๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ: ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ - ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ
๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐?
- I have always dreamed of being in healthcare since a young age due to helping care for friends and family members and seeing the difference it made in their lives.
๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐?
- I truly enjoy our team members and that we all work so well with one another. Everyone is always willing to chip in to lend a helping hand, no questions asked.
๐. ๐๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ๐ฏ๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ?
- When I started about 6 years ago, Melissa and I had a patient that was essentially bed-bound and hadn't walked in a few years. Their doctors had suggested hospice care for various reasons, but the patient and family didn't feel it was time. We put our heads together, had lots of conversations with the patient's team of physicians, and through lots of work and perseverance from the patient/family, the patient was walking with a cane and had returned to driving upon discharge. It was truly life-changing for them. I will never forget that.
๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐?
- I thoroughly enjoy spending time with our family and friendsโwhether cooking out or just enjoying each other's company. You can generally find us hanging out around home or at our church, serving in our children and youth ministries.
๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐?
- My biggest piece of advice would be to make sure you're in it for the right reasons. Home health is a different world but a wonderful one to work in. You can truly see the difference you're making in the patient's lives, in their day-to-day environment.
๐. ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐?
- Seeing the difference in their lives and the positive outcomes is certainly a boost, but there are times when it becomes hard to see the good. My faith plays a huge part in my ability to try to always see the good in every situation.
๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ?
- I love when I get to see the patients do something for the first time in a long timeโwhatever it is that matters most to them!
๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ?
- While I've never worked for another HH agency, so I can't speak to any others, I truly feel that we do whatever we can for our patients. I have coworkers that routinely make meals for patients to help them out because they don't have the means, or just as a pick-me-up. I've also seen them make special trips to the store to buy something essential for a patient that maybe they don't have the means or family members to get things for them. The relationships we build with the patients and their families are truly something special.
๐. ๐๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ?
- I enjoy mowing grass!
๐๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ?
- I don't guess I have a true 'goal'โI have faith that I'll be where I'm supposed to be, when I need to be there. I'm excited to see where this new role takes me, but I hope to always have patient care in my day-to-day operation. I truly have a love for helping patients and working with them and their families.
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