From left: MICHELE “MICHI” GRAY, RN, OCN and ALLISON OCHOCKI, B.S.N., RN
Everybody is aware of somebody who has been affected by most cancers, whether or not they’re going via remedy themselves, know somebody who’s going via remedy, or simply merely know somebody who has had most cancers. For these of us the place most cancers is shut, we at all times keep in mind the nurses. Each oncology nurse deserves recognition, and there’s a rising checklist of nurses who go above and past.
To make a distinction and be an impactful oncology nurse, it takes a particular ardour, dedication and the will to proceed to broaden their data. Though there are lots of nurses at our establishment who make an impression on daily basis, whenever you hear the title Michele “Michi” Grey, RN, OCN, you possibly can’t assist however suppose what a standout and extraordinary nurse she is.
MICHELE “MICHI” GRAY, RN, OCN and ALLISON OCHOCKI, B.S.N., RN
Michi has been an oncology nurse for greater than 20 years and continues to make an impression within the area. Michi has experience in all areas of oncology and has spent the previous 11 years in radiation oncology. She has an oncology certification and helps to teach her fellow nurses and encourage them to turn into licensed.
Not solely does Michi handle her colleagues as if they’re household, however she advocates for radiation oncology nursing, could be very concerned at our Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) native chapter and delivers unforgettable, wonderful affected person care. Michi delivers high quality care at our establishment and yearly delivers care on a mission journey, volunteering her time and data to individuals who want it most.
Michi is commonly the one ensuring everybody else is OK within the clinic. Michi’s humor and infectious giggle make the arduous days simpler and assist to maintain the day transferring. Michi radiates positivity. She is a pacesetter for the radiation oncology nurses, and he or she is incessantly regarded to for recommendation or instructing moments. Michi makes sufferers and colleagues really feel protected with their feelings. She makes folks really feel welcome within the division.
Throughout the holidays, Michi opens her house to radiation oncology residents who don’t have any household within the space. Though this will appear to be a easy invite, residents have famous the way it has made an impression throughout their coaching and touched their hearts. It is a testomony to how Michi thinks of others and needs the division to really feel like a household. Michi has really discovered her ardour in oncology and continues to advocate for the sector of radiation oncology.
Working with ONS on the nationwide stage, she collaborated on the position delineation for radiation oncology. Though she is oncology licensed, she continues to advocate for a certification in radiation oncology. Michi could be very concerned inside her nursing group and infrequently assists by main tasks. She was instrumental in defining the roles and duties inside the radiation oncology nursing teams at our establishment.
She can also be working with a multidisciplinary workforce on scheduling efficiencies and driving change for each the nurses and physicians. She conjures up her coworkers to succeed in new objectives, similar to encouraging one other nurse to put in writing and obtain an accepted summary. Michi continuously seems for tactics to drive and ship high quality care in radiation oncology. Michi could be very concerned in our native ONS chapter, serving as director at massive. It isn’t usually that you simply discover somebody from radiation being so lively and sharing her data. She brings her data and encourages different nurses from radiation oncology to attend conferences. This reveals her ardour for oncology nursing and sharing her data. She additionally serves on many subcommittees inside her chapter.
One in all Michi’s most necessary endeavors is her work with the American Most cancers Society’s Hope Lodge in Cleveland, Ohio. Hope Lodge supplies housing for our out-of-town sufferers to remain when they’re receiving remedy. Michi has a ardour for fundraising for Hope Lodge, and previously 2 years, she has quadrupled her fundraising. Michi is prepared to do no matter it takes, is modern together with her fundraising, and he or she will get different nurses concerned to satisfy the objective. This reveals her dedication and keenness for her sufferers.
Lastly and most significantly, it’s the care that Michi delivers to her sufferers that reveals how superb she is as an oncology nurse. Michi delivers protected and efficient care as a care coordinator and serves as the primary level of contact for sufferers. Sufferers have stated that once they name Michi, she is going to do no matter it takes to ensure their questions are answered. She usually stays after her shift to make sure that sufferers are taken care of. She is revered by the suppliers due to the excellent, compassionate care she supplies. She spends time ensuring sufferers perceive their remedy and its potential unwanted effects. She jumps in rapidly in occasions of want to help with sufferers. You may usually hear Michi laughing with sufferers, crying with sufferers and making her sufferers really feel like they’re household. She constantly goes above and past.
Michi is a standout care coordinator, using greatest practices and making certain sufferers are taken care of. Michi is really an distinctive nurse. Her ardour and dedication to her sufferers and the sector of oncology nursing present the second she walks via the door. She has positively affected so many nurses and sufferers. She is a pacesetter within the area and works to make sure that she shares her data with others. She provides a voice to radiation oncology and displays her ardour via her work with ONS. She constantly seeks alternatives to share the enjoyment of being an oncology nurse, particularly her expertise and experience in radiation oncology, encouraging and supporting her sufferers and colleagues.
There should not sufficient phrases to explain why Michi is so deserving of the Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing. She is a real instance of what an oncology nurse needs to be.
