Please join me in congratulating Amanda Kelso for being named September’s clinician of the month! Amanda is a top-notch healthcare clinician and a favorite of the administrative team for her flexibility and hard work. She has completed several ICU contract assignments at both Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) and University of MD Harford Memorial Hospital. She has also helped out the PRN team by picking up time at the following locations: Medstar Union Memorial Hospital, Greenspring Surgery Center, and Sports and Spine Pain Management. Amanda receives amazing feedback everywhere she goes – just check out some of this evaluations: Amanda is both compassionate and skilled as a critical care RN. … Continued

Please join me in warmly congratulating Veronica Neef-Cook for being named August’s clinician of the month! Veronica joined the CMS team at the beginning of 2017 after completing a few travel assignments with a large, national agency. She heard about CMS from some positive review on the Gypsy Nurse facebook page and has been extending 3x at her current assignment. She is professional, independent, adventurous, and extremely well-regarded by the administrative and clinical teams alike! Check out some feedback from her supervisors: Excellent team player. Reliable Skillset. As a charge nurse I am confident Veronica is capable for caring for patients with high acuity and diverse (Neuro, Cardiac, Surigcal, Medical) … Continued

Join me in congratulating Candice Roberts on being named July’s clinician of the month!  We are all so excited to honor someone who is so deserving of this recognition. Candice took a long, winding road to CMS and has been with us since the end of 2015. She has completed several full time assignments at Hopkins, Bon Secours, and GBMC and receives fantastic review wherever she goes. Just check out some of the kind works from her clinical supervisors: *Candice exemplifies professionalism and has a great rapport with staff and patients – Charge RN *Candice has been a HUGE asset to our team. She always takes initiative and is a true … Continued

Props to Doreen Jones who has been named June’s clinician of the month – please join me in congratulating her! The PRN team in particular is so grateful to have Doreen as part of the team. Her flexibility and willingness to pick up last minute shifts is appreciated all over town. Doreen has been with CMS for almost a year and has already worked at the following locations (all of which absolutely loved having her): Bel Air Health and Rehab Seasons Hospice (multiple locations) Home Care Cases National Spine and Pain Center Cecil Co Public Schools Maximum Day Services White Marsh Surgery Center Concentra Clinics and hopefully even more to … Continued

Join me in congratulating Jeanne Wehage for being named Aprils’ clinician of the month – woo hoo! Jeanne has worked with CMS since 2014 in a variety of roles and locations. She started with CMS at St Joe on a pain management unit, and has since worked in the following settings: Baltimore Washington Medical Center – outpatient infusion setting Johns Hopkins Hospital – sickle cell infusion center Greenspring Surgery Center – outpatient surgery setting National Spine and Pain Center – pain management setting St Joes – oncology unit GBMC – emergency room Jeanne has demonstrated some major flexibility and wide array or skills to be able to adapt to so … Continued

We are all so excited to honor Lacey Sahuque with the clinician of the month award for March. Lacey has been with CMS since the beginning of 2015 and has been extended 8 times (yes you read that correct – 8 times!) at Greater Baltimore Medical center in the ER. Lacey has been a pleasure to work with for the administrative team in the office and the feedback is equally fantastic from her clinical squad in the ER. We recently received this lovely feedback from a patient in the ER: ‘I could not be more appreciative of the great care I received during my recent ER visit. Everyone I encountered … Continued

Please join me in congratulating Jorge Flores who has been named agency clinician of the month for February! Jorge joined the CMS team in February of 2015 and has been extended on the same assignment 7 times. Yes your read that correct – 7 times! That is a CMS record and a testament to the amazing work Jorge does in both the ER and Pediatric ER at Bayview. The office team has wonderful feedback on Jorge’s attitude, communication, organization, and general working relationship with the team. Clinically, the feedback is much the same – see below for some kind words from his managers: *Jorge is confident in his skills. He … Continued

I am so excited to present Mark with the clinician of the month award for January of 2017! Mark has been with CMS since 2011, is an absolutely pleasure to work with, and receives amazing clinical feedback from all those who work with him. He has been an absolute all-star, balancing a full time, demanding staff load working in the PICU at Children’s Medical Center all while picking up full time agency ER contracts at the following hospitals: Baltimore Washington Medical Center, Howard County General, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Franklin Square Hospital, Sibley Memorial, and Anne Arundel Medical Center. Mark has often been extended for excellent performance and even made his … Continued

It is with great honor that we get to celebrate Lisa Himmel as our clinician of the month for December! Lisa has been part of the CMS family since they very beginning and has held a wide variety of positions. She has excelled in all areas and most recently has even been the case manager of a team of clinicians for a challenging home care case. Our very own clinical director and owner had this to say about Lisa’s recent performance: We wish to extend a special thank you to Lisa Himmel RN for her most recent assignment with CMS. She has accepted responsibilities above and beyond the professional expectation … Continued