Tuesday, November 10, 2009
 
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Tara Morris is ALMH November Employee of the Month

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[November 10, 2009]  Tara Morris doesn't just come to work to do her job, and that's what made a co-worker of hers at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital take notice.

Insurance"I have watched and listened as she has dealt with employees, family members, patients, nursing homes and insurance companies. She always projects knowledge and compassion, even in situations I sense are very strained," says Elizabeth Twyman, a nurse in the emergency department at ALMH. "She is always present asking how she can help in stressful ED moments.

"I realize this is her job, but the way she does it makes the difference. I know Tara is young and in the spring of her career, but I view her knowledge, skills and interpersonal skills as a role model."

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Morris is a nurse who has worked in case management at ALMH since August 2005. Prior to coming to Lincoln, she worked as a travel nurse in pediatric intensive care for three years and in the heart-lung transplant unit at St. Louis Children's Hospital for one year.

Morris has a bachelor's degree in nursing from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. She says most of her education was on-the-job training.

When working as house supervisor at ALMH, Morris might spend several hours in the emergency department. In case management, she spends a great deal of time on the computer and phone. The Case Management Society of America defines case management as a collaborative process that assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors and evaluates the options and services required to meet an individual's health needs.

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"With nursing there is such a vast range of job opportunities," Morris says. "Case management is a new challenge every day. House supervising -- well, that is just plain fun and allows me to keep up my bedside skills. Overall, nursing is something that lives in one's heart, mind and soul. It can't be ‘just' a job for us."

ALMH employs more than 290 in a wide variety of job functions. A different employee is honored each month for their commitment to creating great patient experiences, getting great results and making ALMH a great place to work.

[Text from file received from Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital]

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