortable shoes. Wear a white or black shirt if you are purchasing a smock/jacket. · Bring money (cash or credit card only) to purchase your volunteer Oxford button up, ($21.65), polo ($16.24) or smock/jacket ($21.65).· Please pick up your badge on a weekday between the hours of 8-5 at Human Resources, Suite 140. Be sure to tell them you are working at

FBC so that they can clear your badge. Please wear your badge on your first day.

Gift Shop Manager Opportunities

Saving Time with Vendors Meeting with them in the store limit this to only those

vendors that do not have online access or catalogs. Have vendors email you pictures/copies of catalog pages

with items you frequently buy or of new items. Scheduling appointments at market limit this as much

as possible. Meeting with pre-existing vendors takes up valuable time. Try to utilize time at market to seek out new vendors. Why go to market to buy the same old thing?

Seeking out new vendors will keep the store continually fresh and new, while creating opportunities to better maximize profits.


Stagger ship dates of merchandise If too much merchandise comes in at once, it

can be cumbersome to input the inventory into the system, tag it and display it.

Boxes on the floor can create safety hazards and negatively impact the aesthetic appearance of your store.


If your inventory day comes before the Thanksgiving/Holiday season, make your workload easier by pre-printing a holiday inventory sheet with the tags so it can be scanned rather than actually physically inventorying the merchandise.


Empower Employees/Volunteers Have the right people on your team (the right skills and

the right attitude) the top applicant isn’t always the best fit for your department

Utilize behavioral interviewing Ask open-ended questions Focus on their knowledge, skills and abilities Listen for S-T-A-R

• Stated a specific situation• Tasks they needed to do• Actions they took• Results of those actions

Align interview questions to job description and characteristics of high performing employees


Test interviewees on visual merchandising

Cross-train The more people that can

do visual merchandising the better (allows you to rotate merchandise weekly, which statistically improves sales)

Reorder forms that can be filled out by employees (example, Kelli’s Gift Shop Suppliers)


Empower Employees/Volunteers Have employees/volunteers give you names of

new vendors or trends that they hear about or see while they are out shopping.

Have employees/volunteers go through the store and write down on a weekly basis items that need to be reordered.

Identify employees/volunteers who can assist with things such as check requests and other reports.


BUDGET ACTUAL VARIANCE

532810-COGS

JAN $ 5,757.00 $ 7,687.29 $ (1,930.29)

FEB $ 11,514.00 $ 9,882.89 $ 1,631.11

MAR $ 18,230.00 $ 27,566.79 $ (9,336.79)

APR $ 14,392.00 $ 14,403.64 $ (11.64)

MAY $ 12,473.00 $ 25,493.43 $ (13,020.43)

JUNE $ 8,635.00 $ 6,066.13 $ 2,568.87

JULY $ 12,473.00 $ - $ 12,473.00

AUG $ 17,270.00 $ - $ 17,270.00

SEPT $ 13,433.00 $ - $ 13,433.00

OCT $ 10,554.00 $ - $ 10,554.00

NOV $ 10,675.00 $ - $ 10,675.00

DEC $ 9,594.00 $ - $ 9,594.00

$145,000.00 $ 91,100.17 $ 53,899.83


BUDGET ACTUAL VARIANCE

Sales/Revenues

JAN $ 17,000.00 $ 18,257.15 $ 1,257.15

FEB $ 20,552.74 $ 18,400.29 $ (2,152.45)

MAR $ 22,500.00 $ 23,505.76 $ 1,005.76

APR $ 20,500.00 $ 24,959.38 $ 4,459.38

MAY $ 17,500.00 $ 21,506.23 $ 4,006.23

JUNE $ 21,500.00 $ 23,886.48 $ 2,386.48

JULY $ 18,000.00 $ (18,000.00)

AUG $ 22,000.00 $ (22,000.00)

SEPT $ 23,000.00 $ (23,000.00)

OCT $ 21,500.00 $ (21,500.00)

NOV $ 23,500.00 $ (23,500.00)

DEC $ 37,500.00 $ (37,500.00)

$265,052.74 $ 130,515.29 $ (134,537.45)


VENDOR CHK REQ DATE INV # INV DATE COGS AMT FRT AMT BALANCE freight %

$ 8,635.00

Aroma Home 6/8/11 20403 6/15/11 $ 352.00 $ 42.24 12.00%

Bestever 6/8/11 256215 6/19/11 $ 120.00 $ 9.79 8.16%

Burton & Burton 6/16/11 2/3/2635 6/19/11 $ 693.36 $ 59.86 8.63%

Caren Products 6/8/11 9672 6/19/11 $ 129.00 $ 12.90 10.00%

Carson Home Accents 6/8/11 CI110020169 6/19/11 $ 64.00 $ 12.40 19.38%

Carter's Florist 6/8/11 2770 6/29/11 $ 915.00 0.00%

Demdaco 5/17/11 20442251 6/20/11 $ 572.00 $ 29.18 5.10%

Ganz Usa 6/8/11 5091273 6/29/11 $ 111.00 $ 8.65 7.79%

Haute baby 6/16/11 7781 6/17/11 $ 1,470.00 $ 20.00 1.36%

Howards 6/8/11 983 6/25/11 $ 86.00 $ 9.30 10.81%

ICU 6/16/11 761878 6/23/11 $ 146.25 $ 7.60 5.20%

Mud Pie 6/16/11 621207 6/24/11 $ 358.00 $ 33.49 9.35%

Nashville Wraps 6/8/11 2828151 6/13/11 $ 182.80 $ 23.97 13.11%

Pavilion Gift 5/11/11 340578 6/3/11 $ 226.25 $ 14.00 6.19%

Schandra's Inc 6/16/11 67715 6/21/11 $ 1,018.70 $ 19.75 1.94%

Show Offs Art 5/17/11 3163 6/12/11 $ 117.00 0.00%

Texas General 6/8/11 30951 6/17/11 $ 120.00 $ 12.00 10.00%

Treska 5/11/11 49500 6/1/11 $ 163.80 $ 10.53 6.43%

Trumpette 6/8/11 94357 6/17/11 $ 72.00 $ 7.00 9.72%

Unison Gifts 5/11/11 88840-02 6/1/11 $ (9.50) 0.00%

$ 8,578.97 $ 413.67 $ 56.03 4.82%

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