Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Extra-Curricular Activities
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Jovia Winkey

Hampton,VA

Summary

Highly motivated and compassionate nursing student with a strong academic foundation in Cellular, Molecular, and Physiology Biology and hands-on experience in clinical and maternal care settings. Proven ability to support patient care through effective communication, attention to detail, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams. Known for providing empathetic support as a birth doula and clinical assistant. Seeking a nursing opportunity where I can continue developing my clinical skills and contribute to high-quality, patient-centered care.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Birth Doula

Self-employeed
07.2024 - Current
  • Maintain HIPAA compliance and accurate records of services provided
  • Collaborate with nurses, midwives, and physicians to support clients' choices and enhance their birth experience
  • Educate families on the stages of labor, postpartum recovery, and newborn care
  • Offer guidance on comfort measures, breathing techniques, and labor positions to reduce pain and anxiety during delivery
  • Assist with creating personalized birth plans that reflect clients' preferences and medical needs
  • Provide continuous emotional, physical, and informational support to pregnant clients before, during, and shortly after childbirth
  • Delivered over 12 newborns as qualified doula.

Medical Scribe/Clinical Assistant

Family Medicine Healthcare
05.2022 - 05.2024
  • Prepped patient charts and rooms for appointments and procedures as required
  • Escorted patients to exam rooms, obtained and recorded vital signs (e.g., blood pressure, heart rate, temperature, respirations)
  • Interviewed patients and entered medical history and presenting complaints into EHR (Allscripts)
  • Reviewed and updated patient medication lists during intake (medication reconciliation)
  • Assisted providers during exams, treatments, and procedures, including EKGs and pulmonary function tests (PFTs)
  • Performed in-office testing such as glucose checks, urinalysis, and rapid strep tests
  • Used appropriate PPE in compliance with infection control standards
  • Learned and utilized Allscripts to accurately document and file patient information
  • Collaborated with providers to support clinical decision-making, helping develop differential diagnoses and treatment plans

Medical Scribe

Career Step
11.2020 - 03.2021
  • Provided needed support to physicians by documentation, alerting with labs and reports, and documenting phone calls
  • Accompanied physician during patient visits and documented patient-provider encounter into electronic health record system
  • Worked closely with a physician to complete and submit electronic records
  • Advanced background in medical terminology

Server

Outback Steakhouse
08.2022 - 05.2024
  • Worked with POS system to place orders, manage bills and handle complimentary items for dissatisfied customers
  • Collected credit card, cash and gift certificate payments from customers and made proper change for cash transactions
  • Checked identification to enforce the age requirement for alcoholic beverages
  • Oversaw daily operations of all members of the service team, including delegating tasks, training new staff and splitting tips at end of each shift
  • Helped customers place orders, explained menu items and suggested appropriate options for food allergy sufferers

Intern Medical Assistant

University Of Virginia Hospital
02.2018 - 08.2019
  • Created individualized and customized care plans for each patient with the help of the health care team (Labor and Delivery)
  • Recorded patient medical history, applicable test results and vitals into medical records (NICU)
  • Observed and recorded patient conditions by assessing vitals
  • Entered information on patients, including labs and test results into written charts (Observer Surgery)
  • Participated in all scheduled rounds and teaching conferences (NICU & Labor and Delivery)
  • Adhered to all hospital procedures, policies and protocols to ensure patient safety

Server

Texas Roadhouse
11.2018 - 08.2019
  • Worked with POS system to place orders, manage bills and handle complimentary items for dissatisfied customers
  • Collected credit card, cash and gift certificate payments from customers and made proper change for cash transactions
  • Checked identification to enforce the age requirement for alcoholic beverages
  • Oversaw daily operations of all members of the service team, including delegating tasks, training new staff and splitting tips at end of each shift
  • Helped customers place orders, explained menu items and suggested appropriate options for food allergy sufferers

Participant

Johns Hopkins National Youth Leadership Forum
06.2018 - 06.2018
  • Collected data on patients, including learning how to correctly take an effective patient history
  • Developed the interpersonal and communication skills essential to the health care profession and ask the questions, conduct clinical tests, formulate hypotheses, and conduct research to investigate potential diagnoses
  • Practiced key skills and learned the basics of wound care and surgical techniques
  • Performed operations through Virtual Reality
  • Interact with professional medical personnel who taught proper techniques and effective strategies
  • "Stop the bleeding" certification
  • Play the role of a physician and diagnose a patient; interacting with actors who portray symptoms of a simulated patient
  • Learned how to take a head-to-toe assessment as a part of a physical exam

