Makilee Cartwright

We, the medical team at the Utah County Children’s Justice Center, would like to nominate Makilee Cartwright, our Medical Assistant, as Utah County Employee of the Month.

Makilee is the definition of hardworking: tending to work with energy and commitment; diligent. Makilee is the only full-time staff on the medical team and supports 4 part-time nurse practitioners. That means 4 different personalities and 4 distinct ways that the providers like their appointments to run. Makilee is the master of adapting and making sure each day is set-up for whichever provider is in the clinic that day. As an innovator, Makilee has quickly found and implemented efficient ways to streamline processes such as ordering labs, tracking supplies, disseminating lab results, and entering case information. She has taken over the monthly on-call schedule and uses her expert puzzle solving skills to schedule each provider fairly and evenly, taking into consideration their availabilities and special requests.

Makilee is the most positive person. She has a calm, confident energy that can immediately put others at ease. She can quickly comfort and reassure an upset child or parent. She eagerly takes on additional tasks and quickly finishes them ahead of schedule. She is beloved and respected by all her coworkers, who when asked to provide their thoughts on Makilee, all gushed, ‘She is the greatest! I love working with her.’ She is quiet and prefers to be a behind-the-scenes worker. She works so diligently and thoughtfully because she cares deeply about serving individuals during their hardest experiences and hopes to make a positive difference in the outcome.