March 17, 2010 marked our 6th year in practice.  In just 6 years we have built a new building, gone from 4 to 10 employees, (see pictures below) added a clinical research coordinator, (then added another clinical research coordinator) added a PA, and even acquired a piece of land for a larger office and additional provider one day.  In other words, we are growing.  We are a very high tech office with EMR (no paper charts) and electronic order entry and results reporting from LabCorp.  In 2007 we added an Internet portal so patients can pre-register, update demographics, request appointments, receive lab results, and do other electronic communications over the Internet.  We will implement any new technology that helps us better serve our patients.

We are not currently looking for a new employee. If you want to be considered the next time our practice grows submit your resume now and we will keep it on file for future consideration. That way you will be among the first to be considered.

  Having said all that, you would guess our employees must be comfortable with computer, and you are right.  However, it is even more important that our stars be friendly, cooperative, motivated, and able to take on new responsibilities.  We work as a team and support each other.  It takes a very special person to become one of our stars.  Besides very competitive pay scales, we offer:

•  Fully paid BCBS health insurance for employee
•  Paid holidays (about 9 or 10 per year)
•  16 paid personal days off each year
•  Uniform allowance
•  401-K with employer match
•  Section 125 flexible spending accounts for medical and daycare expenses  
•  Subsidized corporate Sports Center membership
•  Pleasant working environment
•  CME educational benefits  (All of our nurses have been to ECU for a 5 day diabetes fellowship)
•  Paid company trips
  •  December 2007 we took a Disney Cruise and toured the Magic Kingdom.
  •  November 2008 the office o'hana visited Maui, Hawai'i together.
  •  July 2010 we will be cruising from Seattle to Glacier Bay, Alaska for a northern adventure
•  Absolutely non-smoking environment

Some of us are capable of doing multiple jobs in the office and also fill-in as needed.  Our nurses rotate between providers and the support nurse desk.  Some of us are not doing the job we were initially hired to do; the point is that our stars needs to be flexible. 

Besides becoming an expert in diabetes, our clinical stars learn to:

•  Perform bone density testing
•  Conduct continuous glucose monitors
•  Administer IV Boniva treatments
•  Perform pulmonary function tests
•  Perform nerve conduction testing
•  Perform thyroid ultrasounds
•  Blood drawing
•  Use CLIA waived lab equipment
•  Perform thyroid uptakes
•  Assist with thyroid nodule aspirations
•  Patient education
•  Help with clinical research studies

Dr. Lucas is always listening.  We all have to work very hard to keep up with her.

Sabrina Boyte PA-C (left) is truly one in a million.  We are very lucky to have her on our team.  We could looked forever and never found such a talented PA.   Kim Locklear, LPN (right) is our clinical coordinator.  She is the energizer bunny; she is always moving.  Kim is one of our primary nurses.

		Denise and Caitlin kept the office in stitches for part of 2006 & 2007 until  (Caitlin Hutchison, CMA) (left) moved back home to Idaho.   Caitlin's husband got out of the Marines and they returned to Idaho.  We learned a lot from her.  She is always willing to help, could do most of the jobs around the office, and is really missed.  Denise Vetter, JAS (right) is an avid dancer.  Maybe that is why she can do so many things at once and make it look easy.  If we have a face for the practice, it is Denise.  She is a constant steadying force at the front desk.  If things get hectic, we can rely on Denise to help everyone simmer down now.  Whenever she is out for a day we all suffer. Weatherly Montgomery (not pictured yet) Joined the team in December 2007 as an administrative assistant.  She has quickly become a valued member of the group and is assisting Denise with the administration of the front desk world.  I will post pictures of Weatherly as soon as possible.

This is Caitlin Hutchison (left) with the phone in hand.  She was a take no prisoners kind of gal.  She has been known to call the commander at Cherry Point Naval Hospital if we don't get the records in time.   Lisa Coleman (right) is our administrative coordinator.  If I had to have a boss, I would want it to be Lisa.  She handles all our insurance processing and oversees the front desk operations.  She can reboot the servers and order lunch at the same time.  She is our corporate executive.  Lisa has been with us since Dr. Lucas set up her own practice in March 2004.

Sheila Mann, MA (left) has been with Dr. Lucas since we moved back to North Carolina in 2000.  She is employee #2 (Lucas was first).   Sheila is one of our primary nurses.  We would be lost without Sheila. Aimee Glancy, RN (not pictured yet) joined the team in December 2007 as one of our primary nurses.  Aimee came to us from Carteret General Hospital.  She is learning quickly and proving very helpful supporting our providers and assisting the patients.   I will post pictures of Aimee as soon as possible.

Michele Barts, RN (left) is one of 2 clinical research coordinator.  (not usually this serious looking) is working on her NP degree.  She used to be one of our primary nurses and our primary insulin pump trainer.  She has been a in the clinical research department since November 2007.  We miss her terribly when she is away from the office in class, but we know how lucky we all are to have her on our team.    Terri Sutton (right) is a clinical research coordinator.  She trained as a microbiologist at ECU and worked with a pharmaceutical company in Greenville before moving back to Carteret County.  She brings a unique skill set, charming personality, unbelievable work ethic, and really cool green mustang to our office.   She is one busy lady in our research department.

I count my blessing everyday to have such a talented team of stars in constellation. To the left is Terri, Kim, Dr. Lucas, Sabrina, Seth, Lisa, Michele, Sheila, & Denise aboard the Disney Wonder December 2007.  Weatherly and Aimee has just joined the team.  Unfortunately they had previous travel arrangements and could not join us on the 2007 company retreat.  Seth Medlin, Kahuna (right)

Here is a picture of the team in the fall of 2009 as we are dreaming of our Alaskan vacation coming up in July 2010.  OK - we are not really in Alaska when this picture was taken.  CLICK HERE OR ON THE PICTURE TO SEE WHERE THIS PICTURE WAS REALLY TAKEN. The other pictures on this page need some updating.  The Kahuna will get to it ASAP.  Pictures are (top row left to right) Michele Barts, Sheila Mann, Sabrina Boyte, Seth Medlin, Dr. Jean Lucas, Terri Sutton, & Denise Vetter [Michele left DEC in March 2010 to stay home with her new baby.  Sabrina will be leaving us the end of August 2010.) (bottom row left to right) Weatherly Montgomery, Aimee Glancy, Kim Locklear, Lisa Coleman, Terri Medlin, & Ashley Thorne.

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