Kayla Jeffries
El Paso,TX
Summary
Recent graduate with excellent research, technical, and problem-solving skills. Devoted to researching marginalized communities and public health interventions that focuses on cultural humility and equitable access to healthcare.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Outreach Committee Coordinator
Black Student Association
Austin, TX
08.2022 - 05.2023
- Collaborated with community-based organizations and key stakeholders to address community initiatives.
- Developed benchmarks for measuring and monitoring strategic changes and organizational goals.
- Designed flyers, brochures, newsletters, and other materials to advertise programs or services offered by the organization.
- Implemented community outreach and engagement plans to reach vulnerable communities.
Intern
Department Of Health And Human Services
El Paso, TX
08.2022 - 08.2022
- Followed public health professionals to learn appropriate methods for solving issues and best practices for public health interventions.
- Developed and maintained relationships with key internal stakeholders.
- Attended 3-4 daily meetings with Regional Public Health Directors and documented public health issues and interventions.
Volunteer Coordinator
People's Community Clinic
Austin, TX
02.2021 - 05.2021
- Managed volunteer calendar and verified coverage of key roles during volunteer unavailability.
- Created virtual resource center for teen patients
- Spearheaded discussion panel with other volunteers geared to giving high school students support and advice for entering college
- Facilitated regular meetings with volunteers to provide feedback and discuss improvement opportunities.
- Worked with leadership staff and special committees to define volunteer mission and set standards.
Red Cross Volunteer
American Red Cross
El Paso, TX
06.2017 - 07.2019
- Assisted military healthcare providers in patients care in 3 different departments
- Worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.
- Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.
- Offered friendly and efficient service to all patients, handled challenging situations with ease.
- Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced hospital environment.
- Completed all paperwork, recognizing any discrepancies and addressing them in timely fashion.
Physical Therapy Student Intern
Border Therapy
El Paso, TX
02.2019 - 05.2019
- Administered therapeutic treatments including massages, electrotherapy, and stretching exercises to ease patients' pain and facilitate healing of injuries.
- Exhibited courtesy, compassion and respect to patients, families, caregivers, visitors, physicians, administrators and co-workers.
- Demonstrated clear written and oral communications skills when working with health care professionals, patients and caregivers.
- Maintained and repaired facilities, equipment and tools to achieve operational readiness, safety and cleanliness.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Public Health
University of Texas At Austin
Austin, TX05-2023
Skills
- Verbal and written communication
- Cultural Awareness
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Data Entry
- Documentation and Recordkeeping
- Presentation Design
- Special Event Preparation
- Research
Certification
Data Entry and Analysis (using Stata, Rstudio, Hive, Python)- [Jan 2023- April 2023]
Timeline
Data Entry and Analysis (using Stata, Rstudio, Hive, Python)- [Jan 2023- April 2023]
01-2023
Outreach Committee Coordinator
Black Student Association
08.2022 - 05.2023
Intern
Department Of Health And Human Services
08.2022 - 08.2022
Volunteer Coordinator
People's Community Clinic
02.2021 - 05.2021
Physical Therapy Student Intern
Border Therapy
02.2019 - 05.2019
Red Cross Volunteer
American Red Cross
06.2017 - 07.2019
Bachelor of Science - Public Health
University of Texas At Austin
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