Careers at Self Regional Healthcare

Olivia, COTA/L — OT Assistant: Hey, I’m Olivia Bryant. I went to Ninety Six High School and I graduated from Piedmont Technical College. I’ve lived in Ninety Six my whole life and I chose occupational therapy because I like to help people get back to the lives that they love. We help with dressing, bathing, safety, cognition, and making sure that their strength and balance is good before they leave the hospital.

Jason — Mechanic II: My name is Jason King. I work in facility services here at the hospital. I’ve been here for 10 years and I’m a master plumber. I grew up in Detroit, Michigan, and I went to high school at Osborne High School in Detroit. I’ve lived in different places around the country. I’m also on the interpreting team here at the hospital. What I love most about it is the people that I work with. Got a really good team.

Gavin — Client Analyst: So hello everyone, my name is Gavin and I am a client analyst in IT, which stands for information technology. I also was born and raised in Greenwood, South Carolina and graduated from Greenwood High School in 2018. So what my job pertains to is hardware deployment, software deployment, troubleshooting, and dealing with the end user. And a couple things I like about my job would be going out, interacting with people, troubleshooting, doing critical thinking skills, things of that nature, and overall it is great to you know be a part of an organization like such as Self Regional Healthcare.

Brittany — Patient Access Representative: Hello my name is Brittany. I work in patient access. Today is my actual three-year anniversary here. I graduated from Lander University. I work the 5 a.m to 1:30 shift and I love the fact that I come in there early of course and I get off early but I also love the fact that I get a variety of patients. I start on the surgery side and then I come to the non-invasive side so I definitely get to see a wide variety of patients and we have a great time and laugh, you get them laughing, you know, so they’re not so worked up about surgery or worked up about having a test. That’s what I love.

Priscila — Interpreter: Hi, my name is Priscila. I’ve been here at Self Regional for about 10 years. I also graduated from Greenwood High. What I do here is I work at the front of the hospital. I’m under hospitality, but my main job is to be a Spanish interpreter for the whole hospital. While I’m not interpreting, I am arriving patients, answering the phone for, you know, visitors that want to know where their family member is. What I love about this job is I picture myself as my parents coming into the hospital and so I try to do whatever I can for them, try to help them out as much as I can. And sometimes, you know, when you come to the hospital, you’re not coming for a good reason, so you try your best to give them a welcoming attitude, you know, kind. So it kind of makes it — oh gosh, what’s the word — appreciate the job, because you give something to someone that needs a little bit of kindness, a little bit of uplifting, and that just gives me something to look forward to. And yeah, that’s it.

Nikki — Certified Pharmacy Tech: Hey, my name is Nikki Atkins. I’ve been here at Self for 23 years. I went to Greenwood High School, and I got into pharmacy because I love to help people. I make the drugs for the pharmacy that we give for inpatient, and what I like most is helping people.

Megan — Pharmacist: Hey, my name is Megan Davenport. I’m one of the pharmacists here at Self Regional Hospital. I actually work down in our operating room. I’ve been here with them for one year. I’m from Spartanburg, South Carolina. Went to Burns High School and I love being here at Self because of the family atmosphere that each individual brings.

Ashton, RN — Staff Nurse: Hi, my name is Ashton. I’m a nurse here at Self Regional. I work on the pediatric unit. I’ve been here for almost three years. I went to school at Saluda High School and I graduated from Lander University, and the reason I chose to be a pediatric nurse is because I love taking care of kids and just watching them feel so much better.

Keshia — Environmental Services Technician: My name is Keshia. I am a Greenwood High alumni. I have been with environmental services for four years and so many months and the most important part of my job is encouraging patients and talking to staff, which I love to do.

Haleigh, CST — Surgical Tech: My name is Haleigh Harder. I’m a surgical tech. I’m from Ninety Six and I graduated from Ninety Six High School. I also graduated from Piedmont Tech as a surgical tech. I love my job. I love being with all the mommies and the babies and I just look forward to learning a lot more than I can.

