A Brand New Position!

So Sam now has a brand new position at work!! Back in August he heard about other departments that were going to be hiring at the Veterans Hospital (where he has currently been working) and he was interested. His plan all along has been to do nursing in the ICU for about two years and then move on, to get more experience in other areas, to learn new things, to continue to challenge himself. Well, it has been two years this September, so he started looking and trying to think about what he wanted to do next. Well, he heard about this department in Infection Control and was kind of interested. So he got to know the lady there and tried to find out more about what she does. She told him that a new position was going to be coming up but she wasn't for sure when. The more Sam found out the more interested he was. And so we began praying to know about what he should apply for. And as we prayed we felt good about this and in an amazing way, the topic of infection and things like that came up in random conversations with people talking to Sam at church and just in daily life, and we really felt that it was because this was something he is supposed to do. Well, as soon as the lady in Infection Control knew there was an opening she let him know and he decided to go for it. So he applied and was called in after a couple of weeks for an interview. They interviewed four people. And guess who came out on top. The talented, young Samuel McComas. I say talented and young because his boss and him had a conversation one day and he was just talking about how he felt so young because at all of the meetings he goes to and out of all the people he meets, he is one of the youngest in the bunch and she said it's because talent rises to the top (referring to Sam). I thought that was such a nice compliment to Sam.

His official start to this job started with his trip to Pittsburgh to the MRSA convention. And after he got back, the following Monday he started in his new office, which was Monday September 17. Wow, I can't believe it has already been a month. He now has his own desk and he has to dress in nice slacks and button up shirts (no tie, but nice). As Ashtyn said, "Daddy, how come you don't wear your pajamas to work anymore??" And he even has his own business card. Isn't that neat. I am excited for him. Officially his title is MRSA Prevention Coordinator, and he is in the Infection Control Department. He is specifically starting a new program to help reduce MRSA in the hospital which stands for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Whew, say that five times fast. Here is a website that will tell you more about what he does and what he is trying to prevent.

http://health.msn.com/general/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100171996&GT1=10514