Category: NEW FACES

Position: Hospital RN

Start Date: 12/21/20

Birthday: 10/5

Background/Educations: Began college as communications major at Gustavus Adolphus College, but switched over to Rasmussen College for my RN degree. Best change I've ever made!

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I'm most excited about being able to help out on different floors of the hospital and gain a well-rounded insight to rural hospital nursing.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. The Passengers 2. A Star is Born 3. The Greatest Showman

What is your favorite color? Purple

Do you have a nickname? Beks

What are your hobbies?: Kayaking, reading, camping, and traveling when I can.

Position: Screening Team Member

Start Date: 12/21/20

Birthday: 04/24

Background/Educations: UNLA - Masters. DSU - El Ed degree

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Meeting people

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Legally Blonde 2. Shawshank Redemption 3. Green Mile

What is your favorite color? Pink

What are your hobbies?: Hiking, hanging with my dogs, cocktails with friends.

Position: RMA

Start Date: 12/7/20

Birthday: 10/14

Background/Educations: I attended Cambridge-Isanti High School and graduated in 2012. I became a CNA in 2014 and worked at Presbyterian Homes and Services for about 3 years. I then attended Pine Technical and Community College and graduated in 2017 with my Associates of Applied Science Degree. I have been working as a Registered Medical Assistant for 3 years now and might go back to school for nursing in the future.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? I'm excited to learn different areas in different clinics, and am really excited to meet the providers and my co-workers. I am also really excited to be working within my community.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Legends of the Fall 2. Harry Potter Series 3. Pulp Fiction

What is your favorite color? Blue

Do you have a nickname? Dee or Deeds

What are your hobbies?: I enjoy painting, make resign jewelry, and polymer clay jewelry. I really like to cook, bake, and to spend time with friends and family and the fur babies.

Position: Respiratory Therapist

Start Date: 12/7/20

Birthday: 3/13

Background/Educations: Associates Degree from Northeast Iowa Community College/Peosta, Iowa. Currently enrolled in Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration/Concordia University/St. Paul, MN.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? The opportunity to grow in my field and meet new people. I am very excited to work at a facility that has a family feel and the technology to provide top notch health care.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Top Gun 2. Grease 3. Christmas Movies

What is your favorite color? Pink

What are your hobbies?: Scrapbooking, crafts, photography, baking, reading, traveling, and my family.

Position: Emergency Department Manager

Start Date: 11/30/20

Birthday: 8/28

Background/Educations: BSN from Minnesota State University Moorhead. Graduating with MSN May 2021 from Moorhead.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Improving the health and lives of those who live in a community I love.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Somewhere in Time 2. Ghost 3. Oh Brother Where Art Thou

What is your favorite color? Blue

Do you have a nickname? Sarge in charge

What are your hobbies?: Cooking, gardening, camping, and dates with my husband.

Position: Facilities Operations

Start Date: 11/30/20

Birthday: 5/24

Background/Educations: Graduated 12th grade. ICCRA trained.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Work opportunity and the people. The work place itself has its moments (emergenices), but generally allows and supports my work efficiently.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Pink Panther series 2. Battleship 3. Lord of the Rings series

What are your hobbies?: Hunting, fishing, and music

Position: Dietary Aide

Start Date: 11/23/20

Birthday: 4/9

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Meeting new people.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. The Longest Ride 2. Roped 3. Safe Haven

What is your favorite color? Gray/Purple

Do you have a nickname? Tay

What are your hobbies?: Ride side by side, dancing, and trap shooting.

Position: Phlebotomist

Start Date: 11/23/20

Birthday: 12/4

Background/Educations: Mora High School graduate. Anoka Ramsey Community College (AA Degree). St. Cloud Customized training (Phlebotomy).

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Being close to home and starting my healthcare career.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Transformer movies 2. Star Wars movies 3. All horror movies

What is your favorite color? Green

What are your hobbies?: I like to hunt, play sports, and try to do DIY projects.

Position: RN

Start Date: 11/23/20

Birthday: 08/02

Background/Educations: ADN currently, attending MSU for BSN.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Getting to learn new nursing skills.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. Adams Family 2. Coraline 3. Sweet Home Alabama

What is your favorite color? Purple

What are your hobbies?: Running and interior design.

Position: Hospital RN

Start Date: 11/23/20

Birthday: 11/9

Background/Educations: 2019 Graduate from Anoka Ramsey Community College. Currently attending the College of St. Scholastica for my BSN.

What are you excited about working at Welia Health? Working alongside friends and former classmates to serve the community I grew up in.

What are your three favorite movies? 1. The Hunt 2. Major Payne 3. Baby Driver

What is your favorite color? Red

What are your hobbies?: Tennis, reading, and politics.