Jess Coffin Garrett
Storytelling VISTA at EarthDance Organic Farm School- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Registered Nurse
Missouri State Board of NursingMay, 2007- Sep, 2024
Experience
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EarthDance Organic Farm School
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United States
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Farming
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1 - 100 Employee
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Storytelling VISTA
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Jan 2022 - Present
Americorps VISTA member at organic teaching farm. Non-profit capacity building by way of storytelling. Working directly with farm, programs, marketing and development teams to gather stories and share them in the interest of building capacity within the organization. Organizational mission of advancing food justice by training organic farmers and gardeners of all ages, providing connection to healthy food and the land, and cultivating vibrant community. Americorps VISTA member at organic teaching farm. Non-profit capacity building by way of storytelling. Working directly with farm, programs, marketing and development teams to gather stories and share them in the interest of building capacity within the organization. Organizational mission of advancing food justice by training organic farmers and gardeners of all ages, providing connection to healthy food and the land, and cultivating vibrant community.
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SSM Health St. Louis
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United States
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Hospital & Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Coordinator, Lead Nurse, Maternal & Fetal Care Center
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Apr 2016 - Oct 2020
Lead nurse and program coordinator for Centering Pregnancy +Contributed as lead member of dynamic, compassionate women's health care clinic team +4 years - Coordinator and co-facilitator of highly successful team of clinicians implementing group prenatal care model. Consistently met or exceeded goals for enrollment, client health outcomes, and clinician and client satisfaction +Engaged our team in multi-center, grant-funded research project to devise group prenatal care model to better meet needs of clients, families, and clinicians. Collaborated to write and revise educational materials. Achieved goals as rated by clinicians and clients: more accurate, culturally congruent, trauma-informed, and easy to use +Co-wrote educational materials for multi-hospital infant feeding initiative, ensured materials were easy to read, culturally congruent, and included key content. Trainer on clinical use of these materials +Wrote successful grant to create partnership with St. Louis Area Diaper Bank and Alliance for Period Supplies, affording clients more than 100,000 diapers and 10,000 adult hygiene items per year +Worked as telephone triage nurse, providing clients and family members with clinical and social support. Show less
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Women & Infants Outreach Coordinator
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Mar 2011 - Mar 2016
Collaborated with leadership and team members to creatively, systematically improve and sustain service line professional and community engagement, devising educational materials and providing targeted educational opportunities. Wrote and revised clinician- and patient- facing outreach education materials, covering an array of patient care and medical topics. Co-authored chapter of Management of Labor and Delivery, 2nd Edition, Edited by George A. Macones, MD
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Bedside nurse, Women & Infants Services birthing unit
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Jul 2007 - Apr 2012
Worked with faculty, residents, and nursing colleagues to provide highly-specialized, tender care for families experiencing pregnancy, birth, and loss at university medical center. Worked with families to help them meet their pregnancy and birth wants and needs.
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Patient Care Technician
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2005 - 2006
Patient Care Technician - Implemented therapeutic modalities and assisted patients with therapeutic regimens. Encouraged proper body mechanics and ensured positive client experiences. Patient Care Technician - Implemented therapeutic modalities and assisted patients with therapeutic regimens. Encouraged proper body mechanics and ensured positive client experiences.
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Reporter, photographer, photography assistant
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2000 - 2005
Reporter, photographer, photography assistant - Pitched, wrote, and photographed local feature and news stories for newspaper and online publications, including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the West Plains Daily Quill, the Attleboro Sun Chronicle, and the Christian Science Monitor. Work samples available. Photography and teaching assistant with Henry Horenstein Photography. Reporter, photographer, photography assistant - Pitched, wrote, and photographed local feature and news stories for newspaper and online publications, including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the West Plains Daily Quill, the Attleboro Sun Chronicle, and the Christian Science Monitor. Work samples available. Photography and teaching assistant with Henry Horenstein Photography.
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Education
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1996 - 2000
University of Missouri-Columbia
Bachelor's degree, Journalism -
2006 - 2007
Barnes-Jewish College of Nursing
Bachelor's degree, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse -
2006 - 2007
Goldfarb School of Nursing
Bachelor's of Science in Nursing
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