Meet Megan Carlin

Meet Megan Carlin, RN, Case Manager, Swing Bed Specialist. Megan chose to a career in healthcare after watching her mother, who was an LPN, enjoy a successful career. She loves her job as a Swing Bed Specialist and has the opportunity to work with many disciplines within the healthcare field.

She gets a great deal of satisfaction knowing that everyone has done a great job when they have successful outcomes with the swing bed program. Megan’s ability to multitask and communicate well with coworkers are two of her strengths. The most difficult part of her job is not always being able to accomplish everything”in a days time”. To handle the stress Megan like to take a walk or exercise with her best friend. Her advice is to ‘dance like no one is watching.’ And, her two kids keep her laughing.

The accomplishment she is most proud of over the past year is surviving breast cancer and chemo while working her job and not giving up on herself or her goals. As a single mother of two and a cancer survivor, she has been through a lot, but she just keeps dancing.

THANKS Megan for all you do!

Meet Shannon King

Meet Shannon King, Infection Prevention Coordinator. Shannon has always been drawn to people and loves to share, so nursing has been a great fit for her personality and goals.

Shannon says that Infection Prevention is an exciting, evolving field and that no two day are ever the same. It is rewarding to know that she is making the hospital a safer place ‘behind the scenes’. Her job can be tough when she is seen an enforcer of ‘best practices’ and finds it frustrating when she can not make a difference as quickly as she might like. It does give her a sense of satisfaction when she sees the education, research and best practices paying off by keeping the infection rates low. To deal with the stress and pressures of her job Shannon like to exercise, be outdoors and loves riding her horse.

To anyone considering a career in healthcare, Shannon recommends that you be sure you are getting into it for the right reasons. She has received a few great pieces of advice. One is that you can make a difference one person at a time and the other is to develop a relationship with the chaos of life.

Shannon loves being able to work in and serve the community where she lives. Her favorite things in life are her family, friends, and animals. She loves the outdoors, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, camping and working with flowers.

Meet Ellen Bisson

Meet Ellen Bisson, COO. Ellen pursued a career in healthcare after taking sound advice from her parents. She says she loves that her job brings a new challenge everyday. And, receives the great satisfaction knowing that she has helped others grasp a new concept or learn a new lesson. Ellen enjoys accomplishing things that improve other people’s lives and being part of a team that heals, cures, saves and cares for people that cannot do it alone.

To anyone considering a career in healthcare Ellen recommends, ‘Go for it. The opportunities are endless.’ The greatest thing she has done on the job is to assist in the birth of a baby. She says it has been a while, but it is always a great thing. The weirdest part of her over the years has been the Halloween costumes she had to wear with the Administrative Team; elves, construction workers, football players to name a few.

In her spare time she enjoys visiting with grandkids, gold, boating of all kinds, crocheting and connecting with family and friends.

Meet Peggy Schreiber

Meet Peggy Schreiber, RN, Director of Surgery. Peggy chose nursing as a career because she wanted to work in surgery. Even though her work is ‘behind the scenes’, knowing that what she does makes a difference and contributes to a successful outcome for a patient is what she loves most about her job. She finds great satisfaction when the day go smooth. It means that things are flowing as they should. Having a patient thank her for being there is the greatest satisfaction she can receive from her work.

When the stress and pressure of her job sets in she just tries to stay focused on the ultimate goal … the patient. Peggy feels her strengths are organization, communication, and experience. To anyone considering pursuing a career in healthcare, she recommends … just do it and never stop learning, the possibilities are never ending. The best piece of advice she has ever received was “if you want it bad enough… just go for it”.

She loves being a nurse and has lots to laugh about with friends, family and co-worker. She grew up on the lake and loves the sunshine and water. She has two kids, a dog, a cat, 2 frogs and a husband. Her favorite color is pink and her favorite drink is coffee.

Way to go Peggy. THANKS for all you do!

Meet Cindy Heffelfinger, RN

Meet Cindy Heffelfinger, RN. Cindy started her career in healthcare to support her family. And now, she loves interacting with patients and patients families.

She feels satisfaction when her patients leave happier and healthier than when they arrived at the hospital. Her strengths are organization, being honest and caring. The most difficult part of her job is caring for a patient that has just received news that they have cancer. It helps her to handle stress and pressure from work by thinking about riding her horse. She is very passionate about horses (and family too).

Her recommendation to anyone interested in the pursuing a career in health care, she says ‘ go for it, you will make a difference. The best piece of advice she’s ever received, “treat people like you would like to be treated.”

THANKS Cindy!

Meet Tonya Alleshouse

Meet Tonya Alleshouse, RN, OB Coordinator. Tonya started out as a nursing assistant in a nursing home at age 17. It seemed to click and so she became a nurse. She loves helping new moms with their little ones knowing that the day’s work went well. And she finds hearing a baby’s first cry the most satisfying part of her work.

She says her greatest strengths are organization, being a team player and a quick study. She is proud of her recent accomplishments implementing the Special Touch Delivery Program and new department software as well as, becoming certified as a Lactation Consultant.

Tonya has two daughters, a granddaughter and a grandson. In her spare time she likes to do sewing project for herself and other, catching up on her TV shows and working with her landscaping.

THANKS Tonya for all you do!

Meet Nicole Butler

Meet Nicole Butler, RN, Labor and Delivery Nurse, Cameron Hospital. Nicole’s decision to become a nurse was influenced by her mother being a nurse and wanting to help people. She loves sharing in the joy of a new life and helping and teaching new moms.

Nicole is very passionate about any new mom and baby. She finds great satisfaction in a number of areas of her job, from hearing a baby’s first cry and handing a new baby to his or her parents to knowing that she is make a difference. She is also very practical dealing with things. It can still be very difficult when things go wrong. Over all, Nicole’s loves her job and recommends that anyone thinking of becoming a nurse to ‘go for it, you won’t regret it.’

Nicole’s loves to be outside, exercising, gardening, raising goats, and being with her kids. She also purchase a her home this year!

Nicole you’re awesome. THANKS for all you do!