A Lee County nurse is being honored with a statewide award for her 19 years of service with the Lee County Health Department.
Robin McCutchen, R.N., the Lee County Clinic Coordinator, has received the Virginia C. Phillips Excellence in Public Health Nursing Practice Award, according Region 4 Director of Professional Services C. Suzette McClellan. “Ms. McCutchen received the award because of the many duties she has participated in during her tenure at the Lee County Health Department,” McClellan said. “She has mastered every program offered by the health department. She is proficient in laboratory procedures, pharmacy and vaccine management. She works collaboratively with other health department staff, local physicians and community agencies to enhance better outcomes for clients. Lee County also benefits by her involvement as a public health nurse with county nuclear and bioterrorism drills and mass flu clinics.”
The Excellence in Public Health Nursing Leadership Award was established in 2004 to recognize nurses who demonstrate excellence in practice as part of the annual Virginia C. Phillips Community Health Day, officials said. The annual event, held this year on Oct. 14, recognizes the many contributions made by Virginia Phillips as DHEC’s state nursing director from 1972-1979. She is recognized as the first public health nurse in South Carolina.
McCutchen said the statewide recognition is a credit to the entire staff of the Lee County Health Department.
“It’s a big thing for a small county to receive this state award,” she said. “I was overwhelmed. I knew I was the Region 4 representative, and I was proud of that. But to be the statewide winner was just overwhelming. I was really happy that my family was there for me to receive the award. They went to a lot of trouble to sneak my family in.” McCutchen also received the Virginia Phillips Scholarship Award, a separate recognition, which provided her $1,000 for college expenses. She is scheduled to earn a bachelors of science degree in nursing in May at Lander College.
McCutchen has earned respect from her colleagues and the community, McClellan said.
“She has served on several committees for the Junior Welfare League and has been a team captain for Relay for Life for several years,” McClellan said. “She also teaches the young pre-teens at her church in a group called the Junior Alliance Women. Each year, Ms. McCutchen teaches wellness and nutrition to seventh grade girls at Robert E. Lee Academy School as part of the physical education program. She works closely with the physical education teacher to provide a balanced view of nutrition and exercise.”
McCutchen is a positive health and wellness role model for colleagues families and friends, McClellan said.
“In 1990, she lost over 100 pounds by walking every day during her lunch hour,” she said. “She still continues this practice of walking two miles during her lunch hour.”source
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