Working at UT Health East Texas' Tyler hospital is not just a job for Paul Oster, it’s a calling.
Oster, the nuclear medicine coordinator and radiation safety officer, has worked at the hospital since 1995, and many of his coworkers in the nuclear medicine department have been there 10 years or more.
“I think that says a lot. I think they value their job, they like their coworkers and they like what they’re doing,” Oster said.
Oster said he finds fulfillment in helping patients through what can sometimes be anxiety-inducing procedures, such as MRIs or CAT scans.
“I’ve had family members that had cancer and heart disease, so I feel I can relate to those patients and family members,” Oster said. “I see that compassion in most of the people I work with here. It’s unique because I have worked in other facilities where it doesn’t seem to be that way.”
Oster said he’s excited about the changes he’s seen since transition to UT Health East Texas.
“They seem to have the same goals that we do -- the patient is absolutely first, everything else comes after that. Take care of the patient, be safe and everything else trickles down,” he said. “It’s great to have that support and know that the way you feel about patient care is exactly the way administration feels about it.”
Oster said the new administration has been open, transparent and communicative with staff, encouraging feedback and being responsive to it.
“That makes it easy to go to work every day, knowing that we’re all pulling in the same direction and want the same thing,” Oster said.
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