Jennaya Colóns, PTA, CBIS

Jennaya colóns, pta, cbis

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Health Equity Advocate | Health Educator | Wellness Consultant | Systems Thinker

  • Education

    • Northern arizona university

      2021 - 2023
      Bachelor of science in health sciences allied health, pta emphasis 4.0 summa cum laude

      Capstone: Leadership And Interprofessional Team Work For Health Professionals

    • Purdue global

      2023 - 2024
      Master of science - ms health education and promotion
    • Pueblo community college

      2013 - 2015
      Associate of applied science physical therapist assistant (pta) 4.0
  • Experience

    • Verizon

      Aug 2010 - Sept 2011
      Verizon wireless customer service/ floor support
    • Salsa brava fresh mexican grill

      Feb 2013 - Jun 2015
      Assistant manager/server
    • Commonspirit health mountain region

      Nov 2019 - Dec 2020
      High reliability organization trainer

      Train associates in High-Reliability Organization education on proven and optimal communication skills and techniques to become successful in decreasing the number of serious safety incidents in Centura facilities.

    • Empower girls flag football league

      Apr 2023 - now
      Co-founder/president

      Empower Girls Flag Football exists to foster the national amateur sport of Girls Flag Football in Colorado Springs, Olympic City USA. Our competitive league provides a fun, inclusive, and innovative community-wide platform for player, coach, and game development. Learn more at www.egffl.org.

    • Highroots wellness & consulting

      Oct 2023 - now
      Founder & executive director

      Wellness consultant who serves the community through health and wellness driven initiatives to improve population health. Oversees collection of quantitative and qualitative data. Planning and creating comprehensive community health assessments and implementing health promotion programs driven by evidence-based interventions to support communities disproportionately impacted by social determinants of health. Provides consulting to communities, businesses, government entities, by providing guidance for best health equity practices, health promotion programming, and wellness-related items. Supports the workforce of community health workers, coordinating local registry tracking, and career resources. Promotes resources, navigation, strategic planning, and sustainability practices. Show less

    • Commonspirit health mountain region

      Oct 2023 - now

      Provide tailored rehabilitative patient care to highly diverse populations including orthopedic and neurological diagnoses, working under several Physical Therapists in a fast-paced outpatient clinic. Skilled experience especially in areas of manual therapy, TMJ treatment, and chronic pain. Certified as a Brain Injury Specialist with experience in concussion management. Leadership skills have been developed through providing ongoing education to peers in best practices for Head and Neck Cancer treatment and other relevant in-services. Serve as a clinical instructor for physical therapist assistant students. Certified as department preceptor to assist with onboarding new hires in Penrose Outpatient Rehabilitation. Responsible for educating new employees on department and safety protocols, documentation and billing, and insurance knowledge. Resource assistance as "super-user" of EPIC EMR system. Assist manager in Diversity and Inclusion training within the department. Show less

      • Cancer Center Outreach Liaison

        May 2023 - now
      • Physical Therapist Assistant

        Jun 2015 - now
      • Radiation Oncology Business Support

        Oct 2023 - May 2024
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Basic motivational interviewing

      Patient navigation and community health worker training collaborative
      Apr 2024
    • Level i: health navigator fundamentals

      Patient navigation and community health worker training collaborative
      Mar 2024
    • Cpr/bls

      American heart association
      May 2015
    • Certified brain injury specialist

      Brain injury association of america
      Nov 2016
    • National physical therapist assistant examination (nptae)

      American physical therapy association (apta)
      Jun 2015
    • Spf application for prevention success training (sapst)

      Rocky mountain public health training center
      May 2024
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Jennaya Colóns, PTA, CBIS
      CommonSpirit Mission Award: Inclusion CommonSpirit Nov 2023 For the tenacity and determination in making sure everyone has access to the care and services they need.
    • Awarded to Jennaya Colóns, PTA, CBIS
      2023 Rising Stars Award Sixty35 Media Mar 2023
    • Awarded to Jennaya Colóns, PTA, CBIS
      Mayor's Civic Leaders Fellowship City of Colorado Springs Jan 2023 The Mayor’s Civic Leaders Fellowship (MCLF) is designed to introduce future civic leaders in Colorado Springs to the inner workings of city government with an emphasis on productive discourse in leadership. The mission of MCLF is to develop a cadre of civic leaders in every major industry across the City who are connected to local decision-makers and to each other.
    • Awarded to Jennaya Colóns, PTA, CBIS
      President's Award Penrose St. Francis Hospital Feb 2020 Individuals who have gone above and beyond, demonstrating Centura's mission and values every day.
    • Awarded to Jennaya Colóns, PTA, CBIS
      Pauline Cerasoli Academic and Clinical Excellence Award Physical Therapist Assistant Student Colorado APTA May 2015 Student who has demonstrated academic and clinical excellence as well as community and professional involvement.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Nursing & Health Science Advisory Board

      Issued by Pikes Peak Business & Education Alliance on Mar 2024
      Pikes Peak Business & Education AllianceAssociated with Jennaya Colóns, PTA, CBIS
    • Patient Navigation Task Force Chair

      Issued by Colorado Cancer Coalition on Sept 2023
      Colorado Cancer CoalitionAssociated with Jennaya Colóns, PTA, CBIS
    • Co-Chair Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council of Penrose Hospital

      Issued by CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region on Nov 2021
      CommonSpirit Health Mountain RegionAssociated with Jennaya Colóns, PTA, CBIS
    • Healthy Community Collaborative Workgroup Chair

      Issued by El Paso County Public Health on Nov 2023
      El Paso County Public HealthAssociated with Jennaya Colóns, PTA, CBIS
    • Homeless Prevention Medical Acuity- Data Team

      Issued by City of Colorado Springs on Nov 2023
      City of Colorado SpringsAssociated with Jennaya Colóns, PTA, CBIS
    • Guest contributer

      Issued by The Color of Wellness Media on Jul 2023
      The Color of Wellness MediaAssociated with Jennaya Colóns, PTA, CBIS
    • Volunteer

      Issued by AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE on Nov 2020
      AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCEAssociated with Jennaya Colóns, PTA, CBIS
    • Volunteer Committee

      Issued by EDUCATING CHILDREN OF COLOR on Nov 2022
      EDUCATING CHILDREN OF COLORAssociated with Jennaya Colóns, PTA, CBIS