Tyler Slaughter: Social Media Rock Star

You may have noticed, we named Tyler Slaughter RN as Clinical Hero of the Month here at North Sunflower Medical Center. In fact, the award surprised Tyler. “Working night shift, not a lot of people see what you do.”

Another reason he was caught off guard was that his time at North Sunflower has been shorter than a lot of people, having just started in July as an extern. “There are a lot of very deserving people who have worked very hard here for several years. Just to get noticed for your hard work is a real accomplishment. It was awesome.”

But it was after he was handed the award that a lot of people really started to notice. The folks at Facebook analytics tell us that our post announcing Tyler’s award reached over 25,000 people. The total population of Ruleville is just over 2,600 people. 128 friends and family shared it, with almost 2,000 likes and loves. That’s a lot of people from all over the country saying, “Take me to Ruleville.”

Tyler was also surprised to learn he was the Kim Kardashian of Greater Ruleville. “I really don’t spend a lot of time on social media. I guess I have a lot of family and cousins cheering me on.” A mountain of likes, emojis and “Congratulations, T-Slaw” covered his post.

Tyler’s Story

Tyler’s aunt inspired him to get into health care after doctors diagnosed her with Leukemia when he was a child. “She passed when I was 12. I was always pretty good at science and thought about going to Med School.” But after playing football at Mississippi Delta Community College and then at Mississippi College, he decided that working as an RN was the right career path for him.

“I’m from a small place called Mound Bayou, Mississippi. Growing up in a tight community like that, you just want to help bring health care to rural parts of the Delta.”

Tyler wanted to give a shout out to the Certified Nursing Assistants who work at North Sunflower. “Our jobs would be 10 times harder without the CNA’s. We could not do our jobs without them.”

And … it just so happens, North Sunflower is looking for more CNAs, LPNs, and RNs to join the North Sunflower family. If you are interested in seeing Tyler up close, instead of just following him on social media, go over to our North Sunflower Careers Page and see if there is a job that is right for you.