Heather — Respiratory Therapy Manager: Hi, I’m Heather Mosley and I’ve been in respiratory therapy for approximately 20 years. During that time, I’ve worked in most areas of the hospital, but my absolute favorite has always been NICU. Even after all these years, every delivery I still attend excites me. Birth is an incredible moment, but it can be also very emotional when a newborn requires admission to the NICU instead of staying with their mom. As a respiratory therapist, I have the privilege of being present during some of life’s most vulnerable moments, and that’s a responsibility that I never take lightly. One of the most inspiring parts of my career has been caring for premature babies. Preemies are incredibly resilient. Watching a baby grow and thrive outside the womb when they should still be developing inside their mother’s belly is nothing short of amazing. Knowing that you played a small but essential role in helping that child survive and grow is incredibly rewarding. Today, I serve as the manager of the Respiratory Therapy Department. While I still help at the bedside whenever I can, many of my days are now filled with meetings, projects, and emails as I advocate for my team and the patients we serve. Respiratory therapy may not be as widely known as nursing, but we are just as essential to patient care. We often joke that respiratory therapists are the Batman of health care. When someone can’t breathe or is having an emergency, we show up, we do what needs to be done, and once the patient is stable, we disappear back into the shadows. Meanwhile, we’re all over the hospital waiting for the next bat signal to go up. What I love most about this profession is that no two days are ever the same. We care for patients from the very first breath of life to the very last. Whether you’re helping a premature infant, managing a patient on a ventilator, responding to an emergency, or educating patients on how to manage their lung disease, we have the opportunity to make a difference every single day. If you’re looking for a career that is challenging, meaningful, and rewarding, respiratory therapy might just be perfect for you. I know it sure has been for me. Thank you.

Andie, NP — Nurse Practitioner: All right, my name is Andie Branyon. I’m one of the nurse practitioners that work with Advanced Cardiology Associates here at Self Regional Healthcare. I have been with Self Regional since 2010. I started here as a nurse in 2010 and became a nurse practitioner in 2021. I went to high school at Crescent in Anderson County. Since then, I have went to college at various places. I took the long route around to get to where I am today. I initially went to school at Tri-County Tech in Pendleton. I got my initial nursing degree there, my associate’s degree. Life happened and it took me a while to go back to school. I went back and got my BSN at USC Upstate after going to Piedmont Tech to get some general ed classes and then finished off at Clemson University for my Master’s and for my Nurse Practitioner. I love cardiology. I’ve worked in cardiology since I’ve become a nurse in 2006 and I love what I do because I get to take care of patients. I get to bring the knowledge of good cardiac care to our area and just being part of the healthcare system in the whole as the team here is what brings me the most joy about my job.

Dawson — Ultrasound Technologist: Hi, my name is Dawson. I work at Self Regional in the ultrasound department. I’ve been working here for about a year now. I’m from Anderson. I went to Anderson Christian School, graduated in 2018, and I went to Greenville Technical College and got my associates in diagnostic medical sonography. And my favorite part about working here is being able to help people and being able to make a difference in their lives.

Savannah — Multi-Disciplinary Technologist, and Hailey, RT — Radiology Technologist: Hey, my name is Savannah. My name is Hailey and we’re both X-ray techs here at Self Regional. Today we’re going to tell you a little bit about what we do, how we got here, and why we love our jobs. I went to Saluda High School and when I graduated, I went to Piedmont Tech and I started the X-Ray program. The X-ray program is two years, you graduate, and we both graduated in May, so we’re pretty fresh. And I went to Dixie High School and I work out in the main x-ray department here at the hospital. I also work in the surrounding facilities like Tower Pointe and the Imaging Center and I also work in the pain clinic where I’m running the C-arm and working with the doctor. And I work in the OR. I’m part of the navigation team. Navigation is like a road map. We kind of map out where the surgeons will put screws in the patient’s spine and also for brain surgery. And we love our job so much because you really don’t ever know what to expect. Every day is very different.

Andrew — Security Officer: My name is Andrew Taylor. I work in the security department. I’ve been here for going on 11 years. I’m a graduate of Greenwood High School, class of 2011. My favorite part about my job is just helping people who need it.