At the clinic where I work we employees are not called co-workers we are called teammates. There was a time when I would scoff everytime we were called teammates. It has taken me a while to understand why we are called teammates and why it fits. It is because we are more than co-workers we work together like the teammates on an athletic ball team. We in the operating room are a well oiled machine. We all work together for the common good of the team and our patients.
In our clinics athletic ball team our supervisor is the one that positions the teammates and calls the plays. It is up to all of us to carry out the plays and we do with precision and fun. Yes we have fun at work with eachother and we respect eachother and are committed to doing what we do best and that is surgery. We are mix of people straight, gay, black, white, young and older and that is okay. This is the first place where I have worked that I feel comfortable being who I am and accepted, respected and not judged for who I love. We all have our jobs to do and we do them. The thing with us teammates is we know when to have fun and we know when to be serious. All of us are good at what we do and all of us are professional.
Our Administrator takes her time when hiring people who will become future teammates. There are certain criteria that has to be met. The first and foremost is work ethic. The second is how well they will fit in with the crew that we already have. I must say so far so good. We have a really great team and in my opinion it is unbeatable. It is the only place that I have worked where I feel good about being a part of the team.
Some of us also see eachother outside of work which makes us a family as well as teammates. We have one anothers backs no matter what happens in our lives. We genuinely care about eachother. That is the essence of us as teammates. We work hard and we play hard and we have fun at work because we do it together as a team.
I am a PROUD teammate and PROUD to be a part of the Blue Ridge Team.
These are my thoughts and feelings from Jillsville.
What more could you ask for in a work place? It's always the people who make a work place what it is. I've stayed in jobs longer than I should have, just because of the people I work with.
ReplyDeleteThis kind of atmosphere HAS to be beneficial for the patient outcomes as well.