The Oneida Daily Dispatch (Oneida, NY)
Maintenance worker earns Employee of Distinction award
HERKIMER, N.Y. » Clifford Munio, maintenance worker at Valley Health Services, is the recipient of LeadingAge NY’s Long Term Care Employee of Distinction Award.
He was presented with the award by James W. Clyne Jr., LeadingAge NY and a proclamation from Sen. James Seward’s office at a ceremony at Valley Health Services on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018.
LeadingAge NY annually awards two recipients in each of their regions the Long Term Care Employee of Distinction award. This award was created to acknowledge the extraordinary efforts of front line staff working in member organizations. The award’s purpose is to provide patients, residents and other employees the opportunity to distinguish those individuals who have demonstrated a willingness to make personal sacrifices to improve the lives of others by going beyond the expected to bring a special compassion and personal commitment of excellence to their job each and every day.
Munio, known as Cliff by co-workers, adminis- tration and residents, exemplifies the vision of the Long Term Care Employee of Distinction award, says Lisa M. Betrus, president of Valley Health Services. “Seeing the way residents await Cliff as he walks through the corridors of VHS makes it apparent that he has a passion for his job and helping others,” she said. “He continues to work until he has achieved his goals in getting everything accomplished and making everyone around him just smile. If anyone deserves LeadingAge NY’s Employee of Distinction award, it is definitely and undeniably Clifford Munio.”
Munio joined the VHS maintenance staf f in March 2002.