I would like to nominate the Front Staff at Eastern Idaho Spine and Sports Center Leslie Carranza, Rebecca Ford, and Destiny Jones. They always have a smile on their face and really are the face of the clinic. With Covid19 and the stress of all the changes and high stress patients, they seem to also stay claim and do what is best for the patients and the clinic. I think I can speak for the providers at the clinic; they make a huge impact on our clinic and couldn’t ask for a better front staff.

I want to nominate Kelsi Talbot {Prev. Services} for this award. She has jumped into our department as a new employee and been such a HUGE help. I couldn’t do this job without her! She is very quick and professional. She takes on tasks on top of her own to get things done without being asked.

Sean Whitaker {Pharmacy - TCI} is a certified technician that is a student and helps mix chemo at TCI and is helping Prescription Center Home Care get the new Pain and Spine intrathecal system up and going. He has been covering for technicians who are out with Covid as well.  He comes up with ideas for processes and quality improvement projects even while at school off the clock but makes sure to text or email them to us as he has them so he doesn’t forget.  He is extremely dependable and a huge asset to us here at PCHC.  He doesn’t just come to work to get the work done, but with the mindset of how he can grow and expand our processes to better serve our patients, providers, and our business!

I would like to nominate Megan Brown {Wellness & Recovery} for the Commitment to Excellence Award. She is a Psychotherapist for Center for Wellness and recovery. Not only does she assist in acute crisis’ at IFCH, but she also sees patients at the clinic, working with other MVH clinics and the community is assisting in crisis & group crisis interventions. She is always there for her co-workers and does all this with a smile on her face. MVH is lucky to have such smart, caring and committed employee.

Katie Fenske {L&D} is an amazing nurse. She picks up extra {hours} all the time when our unit is drowning and works so hard. She also helped our unit so much through the change with Cerner and helped us to stay positive with the changes. She came up with folders for each of us with how to do things for Cerner and is continually helping to educate and better our staff. She goes above and beyond her job all the time.

Jenny Wall {L&D} is an amazing nurse. She works so hard at everything she does and is constantly training new employees. It’s not an easy job, but she is such a great trainer and is very patient and kind. She is always eager to learn and grow as a nurse and has such great skills. We are lucky to have her on our unit.

I would like to nominate Shane Hayes from Wound Care for the Commitment to Excellence Award. He is already a hard worker here in the clinic but in the last couple of weeks, when we had 3 nurses out with Covid-19 for 10 days and the clinic still needed to see patients. He stepped up into the charge nurse roll and ran the clinic! All the other Wound Care staff was equally amazing at keeping the clinic going, but I feel Shane was the leader helping to keep the clinic running smoothly. Besides coming to work for 8 hours, he also had to be on call for both MVH and IFCH. I'm sure there were nights that he did not leave until 7:00. Wound Care was extremely busy the days that we were short staffed and nurses had to see multiple patients at a time. They were all exhausted at the end of the day. Shane is always willing to step up and make things happen. I would really appreciate it if he could be recognized for his efforts this last couple of weeks. I wish you could recognize all of the staff at Wound Care during this difficult time of being so short staffed and also having to do inventory as well. I am so proud of all of the Wound Care team and the efforts that were made to try to keep the clinic running as smoothly as we could under difficult circumstances. We really have a great team here at Wound Care.

I nominate Rita Burke {Peri-Op} for this award. I was recently hired on at Mountain View, and Rita helped train me. She shows compassion and delivers excellent care to each patient. She goes above and beyond, by scheduling appointments personally for them and always being an amazing advocate. This never wavers even when she is at the end of a shift and tired. Her training was amazing; she never cut corners and was extremely friendly in answering my questions. Her ability to float in-between PACU and Pre-op is unparalleled, and in each area she consistently manages to take more patients than anyone else. I could not think of a single person more worthy of recognition then Rita. In the short time I have worked with her, she has already been a guiding influence and personal inspiration to me for my own future practice as nurse. I would really appreciate it if she is considered for this award.

I would like to nominate Tara Johnson {Comm. Care – Westside}. She helps out the nursing staff so much and goes above and beyond her call of duty.

