Staff Stories

Amanda Dorsett, Medical Assistant and Winner of the 2010 President's Award

Urology Department

I love kids, so my first year of college at Sandhills my major was Early Childhood Education.  The more I thought about it I was not sure if that was for me because I knew I would get too attached to the kids and their lives; weather good or bad.   I decided that healthcare would be a good balance; I could help kids, elderly, or middle age patients.    From there I transferred to MCC to get my Associate’s in Medical Assisting.   This career would offer me a variety of job opportunities.   I remember the first day I came to PSC “Urology” to do my clinical rotation.    I was so scared!   Fourteen years later, I am still here and love my job and my patients.   The staff and physicians are the best; they help me do my best for the patients.   I can honestly say they are like family to me.  They have been there for me for my wedding, still happily married, the long pregnancies of both my awesome boys,  Zachary 11 and Justis 6. They have been there through the all tough times as well.  So I would have to give a BIG THANK YOU to UROLOGY for all of their support and all the great friendships that I have made over the years. 

P.S.   I would never have thought that I would be working next door to my “mom”.  Congratulations mama, I am so proud of you for going back to college and now employed as a CMA.   I love you.

 

Meet Maritza, Business Office Associate

First Floor Check-In, Pinehurst Surgical

What brings me satisfaction is helping people. I am probably different from a lot of people my age, since I am not into a party lifestyle and I enjoy visiting nursing homes. In my work, I see a lot of opportunities to help patients and show compassion. I have been with Pinehurst Surgical for ten years and at this point I feel like the people I work with are almost like my family; maybe it is because my family is far away. I spent my childhood in Hoboken, New Jersey and in Puerto Rico. All of my family is in Puerto Rico.

I have always loved working with the public. My first exposure to working with people was when I worked in a bank for five years. I always knew I would work in a medical facility in some capacity; I once considered becoming a nurse. Instead, I attended Sandhills Community College in the Medical Office Applied Science program. Once I finished school, I worked at a hospital for nine years doing pre-admissions and registering patients for the emergency room. I was familiar with the Women’s Care Clinic at Pinehurst Surgical and I had heard that they were interested in hiring someone bi-lingual, so I applied.

Working in the Business Office allows me to stay so busy doing what I love. I have been offered other positions in the clinic, but this is my calling. Some of our patients are in pain or they have just received bad news and they reflect their feelings in different ways. I see many opportunities to help patients by showing compassion and by listening. I can see them soften. Through care and love, people change.