DALLAS and SAN DIEGO, May 10,
2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Travel nurses presented with 2019
Commitment to Excellence Awards by AMN Healthcare have shown the
utmost compassion and expertise in patient care during their
assignments to healthcare organizations across the nation.
The awards by AMN (NYSE:AMN), the nation's leader and innovator
in workforce solutions and healthcare staffing services, are given
annually in recognition of Nurses Week (May
6 -12, 2019), which coincides with Florence Nightingale's birthday.
"Travel nurses provide excellence in care to patients at
hospitals and other healthcare facilities throughout the nation,"
said Susan Salka, AMN Healthcare
President and CEO. "AMN Healthcare is proud of the nurses who
travel with us and deliver high-quality services to healthcare
organizations, which are today utilizing travelers as part of their
strategic planning to help solve the growing nurse shortage while
maintaining quality care."
The following four outstanding AMN travel nurses were chosen by
a committee of AMN clients, clinicians, and recruiters. These
nurses showed an unwavering commitment to excellence in the nursing
profession that goes far beyond their job requirements.
The Overall Commitment to Excellence Award was given to
Jeffrey Ward, RN, Telemetry,
for continually striving to improve patient care through education
and innovation, displaying an unmatched passion for the profession,
and making a positive impact on both patients and colleagues.
A nurse manager affirmed his commitment to the profession of
nursing: "Jeff's compassion and kindness with the patients are
remarkable. He has an advanced understanding of the disease process
and checks on his patients frequently. He performs hourly rounding
and AIDET at all times. Any facility would be lucky to have him."
Another said: "His greatest strength is his personality and his
bedside manner. I have witnessed on a daily basis that his patients
show trust and faith in him while he's providing them safe and
excellent care."
A patient noted: "That is one amazing angel you have working
here."
His recruiter at AMN said: "Jeff exudes passion 24/7. It is
ingrained into who he is as a man and a clinician, and it does not
go unnoticed. His coworkers describe Jeff as not a great nurse but
an exceptional one. He delivers the quality of care all patients
deserve. He unselfishly gives all of himself on every travel
nursing assignment and at the same time gives PRN hours to help
support his home facility. He is always putting others before
himself."
The Innovation Award went to Treasia Clark, RN, Telemetry. An innovative
AMN Healthcare nurse is recognized for embracing new ideas,
technology and best practices, and initiating positive changes in
their unit.
Her manager said: "Treasia is a driven, smart, and caring nurse.
She was able to adapt to our difficult patient load with ease. She
was such a pleasure."
According to her AMN recruiter: "Treasia strives to give the
best patient care possible and is always willing to give a helping
hand to her fellow nurses. She is innovative in the fact that she
uses the skills and experience she has gained throughout her
nursing career to help facilities function better, and she does
this in such an approachable way that management is receptive. She
is always asked to extend her contracts and receives amazing
references."
The Customer Focus Award goes to April Ruder, RN, Pediatrics. This award is
for a nurse who continually exceeds professional expectations by
demonstrating the highest level of respect, loyalty, and commitment
to improving the health and wellness of patients.
A nurse said: "April is widely loved by her patients as well as
her coworkers. She recently found out that one of her patients
loved the UNO card game. This patient did not have family present
and often times sat in their room alone. April stopped by a store
on the way home from work and bought the patient a deck of cards.
The next day, during her lunch break, April sat with the patient
and played UNO. I worked alongside her during this time and the
patient clung to her immediately. I've witnessed multiple instances
such as this and am inspired by April's attention to detail and
overwhelming sense of love for those she cares for."
The Passion Award went to Heather Gosch, RN, ER. The Passion Award is
for exemplifying the highest standards of professional excellence
and extraordinary commitment to service.
Her AMN recruiter said: "Heather has an incredible amount of
passion for what she does, and it absolutely shines through in her
quality of patient care. She once told me what she loved most about
being an ER nurse was being the calm in the middle of someone's
worst day. And that's exactly what Heather has been to her
patients."
About AMN Healthcare
AMN Healthcare is the leader and
innovator in healthcare workforce solutions and staffing services
to healthcare facilities across the nation. The Company provides
unparalleled access to the most comprehensive network of quality
healthcare professionals through its innovative recruitment
strategies and breadth of career opportunities. With insights and
expertise, AMN Healthcare helps providers optimize their workforce
to successfully reduce complexity, increase efficiency and improve
patient outcomes. AMN delivers managed services programs,
healthcare executive search solutions, vendor management systems,
recruitment process outsourcing, predictive labor analytics,
mid-revenue cycle management, credentialing solutions, and other
services. AMN Healthcare is committed to fostering and maintaining
a diverse team that reflects the communities we serve. Our
commitment to the inclusion of many different backgrounds,
experiences and perspectives enables our innovation and leadership
in the healthcare services industry. For more information about AMN
Healthcare, visit www.amnhealthcare.com.
Media Contact
Jim Gogek
Corporate Communications
AMN Healthcare
(858) 350-3209
Jim.Gogek@amnhealthcare.com
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