I just wanted to nominate Jennifer Williams / provider network specialists {Population Health} for the excellence award. She is such an amazing woman, when she comes to the office, she is always kind, and asking if there is anything she can do to help us out. I enjoy seeing her when she comes to the office.

(1) I would like to nominate Rita Mucci {Housekeeping} for the Commitment to Excellence Award on behalf of the staff at Creekside. Rita very rarely takes time off she is always happy when she comes in. She is always looking for a way to make the facility look better. She brings in floral arrangements to put out in the areas to make it feel like home, she even changes these depending on the season. She is the first one to decorate for holidays. This is all on her expense or things she brings from home. She goes above and beyond her job description to help everyone’s jobs easier for the day. She is always willing to jump in and assist the nurses in cleaning rooms or beds to help with turn over. She also is very caring toward our patients and families.

(2) We at Creekside would like to nominate our amazing housekeeper, Rita Mucci {Housekeeping} (aka our mom away from home) for the Excellence award. She goes above and beyond to keep our facility spotless and always does a little extra to make our lives easier. She brings holiday decorations from home to spruce up our surroundings, she has been seen walking patients family to the waiting room, getting them beverages, etc. (which is not in her job description). Our OR’s are always set up for the next day with all equipment ready to go. She picks our clothes up and puts our shoes away, washes our dishes and always makes sure our toilet paper rolls are full!! Rita is part of our family and we appreciate her so much, she is definitely missed when she is gone.

I would like to nominate my boss, Kari Oldham, for the Commitment to Excellence Award. She is the microbiology supervisor for the lab at MVH, and while she is micro specific, she constantly goes above and beyond to help out the entire lab. She does this on a daily basis, without being asked, and is not looking for credit. She is incredibly kind and smart, and does anything and everything she can to help anyone in need. I have not yet met another employee/person more deserving of this award.

(1) I would like to nominate my supervisor, Jessie Labra, for her commitment to excellence in the hospital. Since she took the position last year, we have switched operating systems, opened the new hospital, and tripled the staff in the admissions. She has handled each of those challenges with grace and humor and really cares about our department and the standards of Mountain View Hospital. Especially with the constant changes and updates with COVID, she has worked hard to help all of admissions be prepared.

(2) I’d love to nominate Jessie Labra for the Commitment to Excellence Award because of her spectacular leadership and kindness.

I would like to nominate KC Glorfield in Population Health. She is an amazing manager over our team.

I would like to submit my nomination to Kent Staley and Travis Vance from IT! They are always on the run with Admin and do so much that doesn’t always get recognized. They have my vote on their hard work and dedication to the IT department and team!

I would like to nominate Sarah O’Brien, MV Lab Manager. She goes above and beyond every day. She is a fantastic boss who is always willing to jump in and help where needed. She covers day, night and weekend shifts to keep the lab working smoothly. She always treats everyone with kindness and respect. She works hard to make sure everyone in the lab feels appreciated. She has a positive “can do” attitude that helps makes the lab a great place to work.

(1) I would like to nominate Sarah Hansen the nurse manager of our office. The last 2 weeks she has worked 7-10 days in a row, 12 hour shifts, to keep our clinic open and running since one of our nurses ended up sick in the hospital, and one of our other nurses is sick with COVID. Even during her busy time she was checking in on our other sick nurses and updating the rest of the clinic on how they were doing and recovering. Even during her long stretch of working she remained positive and courteous to patients (even to some patients that, in my opinion didn't deserve it). She often keeps moral up at the office and has been a great asset to our clinic.

(2) I would like to nominate Sarah Hansen from Community Care-Westside for the excellence award. She always goes above and beyond for everyone here. She worked 9 days in a row to cover for nurses that were out with COVID. She always puts us first even when she is dealing with a lot of things personally. She is an amazing example to me of what a leader is. She is in the trenches everyday with all of us running COVID swabs. I can't think of anyone else that fits this award more perfectly then Sarah.

I would like to nominate Dr. Christian Shull. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic he has remained operating at full if not above full patient load. He continues to see his patients and take care of them regardless of his own needs. This includes his own case of COVID 19. While he was out sick he Telehealthed from home and made sure his patients remained top priority receiving the care that they deserved. He is great personality and keeps things light even when they get heavy in our clinic. He is a good person and a great doctor.