Johnathon
Molloy:
Staff Gastroenterology Nurse at Landstuhl
Regional Medical Center
The following information was taken from ACU Alum
in 2012. Johnathon has had many positions since then!
See below
NURSE:
Living in Hawaii is both fantasy and reality for ACU nursing graduate
Johnathon Molloy.
Johnathon Molloy never dreamed he would be working
in a military medical facility in Hawaii. But after moving to the United
States 18 years ago, he now calls the islands home. Caitlin Ganter spoke to
the nursing graduate about life in paradise.
Living on a world famous tropical island is a common fantasy, and for
Johnathon Molloy it is reality.
“I love living and working in Hawaii, I enjoy my job and I appreciate my
location … Hawaii is stunning,” he said.
(Source:
Pacific
Islands Travel)
Surfing, kayaking and lazing on the beach are just
some of the ways Johnathon spends his down time in sunny Oahu, Hawaii.
However despite living in a top holiday destination, when at work he is all
business.
Johnathon belongs to the Army Civilian Corps of the United States Army
Medical Command (MEDCOM), and works as the Lead Nurse for the
Gastroenterology Clinic at the Tripler Army Medical Centre (TAMC).
“We are a clinic that provides state-of-the-art, full-service, consultative
and primary gastroenterological medical care to the Pacific Rim's Military
Ohana (family), including our facilities in Guam, Japan and the Marshal
Islands,” he said.
“In the Civilian Corps I am a federal employee who works alongside the
military; however, I’m not subject to military requirements such as boot
camp, military uniforms or deployments.”
Located in Hawaii and guarded by military police and soldiers, the TAMC is
the only federal tertiary care hospital in the Pacific Basin, supporting
264,000 local active duty and retired military personnel, their families,
and veteran beneficiaries.
Tripler Army Medical Centre (TAMC)
In addition, the referral population includes
171,000 military personnel, family members, veteran beneficiaries, and the
residents of nine US affiliated jurisdictions and forward-deployed forces in
more than 40 countries throughout the Pacific.
“Really, working in an army facility is pretty similar to our civilian
counterparts, although there are a few notable differences. Our facility is
only for the use of military personnel, retirees and their dependents,
except we recently opened our doors to civilian traumas from in the
community at large.
“We are also a closed base, meaning that special decals on vehicles and
badges are required to access the campus which is manned by military police
and soldiers. I’m responsible for a team of 17 medical staff, so I do both
managerial and practical tasks. I also get to know all the duties of my
staff so I can operate in any of their roles when needed, which means I’m
constantly learning.”
But it’s not all work, and Johnathon said life in Hawaii definitely allows
for some great leisure activities.
“The islands are really laid back compared to the mainland, and we love to
make use of the great outdoors here. My husband and I often take our dogs to
Kailua beach, which is a 15-minute walk from our house. We love to hike, run
marathons, do triathlons, kayak, surf, scuba dive, and generally relax here
on Oahu and neighbouring islands.”
Johnathon said he loves living in the US, although he had never planned on
sticking around for so long.
“The original reason I came to the US was because job prospects weren’t
great in Australia... at that time there were fewer jobs and lots of nurses.
“After graduating from ACU I was accepted into the Ivanhoe Manor Private
Rehabilitation Hospital for my Graduate Nurse Program in 1993. I completed
my year there, and then a company advertised for nurses to go to the USA,
sit the boards and work in America.
“Seemed like a great idea to me, so I flew out in February 1994 for what was
going to be for one year, but 18 years later - here I am.”
(Source:
ACU Alum)
Johnathon's Career to date [2023]
Staff Gastroenterology Nurse at Landstuhl
Regional Medical Center
Former Registered nurse at Brooke Army Medical Center
Former Per Diem RN at Metropolitan Methodist Hospital
Former GI Nurse at Metropolitan Methodist Hospital
Former Staff Nurse at University of Washington Medical Center
Former Travel Nurse RN---PACU at Methodist Transplant/Speciality Hospital
Former Interim CNOIC, Medical Specialties Clinic 1 at Tripler Army Medical
Center
Former PACU RN at Adventist Health Castle
Former Registered nurse at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
Former Interventional Radiology at Brooke Army Medical Center
Did You Know?
Gastroenterology is a branch of medicine
focused on the digestive system and its disorders. The name is a
combination of three Ancient Greek words gaster (gen.: gastros)
(stomach), enteron (intestine), and logos (reason).
The practice of gastroenterology concentrates on the diagnosis and
treatment of diseases involving the oesophagus, stomach, small
intestine and large intestine (colon), liver, gallbladder, and
pancreas.
(Source:
Wikipedia;
GI Health)
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What's
in a [Gastroenterology] Puzzle?
Primary
Middle
Secondary
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Literacy
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Critical and creative thinking
1. In pairs, you are to look at the information in the
following websites to create out a 20 clue
puzzle:
2. Use
a mind map
[choose from the sites provided] to put all the information that you
have learnt from the gastroenterology sites.
3. Use Puzzle
Maker to create your puzzle
4. Test your puzzle out on another pair and use their
puzzle to test your own knowledge.
5.
Reflection.
What did you learn about gastroenterology?
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