Julie encompasses the best of St. Francis Nursing. Although she has worked in St. Francis's Surgical Services for 6 years, she is a 28 year nursing veteran. In 2009, she transitioned from working as a circulator in the OR, to the position of coordinator for the general, vascular and thoracic surgeons.

Her organizational skills are amazing. Not only does she keep her surgeon preference cards up to date, she draws schematics to show visuals of "exactly" how the surgeon prefers his room. When you come in to work one of her rooms, there is little doubt as to how the room needs to be set up. If that were not enough, she comes in to make sure all questions are answered. She is willing to step into the role of circulator, tech or SA at any given moment. She is also the "Call to person" willing to step in and take call if the need arises, thus eliminating anxiety if an individual has worked all day and has to take call that evening.

Recently, she was at Walmart and saw a lady slumped over, leaning against the wall for support. Her young children were distraught. Even though she was on a tight personal schedule, Julie went over to the lady, got her seated and out of the heat of the sun, while sending someone to call 911. The lady was an asthmatic, with no inhaler. Julie stayed with the lady, calming her, while she got her in a position to facilitate her breathing. When the ambulance arrived, the young children had no one to care for them. Julie called the father, explained the situation and, with his approval, took the kids to the ER. She stayed with, and entertained the kids, until the father arrived in the ER. The following day, Julie visited her in her hospital room at St. Francis Medical Center, as she was admitted that afternoon.

This is just one of the many examples of "giving good help to those in need". Julie does it all. She is a member of Surgical Services Shared Governance, the Green team, Gallop, and Service Excellence. She is CNOR certified and recently challenged level III in the PNAP clinical ladder.