SIU Center for Family Medicine announces August Employee of the Month

QUINCY — Shelby Norton is the August Employee of the Month at SIU Center for Family Medicine.

Norton is a medical technologist II. She has worked at SIU Center for Family Medicine for four years and has worked in a lab setting for nine years. 

In her time at SIU, Norton collects, processes and analyzes patient specimens. She is responsible for following and maintaining quality assurance within the lab as well as working closely with faculty, resident doctors and nurses concerning procedures performed in lab. She maintains inventory, assists with procedure development and ensures that everyone maintains competency.

In a press release, Norton’s nominator said, “She’s very efficient in her role and is always kind and helpful with patients. Shelby is calm and collected and doesn’t let difficult situations get to her. Patient care is always her main focus. She’s great to work with too. I can go to her with questions; if she doesn’t know the answers, she looks them up.”