Super Star Employee: Joshua O’Brien

December 16, 2014

121714JoshObrien175Read the newest Super Star interview featuring Joshua O’Brien with Corporate Financial Planning below.

Q&A: Joshua O’Brien, September 2014 Employee

Your name, title and department. How long have you worked here?
Joshua O’Brien, Senior Financial Analyst for Corporate Financial Planning. I’ve worked at Texas Children’s Hospital for 8.5 years.

What month are you Super Star for?
September 2014

Tell us how you found out you won a super star award.
We were having our group luncheon to celebrate the completion of the FY’15 budget and as our Senior Vice President Alec King was congratulating our team, he announced that I had won the Super Star award. I was extremely surprised, and I felt so grateful that our entire team was there to celebrate it; it’s something that I’ll remember forever.

What does it mean to be recognized for the hard work you do?
It’s an honor to be recognized here at Texas Children’s. I feel like our team and all of the people I get a chance to work with are so knowledgeable and work so hard that I really owe this award to them.

What do you think makes someone at Texas Children’s a super star?
I think a super star employee is someone who shows they support their team through their commitment to work hard and efficiently. It’s also about being happy to be at Texas Children’s and showing that happiness to those around you. This award is given through the nominations of our peers, so it personally means a lot to know that those you work with value your efforts.

What is your motivation for going above and beyond every day at work?
Although I don’t have direct contact with our patients, knowing that my work providing data to make strategic decisions and meeting with areas to develop reporting tools that will impact their care, is so rewarding. Thinking of the big picture and remembering that every bit helps in taking care of our families is what keeps me positive and motivates me every day.

What is the best thing about working at Texas Children’s?
Texas Children’s has always been my second home, and the people in it have become a part of my family. I’ve grown up here, and all of my peers have done more than they will ever know to make me a better employee and a better person. Working at Texas Children’s as a new father has deepened my pride in the role I play in all the good that we do here. Getting to work with such wonderful people and knowing that we’re making a difference in people’s lives are what makes Texas Children’s the best.

Anything else you want to share?
I’d like to thank some of the wonderful people who have mentored me and helped me grow and progress in my career here at Texas Children’s, all the members of Corporate Financial Planning, Business Expense Administration, Accounts Payable, Pathology, Pharmacy, Family Advocacy, Information Services and the Clinical Care Center Food Court. Furthermore I’d like to thank Catherine Codispoti, Bill Little, Scott Martinez, Lisa Saenz and Aisha Jamal for all they’ve done for me here at Texas Children’s.