Clinicians
The work of a clinician in the current healthcare climate can be physically demanding and emotionally draining.
Clinicians are, at their core, caregivers. Providing care on an ongoing basis in the face of serious or grave illness is hard on clinicians, and they need support.
Our team of experienced palliative counselors can support you directly, and we also work with your patients and their families to provide an added layer of support, so you can focus on what you do best.
The difficulties of serious illness and loss aren’t just felt by patients and their families.
Percentage of clinicians experiencing burnout.
Percentage of clinicians experiencing burnout who say they lack resources.
Percentage of clinicians who believe burnout is a serious issue.
Supporting clinicians who care for patients and families.
Mettle Health services can be expanded and tailored to suit the needs of your clinicians and teams.
1. Extended Learning
Direct training on palliative care techniques, ongoing support and quarterly in-services for physicians, nurses and other groups of clinicians as needed to round out their skill-sets.
2. Support for Burnout
The pandemic has brought clinician burnout to the forefront. Clinicians are caregivers and need personalized peer support to continue to the do the work they do at the highest level.
3. Patient Consultations
Clinicians don’t always have the time to address their patient's emotional and existential needs. Mettle Health can work with your patients alongside your own efforts to round-out their care.
Consultation topics for individuals and families.
The medical system wasn’t designed to provide the emotional, practical or existential guidance that people need. We can help with that.
Difficult Communication
• Talking about end of life planning
• Discussions on electing hospice care
• Talking with individuals and families
• Expressing difficult emotions
Goals of Care
• What’s most important to the patient now?
• How goals of care can change
• Involving caregivers in goals of care
• Managing care expectations
Legacy Planning
• How do people want to be remembered?
• Dealing with regret
• Existential considerations around illness and EOL
Advance Care Planning
• Understanding medical forms: DNR, POLST
• Education on medical procedures and outcomes
• Understanding disease trajectory
Outcomes for clinics, hospitals and health systems.
Resources for Clinicians
We’ve partnered with the people at The Journal of Health Design to share information and data for clinicians to access around research, best practices, and coping with the work of healthcare.
