Business Briefcase: St. Peter’s Health honors, hires employees

2 at St. Peter’s receive Bee Awards

St. Peter’s Health presented Bee Awards to Diagnostic Imaging Receptionist Becky Birchmier and Ambulatory Clinic Pharmacist Andrew Glueckert, PharmD.

A companion to the Daisy Award for extraordinary nurses, the Bee Award is given to any exceptional general or professional St. Peter’s staff member nominated by patients, family members and/or colleagues.

The patient who nominated Birchmier said, “Becky really seems to care for everyone who comes to the diagnostic imaging center. Thank you for an outstanding visit.”

Another patient said, “I had three appointments spread out today. She was so kind and went above and beyond to get them moved together in one time period.”

Birchmier has been with St. Peter’s since 2010.

The colleague who nominated Glueckert, who started working at St. Peter’s in 2018, wanted to recognize him for helping coordinate the care and labs of patients who needed infusions.

“Without Andrew’s coordination the patient would be taking up a needed bed and would place the patient at risk for hospital acquired infections. He went above and beyond to keep the patient safe and was a positive team player that never once made me feel like he was too busy, or it wasn’t his problem to deal with.”

Anesthesiologist joins St. Peter’s

Larkin Scott, CRNA earned her DNP in nurse anesthesiology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

She received a bachelor of science in nursing degree from Montana State University. She completed clinical training at several hospitals along the East Coast, including multiple Johns Hopkins Hospitals, Winn Army Community Hospital and Central Virginia VA Medical Center.

Prior to becoming a CRNA, Scott worked in two ICUs as a registered nurse and as an EMT. She also spent several years as a volunteer firefighter, making captain within her first year.

Neurologist honored by medical association

St. Peter’s Health congratulates Neurologist Dr. Nicole Clark for being awarded the prestigious Montana Medical Association (MMA) Doctor Jack McMahon Award for 2024, MMA’s highest honor.

Clark was honored at their President’s Dinner and Award Ceremony in late-September and was given the award for her significant contributions to Montana’s medical community, as a provider, physician advocate and leader in organized medicine.

In addition to her advocacy work at the national and state level, she had previously served as president of MMA and she continues to serve in several leadership capacities including on the Executive Committee, on the MMA Foundation and as the American Medical Association Delegate representing Montana.

Clark has been a neurologist at St. Peter’s Health since 2009. She is a member of the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, American Academy of Neurology and American Medical Association, and she is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology.