Patient Services Manager Cheryl Honored as Leader of the Month for January 2018

Patient Services Manager Cheryl has received North Oaks Health System's Leader of the Month Award for January 2018.

Cheryl joined the North Oaks team in 2005 as an Infusion Therapy Staff Nurse and quickly earned the duties of Infusion Therapy Charge Nurse later that year. In 2011, she was promoted to Infusion/Wound Ostomy Continence Manager and transferred to the role of Patient Services Manager in 2016.

“Making sure our staff is equipped with the resources and knowledge they need to care for our patients in a skillful, safe and comforting manner is more than my job," Cheryl explains. "It's my calling."

Cheryl graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University with a bachelor’s degree in Nursing after realizing she possessed a strong aptitude for it.

Cheryl and her husband Dean live in Amite with their two children – Dawson, 13, and Danica, 12.

Away from work, Cheryl enjoys reading, cooking and sightseeing. Most of all, she values time with her immediate and extended family.

Cheryl belongs to the Oncology Nursing Society and the Infusion Nursing Society.

“Cheryl’s in-depth understanding of compliance, operational efficiency and the value of exceptional care helps us to improve patient lives every time and with every touch," affirms Kirsten Riney, Vice President of Patient Services.