Care Skills/ Surgeries Observed

▪ Wound care

▪ Practice surgical knot tying techniques

▪ Performed a simulated fracture reduction of a long bone

▪ Fracture fixation and surgical wound closure

o Appendectomy

o Tonsillectomy

o Hernia repair

o Defibrillator implant

EMS Volunteer

Volunteer Work
02.2018 - 06.2018
  • Coordinated with other public safety agencies during joint operations to facilitate seamless interagency collaboration.
  • Educated patients on injury prevention strategies following treatment for minor accidents or falls.
  • Utilized critical thinking skills to quickly assess situations and adapt treatment plans as necessary for optimal patient outcomes.
  • Participated in community outreach initiatives such as CPR classes or health fairs to promote public understanding of EMS services and responsibilities.
  • Assisted with incident debriefings after challenging calls to identify areas for improvement within the team''s performance.
  • Responded to 911 calls for medical emergencies.
  • Handled patient transfers from one medical facility to another.

Education

Associate Degree - Nursing

Bryant and Stratton College
Hampton, VA
08.2026

Bachelors of Science - Cellular, Molecular, and Physiology Biology

Christopher Newport University
Newport News, VA
05.2023

Skills

  • ICD 10 coding
  • Written communication
  • Decision making
  • Telemed
  • Medical Software
  • Problem Solving
  • Microsoft Office and Excel Proficiency
  • HIPPA Compliance
  • Data Analysis
  • Childbirth education
  • Postpartum care
  • Birth planning
  • CPR
  • Birth education and labor support (Doula)

Extra-Curricular Activities

MEMBER OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC.

Chapter President May 2021 to May 2023

• Preside at all meetings

• Communicate with Grand Chapter and National Headquarters

• Distribute and interpret materials from Grand Chapter and National Headquarters • Coordinate activities of the chapter

• Appoint all committee chairpersons (except Nominating and Membership) • Enforce the observance of the Grand Chapter Constitution and Bylaws and the Phi Chapter Rules of Order and Policies and Procedures

• Call special meetings

• Serve as chair of the executive board and prepare the executive board agenda; • Serve as an ex officio member of all committees excluding the Nominating and Elections Commit tees

• Sign all binding documents and/or contracts

• Recommend to the Executive Board the removal of any elected or appointed officer who fails to perform duties of her office

• Be the spokesperson for the chapter

• Serve as an Ex-officio member of the board of directors of any related organization of the chapter • Authorize by her signature, when necessary, all orders and proceedings of the chapter • Be responsible for taking all actions required by Grand Chapter and filing all reports required by Grand Chapter

• Perform all other duties as provided by the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised


Three-year Varsity Collegiate Athlete Aug 2019 to March 2022 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Team

• Committed approximately 40 hours per week to training, studying playbooks, watching film, travel, and playing matches while simultaneously maintaining a full course load

• Developed concentration, strong work ethic, and perseverance to meet personal and team goals

• Elected team captain by coaches for the 2020-2021 season

• CAC conference champions for the 2019-2020 and 2021-2022 seasons

• Organized formal and informal meetings to facilitate and improve communication among team members

Timeline

Birth Doula

Self-employeed
07.2024 - Current

Server

Outback Steakhouse
08.2022 - 05.2024

Medical Scribe/Clinical Assistant

Family Medicine Healthcare
05.2022 - 05.2024

Medical Scribe

Career Step
11.2020 - 03.2021

Server

Texas Roadhouse
11.2018 - 08.2019

Participant

Johns Hopkins National Youth Leadership Forum
06.2018 - 06.2018

EMS Volunteer

Volunteer Work
02.2018 - 06.2018

Intern Medical Assistant

University Of Virginia Hospital
02.2018 - 08.2019

Associate Degree - Nursing

Bryant and Stratton College

Bachelors of Science - Cellular, Molecular, and Physiology Biology

Christopher Newport University
Jovia Winkey