Tina J Gillis
July 2024
Tina J
Gillis
,
RN
ER
Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation
Bethel
,
AK
United States
Tina never turns away from a teachable moment. She mentors new nurses with spontaneous teaching when things are quiet and small pearls when busy.
Congratulations to Tina Gillis, Emergency Room RN, who was YKHC’s DAISY Award Honoree for the second quarter of 2024. Her nominator wrote the following:
I would like to nominate Tina Gillis for a DAISY Award. She is one of the best nurses I have ever worked with. Here are just some of her gifts:
1. Bedside manner: When Tina walks into a room, she instantly sizes up the situation and responds. She calms scared parents, soothes frightened patients, and exudes calm. I have never seen her raise her voice, get frustrated with a patient, or be anything other than the consummate professional. She treats every patient with dignity and respect, even patients who are intoxicated or violent. She advocates for patients at their most vulnerable.
2. Clinical acumen: Tina has amazing instincts. She knows sick, and she instantly turns on the hustle when needed. The sickest of patients are in good hands when she’s in the room. She never hesitates, she jumps in immediately and has saved more lives than I can count with her skills and experience.
3. Leadership: Tina sets an excellent example and a strong tone, never stooping to pettiness no matter what is happening. She rallies her team and never says no to new challenges. She is often the calmest person in the room, which is contagious in stressful situations.
4. Mentorship: Tina never turns away from a teachable moment. She mentors new nurses with spontaneous teaching when things are quiet and small pearls when busy. She has taught me so much over the years!
To quote a nurse on her team, she is one of the “best charge nurses I have had the pleasure to work for. She has an old-school mentality about the position that she will go to bat for her Team, which is not a commonly found trait today. More important, however, is the innate skill that she possesses for treating even the smallest of babies. As a nurse, we know that we can rest assured that when Tina is here, we will get IV access, allowing us to provide curative measures; she is truly an Opiate in an otherwise very tense situation.”
I could go on and on, but I’m running out of superlatives. I’m happy to give more details, anecdotes, and testimonials, but for now I’ll end with saying that Tina is one of YK’s most talented assets. I’m proud to call her a colleague, and we are lucky to have her serving the patients of the YK Delta.
I would like to nominate Tina Gillis for a DAISY Award. She is one of the best nurses I have ever worked with. Here are just some of her gifts:
1. Bedside manner: When Tina walks into a room, she instantly sizes up the situation and responds. She calms scared parents, soothes frightened patients, and exudes calm. I have never seen her raise her voice, get frustrated with a patient, or be anything other than the consummate professional. She treats every patient with dignity and respect, even patients who are intoxicated or violent. She advocates for patients at their most vulnerable.
2. Clinical acumen: Tina has amazing instincts. She knows sick, and she instantly turns on the hustle when needed. The sickest of patients are in good hands when she’s in the room. She never hesitates, she jumps in immediately and has saved more lives than I can count with her skills and experience.
3. Leadership: Tina sets an excellent example and a strong tone, never stooping to pettiness no matter what is happening. She rallies her team and never says no to new challenges. She is often the calmest person in the room, which is contagious in stressful situations.
4. Mentorship: Tina never turns away from a teachable moment. She mentors new nurses with spontaneous teaching when things are quiet and small pearls when busy. She has taught me so much over the years!
To quote a nurse on her team, she is one of the “best charge nurses I have had the pleasure to work for. She has an old-school mentality about the position that she will go to bat for her Team, which is not a commonly found trait today. More important, however, is the innate skill that she possesses for treating even the smallest of babies. As a nurse, we know that we can rest assured that when Tina is here, we will get IV access, allowing us to provide curative measures; she is truly an Opiate in an otherwise very tense situation.”
I could go on and on, but I’m running out of superlatives. I’m happy to give more details, anecdotes, and testimonials, but for now I’ll end with saying that Tina is one of YK’s most talented assets. I’m proud to call her a colleague, and we are lucky to have her serving the patients of the YK Delta.