Careers

Get to Know Our Staff: Amy Sitabkhan, Therapy Services

Get to Know Our Staff: Amy Sitabkhan, Therapy Services

What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite? I am an occupational therapist (OT). I primarily work in the Hand Clinic and in outpatient settings. I meet with patients regularly to work on specific goals to improve their ability to live as independently as...

Get to Know Our Staff: Susana De La Cruz, Family Services

Get to Know Our Staff: Susana De La Cruz, Family Services

What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite?I am a medical interpreter, and my primary role is to serve as a communication link between staff, patients and their families. I also receive, assign and document all translation requests. Additionally, I work closely...

Get to Know Our Staff: Tiffany Thompson, Clinical Research

Get to Know Our Staff: Tiffany Thompson, Clinical Research

What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite?I am a research coordinator for the spine team. I assist the spine doctors, fellows, residents and students with their research. What is the most fulfilling part of your job?I know that what I am doing is making a...

Get to Know Our Staff: Alex Loewen, Movement Science Lab

Get to Know Our Staff: Alex Loewen, Movement Science Lab

What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite?I am a bioengineer in the Movement Science Lab at Scottish Rite for Children Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Center in Frisco. We use high-speed motion capture technology, similar to what is used in movies and video...

Get to Know Our Staff: Ronni Rowe, Occupational Therapy

Get to Know Our Staff: Ronni Rowe, Occupational Therapy

What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite?I am an occupational therapist (OT) and assistive technology professional. I work with patients and their families to order their custom wheelchairs, cover clinics and see our Intensive Therapy patients. What is the...

Get to Know Our Staff: Julia Kinard, Property Management

Get to Know Our Staff: Julia Kinard, Property Management

What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite? I am the property management assistant, and I facilitate and support the activities of our Property Management department. Our team manages the real estate and mineral assets that have been generously donated to...

Get to Know Our Staff: Grace Evasco, Occupational Therapy

Get to Know Our Staff: Grace Evasco, Occupational Therapy

What is your job title at Scottish Rite?I am primarily an outpatient occupational therapist (OT). I meet with patients weekly to work on specific goals related to upper extremity function. I also guide them through activities that support their ability to do the...

Get to Know Our Staff: Beth Boomstein, Information Technology

Get to Know Our Staff: Beth Boomstein, Information Technology

What is your job title at Scottish Rite?I am an enterprise resource planning (ERP) training and testing coordinator. I train the employees on how to use WorkRite and other applications, as well as overseeing Scottish Rite’s release testing throughout the year. What is...

Get to Know Our Staff: Ramon Muentes, Security

Get to Know Our Staff: Ramon Muentes, Security

What is your job title at Scottish Rite?I am a security officer. What is the most fulfilling part of your job?I ensure that everyone is safe and the hospital is protected. What made you choose a career in health care?I honestly didn’t know too much about the “civilian...

Get to Know Our Staff: Marida Williams, Psychology

Get to Know Our Staff: Marida Williams, Psychology

What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite? I am a mental health navigator for the Psychology department. I assess patients’ mental health risk through consultations and interventions to provide families with resources for their children. What is the most...

Get to Know Our Staff: Ila Oxendine, Research

Get to Know Our Staff: Ila Oxendine, Research

What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite?I am a cell and tissue core coordinator, and I maintain the operations of cell culture facilities at the hospital. I also work with research labs that perform various experiments and procedures. Currently, the Cellular...

Get to Know Our Staff: Julie Rogers, Family Services

Get to Know Our Staff: Julie Rogers, Family Services

What is your job title?Social work manager What is the most fulfilling part of your job? I help the most vulnerable populations get access to services and resources that will help their families. What makes Scottish Rite a special place to you?The willingness of all...

Get to Know Our Staff: Justin Williams, Sterile Processing

Get to Know Our Staff: Justin Williams, Sterile Processing

What is your job title/role at Scottish Rite?I am a sterile processing lead technician and instrument specialist. I ensure all surgical instruments are readily available and properly organized for procedures. I also support the Surgery team by maintaining, inspecting...

Get to Know Our Staff: Kelly Jeans, Movement Science

Get to Know Our Staff: Kelly Jeans, Movement Science

What is your job title/your role at Scottish Rite?I am the Division Director of the Movement Science Lab (MSL) in Dallas. I also am a researcher with an interest in understanding treatment outcomes in the patients we treat here at Scottish Rite. What is the most...

Texas Country Reporter: The Artistic Prosthetist Dwight Putnam

Texas Country Reporter: The Artistic Prosthetist Dwight Putnam

Dwight Putnam discovered that his artistic talent could transform the lives of children at Scottish Rite for Children. He transitioned from working as a sculptor to a prosthetist, finding his calling in crafting prostheses that empower children with limb differences....

Get to Know Our Staff: Claire Clark, Research

Get to Know Our Staff: Claire Clark, Research

What was your first experience at Scottish Rite?My first experience at Scottish Rite was as a patient for one of my many sports-related injuries in middle school. I began shadowing at Scottish Rite in high school and during college. Then, I became a Clinical...