by Vickie Jenkins, Staff Writer
Vitality Living Village is located in NW Oklahoma City in the Village. They opened March 2021. Their goal is to provide you or your family member with a community that quickly becomes your home. They enable independent living by offering a range of experiences that inspire you to continue finding joy, purpose, and well-being in everything you do.
With a staff of professionals, Jamie Ellis, RN is the Director of Nursing. She has worked at Vitality Living Village for five months now, since the opening. She also works in the field of deployment or travel nursing. “I like what I do,” Jamie said. “Plus this is such a wonderful place to be plus the surroundings here are beautiful,” she added.
“My typical day depends on which facility. Here at Vitality Living Village, being the Director, I oversee all things that deal with nursing. That ranges from physician orders, care plan meetings to organizing staff. There is no routine as the day determines the workload. That is also true with travel nursing. You never know what circumstances you will run into,” Jamie said. “We have a sixty bed facility with a Memory Care unit which allows me to spend more time with my patients.” (Story continues below)
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· RN Pre-Admission Testing – FT
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· RN Circulator – FT
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· RN Pre Op Phase II Recovery – FT
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· RN Pre-Admission Testing Days – FT
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· RN Pre-Admission Testing – PRN
· RN Med-Surg Nights – PRN
· RN PACU – PRN
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“I have been in the nursing field for ten years now and have been an RN for five years. Growing up in Salt Lake City, Utah, I remember wanting to be a professional singer when I grew up. It didn’t take me long to learn that singing professionally requires a God given talent; a talent that I didn’t possess. At least, that was what I was told,” Jamie said with a laugh.
Born in Salt Lake City, a few years later, Jamie’s family moved to Oklahoma. “I wanted to get into the medical field and become a nurse. At the end of the day, I want to know that I made a difference in someone’s life, however how small or big that gesture might be. I work at Vitality Living for balance. The geriatric community has always held a close place in my heart. Today, everyone is always on the move. We always seem to be in a constant rush. For me, the geriatric community reminds me to slow down and enjoy every day of life.”
“Currently, I am attending OUHSC. My goal is to be a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. I feel like it is important to stay focused on accomplishing my goal. I want to give credit to several people that influenced me to grow in my position as a nurse. Janice Rhodes RN, Barbara Jones, MSN RN, Kim Jeong MSN RN, are all women that I want to thank for allowing me to advance my career farther,” Jamie commented.
Asking Jamie to describe herself, she replied, “I would describe myself as an alpha female. I am self-assured, determined and a leader. I have a strong desire to work hard and I believe in my career. I began as a certified nurse’s assistant and will finish with a degree as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. The road that I have paved is unconventional but it’s my road. As a leader, I aspire to be an example of what determination mimics. No matter what the circumstances are, or the cards we are dealt with, perseverance is essential.”
“My biggest reward of being a nurse is the feeling of being able to help others, making a difference in their lives. There are so many areas of nursing to choose from and I would tell someone to choose wisely. Explore several areas until you find the right one. I love my job and the biggest reward that I get from it is knowing that I have touched a life in a positive way, Jaime said. In my opinion, every nurse should be knowledgeable, punctual and honest. There is always the other side of things. Sometimes, the biggest problem for a nurse is the fact that we are not just a nurse. At times, we are everything a patient needs; a counselor, paster, family and all of the above. Sometimes, we forget to take care of ourselves first.”
Jamie likes to spend time with her significant other Corey Dizer and her son Justis A. Jones. Her hobbies include reading and traveling. “I make it a point to travel two times a year, pre pandemic of course,” Jamie commented.
Asking Jaime what three words sum up her life, she replied, “ Determination, Strength and Love.”
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