Healthcare Sustainability Champions

Joe Burgum

Nurse
ICU (J2)

Project

Engaging Nurses in Waste Sorting Quality:
Liquids Reduction in Waste and Waste Sorting Guide. Training, Education, and Feedback 

Project Description

Joe will promote and gather feedback on use and content of the Waste Sorting Guide via Nursing Huddles, and will advise on the app and content based on Nursing input. Joe will also evaluate and pilot process improvements to eliminate liquids from the municipal waste bin.

Impact

  • Total of 1,000 look-ups of the Waste Sorting App or Sorting Game played in Patient Care areas in 1 year

  • Implementation of 2 process improvements to eliminate water from the municipal waste bins on Fellow’s clinical unit

  • Presentation of waste sorting guide in 12 huddles and 3 events

  • Presented summary of insights on sources of liquids in municipal bin in clinical areas and effective behaviour change levers

  • Collaborators

    Erika Kimball, RN, MBA
    Sustainability Consultant
    Stanford Health Care

    John Siegfried
    Operations Manager
    Stanford Health Care

    Darren Batara, MS, BSN, RN, CPHIMS
    Manager of Nursing Innovation and Informatics
    Stanford Healthcare

    Sharmila Singh, MBA
    Sustainability Consultant
    Standford Healthcare

    Achievements &
    Affiliations

    February 2022. Applied and successfully achieved promotion to clinical nurse IV on the clinical ladder

    June of 2022. Nominated was awarded the “Patient Safety Award”

    January of 2023. Applied and selected to become Unit Educator for J2