Optometry and Ophthalmology Awards
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS ASSISTANT LEADING PETTY OFFICER, OPHTHALMOLOGY CLINIC, NAVAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA FROM APRIL 2009 TO AUGUST 2011. DURING THIS PERIOD, PETTY OFFICER RODRIGUEZ CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. HE SUPERVISED 10 TECHNICIANS IN THE REALIGNMENT OF CLINIC EXAMINATION ROOMS THAT IMPROVED PATIENT FLOW AND INCREASED CLINIC PRODUCTIVITY BY TEN PERCENT. ADDITIONALLY, AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMAND RETENTION TEAM, HE PROVIDED GUIDANCE TO STAFF MEMBERS, RESULTING IN TWO "C" SCHOOL SELECTIONS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF SIX JUNIOR SAILORS. PETTY OFFICER RODRIGUEZ'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS OPTOMETRY SPECIALIST FOR 1ST MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. IN THIS IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENT, STAFF SERGEANT WILBURN ESTABLISHED THE FLEDGLING OPTOMETRY CLINIC IN ITS INFANCY STAGE AND DEVELOPED IT TO COVER FAR AND NEAR VISION, AFVT, DEPTH PERCEPTION AUTOFRACTION WITH MANIFESTATION, AND COLOR VISION. IN ADDITION, HE CONDUCTED 86 OPTOMETRY EXAMS FOR CRITICAL SKILLS OPERATORS SAVING THEM TIME AND COMPLETING THEIR NSW PHYSICALS. STAFF SERGEANT WILBURN'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS OPTOMETRY LEADING PETTY OFFICER DURING INNOVATIVE READINESS TRAINING MISSION CHENANGO CARES 11 JUL 2015 - 24 JUL 2015. PETTY OFFICER WELFORD DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF ABOVE THE CALL OF DUTY IN HIS ROLE AS OPTOMETRY LEADING PETTY OFFICER. HIS LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE, ATTENTION TO DETAIL, AND TEAM FOCUSED ATTITUDE ENABLED HIM TO SUPERVISE AND WORK WITH ARMY AND NAVY PERSONNEL, CREATING A COHESIVE UNIT FOCUSED ON THE MISSION OF PROVIDING SUPERIOR PATIENT CARE. PETTY OFFICER WELFORD MANAGED THE WORKFLOW OF THE OPTOMETRY SHOP, ENABLING THEM TO SEE AN AVERAGE OF ONE HUNDRED PATIENTS A DAY, RESULTING IN OVER $100,000 IN FREE OPTOMETRIC CARE FOR THE CITIZENS OF CHENANGO COUNTY. PETTY OFFICER WELFORD'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS OPTOMETRIST, NAVAL BRANCH HEALTH CLINIC KEY WEST, FLORIDA FROM OCTOBER 2013 TO SEPTEMBER 2017. DURING THIS PERIOD, CAPTAIN WARD COMPLETED MORE THAN 6,000 PATIENT CENTERED VISION CARE ENCOUNTERS, PRODUCING 25,000 RELATIVE VALUE UNITS VALUED AT 975,000 DOLLARS AND RESULTING IN A 100 PERCENT PATIENT SATISFACTION RATE. IN ADDITION, HE SERVED AS ACTING OFFICER-IN-CHARGE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS, GUIDING CLINIC STAFF THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CARE FOR JOINT SERVICE PERSONNEL AND CONTRIBUTED TO 92 PERCENT MEDICAL READINESS FOR 15 KEY WEST TENANT COMMANDS. CAPTAIN WARD'S SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE DURING THIS TOUR IS THE HALLMARK OF A CAREER DEVOTED TO ACCOMPLISHING BROAD AND DIVERSE TASKS HIGHLIGHTING THE CULMINATION OF 30 YEARS OF HONORABLE AND DEDICATED NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS WORK CENTER SUPERVISOR AND OPTOMETRY TECHNICIAN, OPTOMETRY DEPARTMENT, NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO FROM SEPTEMBER 2015 TO OCTOBER 2019. PETTY OFFICER RAINE'S CONSISTENT PLANNING, FORESIGHT, AND COMMITMENT TO THE MISSION RESULTED IN UNPARALLELED HEALTHCARE. HE ASSISTED THREE OPTOMETRISTS IN PROVIDING OVER 3,000 COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAMS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY EXECUTING 2,987 PHYSICALS IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF TEN TENANT COMMANDS. ADDITIONALLY, HE WAS ONE OF ONLY FOUR TECHNICIANS QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE SERVICE IN THE SPECIALTY LOW VISION CLINIC WHERE HE TRAINED 70 PATIENTS WITH VISUAL DISABILITIES TO OVERCOME THEIR IMPAIRMENT AND DEVELOP A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER RAINE REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS LEADING PETTY OFFICER, OPTOMETRY DEPARTMENT, NAVY MEDICINE READINESS AND TRAINING COMMAND, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA FROM FEBRUARY 2019 TO AUGUST 2022. PETTY OFFICER VALENCIO PROVIDED CLINICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO TWO OPTOMETRISTS, GENERATING 20,500 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS AND IMPROVING TRACKING PROCESSES FOR SPECTACLE ORDERS. ADDITIONALLY, HE DEVELOPED OPTOMETRY'S TRANSITION PLAN FOR MHS GENESIS WHILE FACILITATING THE RELOCATION OF THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT AS PART OF THE COVID-19 RESPONSE TO MAINTAIN OPTOMETRIC SERVICES AT ONE HUNDRED PERCENT. MOREOVER, AS THE DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL SERVICES JOINT COMMISSION AND MEDIG LEAD, HE PREPARED THREE DEPARTMENTS, ENSURING ZERO DISCREPANCIES AND OUTSTANDING OVERALL RESULTS FOR BOTH ASSESSMENTS. BY HIS EXCEPTIONAL ABILITY, PERSONAL INITIATIVE AND TOTAL DEDICATION TO DUTY, PETTY OFFICER VALENCIO REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST, OPHTHALMOLOGY, DIRECTORATE FOR SURGICAL SERVICES, NAVAL MEDICAL READINESS TRAINING COMMAND SAN DIEGO (NMRTC) FROM JUNE 2019 TO JULY 2023. PETTY OFFICER NELSON LED THREE SURGICAL TECHNICIANS AND THREE CIVILIAN STAFF MEMBERS IN THE DECONTAMINATION, REPROCESSING, AND STERILIZATION OF INSTRUMENTATION VALUED AT MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS. HIS DEDICATION AND ABILITY WERE VITAL TO THE SURGICAL READINESS OF THE CLINIC THAT SUPPORTS 34,000 PATIENTS ANNUALLY. FINALLY, HE SERVED AS A GUEST SPEAKER DURING THE 122ND HOSPITAL CORPS BIRTHDAY AND TWO COMMAND DIVERSITY EVENTS, REACHING A COMBINED AUDIENCE OF OVER 150 IN ATTENDANCE. PETTY OFFICER NELSON'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.