Amber Tunnell Selected NMMC-Pontotoc’s Employee of the Quarter

PONTOTOC, Miss.—Amber Tunnell, certified nursing assistant, was named Employee of the Quarter at North Mississippi Medical Center-Pontotoc.

Tunnell joined NMMC-Pontotoc in 2014. She is a native of Lawton, Okla.

“What I enjoy most about my job is taking care of the patients, seeing them improve and feel better about themselves,” Tunnell said.

“Amber goes above job requirements to care for her patients,” a coworker wrote in her nomination. “She provides activities when the activity assistant is off-duty. Without being asked, she provides the service, also helping the nursing home with outings and transporting patients.”

She is the wife of James Tunnell and has a son, Payton, age 9, and a stepson, Braden, age 7. In her spare time, she enjoys watching football and basketball. She is a fan of the Oklahoma State University football team and also a fan of the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder.