EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

TYLER MAIN

Tyler Main is Hurley’s Employee of the Month for July. He has been in his current position since September of 2021, working as a pharmacist in the in-patient pharmacy. According to Tyler, his job is all about safety and accuracy. “It’s up to us to make sure patients get what medications they need, and that their entire medicine regimen does not cause any issues.”

The work is important, and could be stressful. He says the most challenging part of it all is “when you have to think about the whole picture of a patient, it's up to the pharmacist to make sure all the medications match, and try to anticipate what’s needed.” Still, his reaction to being nominated for Employee of the Month was “Why me? I was very shocked and surprised. I’m sure there were more deserving people in this department and the hospital at large.”

He gives a lot of credit to the technicians he works with in the pharmacy, saying “The techs are super important. We have really great techs, and we have to work together to get medications to where they're needed, when they’re needed, to keep on top of emergent priorities, and to make sure we keep waste down.”

Tyler also considers his coworkers, both technicians and his fellow pharmacists, the best part of the job. He says, “We really get along as a team and it keeps me excited to come to work. I get to work and have fun. We enjoy each other's company.” Even though he is in his first year working as a pharmacist at Hurley, he was actually born here, too. After growing up in the area and moving to Oregon to pursue his Doctor of Pharmacy degree, he stayed out west with his wife and worked in retail pharmacy before moving back to Michigan so that their children could grow up near their families. That’s how he ended up back at Hurley. “I was excited to get into hospital work from retail, and I wanted to get into a hospital where I could see a lot and learn a lot from the experience.”

The retail to hospital transition was not the only change when they moved back to Michigan. Add a new home onto that, and Tyler has discovered that necessary renovations are like a second fulltime job, but one that he enjoys. When he is not spending time with wife Kendell and son Liam, or at work, he is likely learning and self-training in his new woodworking hobby.

Tyler received a gift package that included a pizza party with his team, a day off with pay, a Team Hurley All-Star fleece jacket, a one-month membership to the YMCA, a $25 Sodexo gift card, a $25 gift card from Sovita Credit Union, a $25 gift card to the Hurley Lobby Shop and a framed certificate. Congratulations, Tyler!

We really get along as a team and it keeps me excited to come to work.

-Tyler Main Pharmacist