Chief Nurse Executive- Employee Health
California Correctional Health Care Services, State of California
HEMET (RIVERSIDE COUNTY), CA 92544, California, United States
Jennifer Cole, DrPH, MSN, RN, CIC, COHN-S , CENP
Dr. Cole is the Chief Nurse Executive of Occupational Health for the State of California's Correctional Health Care System (CCHCS). In this role, she is responsible for the conceptualization, planning, implementation, and development of CCHCS's Occupational Health program. She is a registered nurse and began her infection prevention and occupational health career in 2009. Her experience includes acute care, long term care, outpatient and ambulatory surgical settings. In 2020, Dr. Cole volunteered with the Los Angeles County Public Health Department as an COVID-19 Infection Prevention Consultant for various skilled nursing facilities in Los Angeles County. She holds graduate degrees in Public Health and Nursing, as well as board certifications in Infection Control and Occupational Health. Her research interests are the epidemiology, prevention and control of healthcare acquired infections, as well as the prevention of occupational health exposures.
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.