Jessica Colborn
Santa Paula,CA
Summary
Organized and dependable registered nurse successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Registered Nurse - Inservice Nursing Ed
Ventura County Medical Center
Ventura, CA
06.2021 - Current
- Designs and delivers staff development programs to address a variety of clinical training needs, including developing program objectives, learning outcomes, curriculum, materials, audio/visual training aides, and related educational activities
- Evaluates the effectiveness of staff development programs with regard to individual and organizational performance by observing programs, analyzing results of evaluations nd surveys, and conducting focus groups.
- Leads , facilitates and coordinates the development and administration of courses and programs including scheduling classes, equipment, and instructors, and arranging for training facilities
- Facilitates, teambuilding, leadership development, process improvement and related programs and initiatives ensuring that curricula are congruent with organizational missions, values, and goals
Director of Nursing/Vocational Nurse Instructor
Care Institute
Oxnard, CA
09.2018 - Current
- Oversees recruitment, board approval (when indicated), hiring, training, development, supervision and performance of the faculty, and program staff
- Facilitates the establishment of cooperative agreements contracts for clinical practice sites and nursing education articulation
- Serves as a program liaison with the state board of nursing and nursing/health care community
- Ensures the efficient process of licensure paperwork to the state board of nursing including completing required coursework and notifying the board immediately regarding students ineligible to take the NCLEX-PN
- Assists with student problem resolution, implementing policies and procedures, and student orientation and advising
- Responsible for the programs continued accreditation by the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT), and the Council of Occupational Education (COE)
- Determine guidelines pertaining to admission, retention and recruitment of students
- As a nurse instructor I assist in the planning, development and instruction of nursing courses for a Licensed Vocational Nurse program
- I lecture on nursing topics, assign homework and oversee students in the clinical setting
- I utilize an approved curriculum and visual aids
- I stay aware of the developments in the world of nursing in order to incorporate them into their studies and teachings
- In addition to working in the college classroom, I work in medical facilities and community centers
- I collaborate with colleagues to revise and evaluate course content and teaching issues.
Intake Coordinator
Los Robles Home Care
Thousand Oaks, CA
05.2018 - 11.2018
- As the Intake Coordinator I am responsible for the admission and registration of incoming patients
- Often I am the first employee that this patient encounters
- Responsible for all required patient information is received and processed
- Determines the level of care needed by the patient
- Reviews patient chart and ensures the patient is safe to be home
- Reviews clinical data to determine proper patient care is provided
- Communicates with referring physicians and facilities effectively to provide optimal patient care
- Works closely with all departments to treat the patient as a whole.
RN Care Coordinator
Community Memorial Hospital
Ventura, CA
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Oversee Care Management and coordinate activities for the patients of the primary care practice
- Develop and monitor care management coordination processes and support primary clinical teams
- Identifying high acuity patient and working more directly to ensure care management-care coordination for this patient population
- Working with the Practice Manager and Medical Director of the practice to best serve the needs of the patient panels and the primary care teams
- Worked with each clinic to become NCQA Certified
- In addition worked one on one with patients to educate about their disease management
Registered Nurse-Operating Room
Ojai Valley Community Hospital
Ojai, CA
01.2012 - 01.2016
- Utilize nursing processes, plans and participates in providing daily patient care; follows prescribed doctors’ orders concerning treatments and medications
- Make patient observations and record and report all pertinent information to anesthesiologist and surgeon
- Ensure patient safety throughout the surgery process
- Provide patient and family education pre and post operatively
- Acted as both circulating RN as well as Scrub RN
- As well monitored patients during monitored sedation, GI procedures, acted as sterile processing in cleaning, organizing and sterilizing instrument trays
- Picked cases using preference cards for the next days case.
District Nurse
Ojai Unified School District
Ojai, CA
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Provided expertise and oversight for the provision of school health services and promotion of health education for the entire district
- Provided health care to students and staff, performed health screenings and coordinated referrals to the medical home or private healthcare provider
- Served as a liaison between school personnel, family, community and healthcare providers to advocate for health care and a healthy school environment
- Create and revise policy and procedure for district healthcare needs to ensure district follows current standards of practice
- Oversee the implementation of policies at all schools.
Clinical Manager/Registered Nurse
Ventura Advanced Surgical Associates
Ventura, CA
01.2005 - 01.2012
- Plan and implement the overall nursing policies, procedures, and services for the office
- Ensures that clinical staff is current in competency, assessments, and annual training
- Manages all clinical staff
- Leads and participates with interdisciplinary bariatric team
- Provides direct patient care and is responsible for assessing, planning, and evaluating patients
- Provides pre and postoperative education and teaching for all bariatric patients
- Lead multiple support groups monthly
- Development of patient related educational materials
- Development in adjunctive programs for medical practice
- Assisted Surgeon in OR with advanced laparoscopic and all general surgery cases.
Registered Nurse - Operating Room
Community Memorial Hospital
Ventura, CA
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Particpated in the New Grad RN Residency program provided
- Was trained in sterile processing, learned to clean, organize and complete OR trays
- Learned instrumentation and uses
- Was trained to scrub and circulate in multiple cases in the OR
- Picked cases for next day procedures, Assisted with development of policy and procedures,
- Prepped operating rooms to comply with environmental asepsis standards
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols
Education
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
California State University
2006
A.A., Associates - Arts
Ventura Community College
2003
Skills
- Managing simulation equipment
- Supervising students
- Mentoring proficiency
- Care Coordination
- Clear Patient Communication
- Compassionate and Caring
- Procedure Room Preparation
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Instrument Sterilization
- Accurate Documentation
- Critical Thinking
- Medical Procedure Preparation
- Student Precepting
Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse, California - Exp 10/2022
- BLS Exp 9/23
- ACLS Exp 9/23
- CPI Instructor Exp 8/23
- ELNEC Certification Exp 7/24
Timeline
Senior Registered Nurse - Inservice Nursing Ed
Ventura County Medical Center
06.2021 - Current
Director of Nursing/Vocational Nurse Instructor
Care Institute
09.2018 - Current
Intake Coordinator
Los Robles Home Care
05.2018 - 11.2018
RN Care Coordinator
Community Memorial Hospital
01.2014 - 01.2016
Registered Nurse-Operating Room
Ojai Valley Community Hospital
01.2012 - 01.2016
District Nurse
Ojai Unified School District
01.2012 - 01.2014
Clinical Manager/Registered Nurse
Ventura Advanced Surgical Associates
01.2005 - 01.2012
Registered Nurse - Operating Room
Community Memorial Hospital
01.2004 - 01.2006
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
California State University
A.A., Associates - Arts
Ventura Community College
- Licensed Registered Nurse, California - Exp 10/2022
- BLS Exp 9/23
- ACLS Exp 9/23
- CPI Instructor Exp 8/23
- ELNEC Certification Exp 7/24
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