Rachel Jokela
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Rachel Jokela is a highly experienced professional with 18.5 years of work experience in patient safety, healthcare, clinical research, and emergency room management. She is the Director of the Minnesota Department of Health's adverse health events system, specializing in best practice identification and training for violence patient situations. Rachel also leads the work on prevention, identification, mitigation, and response to controlled substance diversion in healthcare. With a background in respiratory therapy clinical experience, she has worked in various roles at the Minnesota Department of Health, including K-12 Schools Liaison and Lead Covid Case Manager. Rachel's expertise and dedication make her a valuable asset in the field of patient safety.
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Director of the Minnesota Department of Health's adverse health events system for seven years. Published author/contributor to "Global Patient Safety: Law, Policy and Practice" published in August 2018. Rachel also works on best practice identification, as well as training/resource development for the prevention and mitigation of violent patient situations in healthcare. She also heads up the work on prevention, identification, mitigation and response to instances of controlled substance diversion in healthcare. Respiratory therapy clinical experience in ICU, operating room, emergency room and cardiac cath lab for over 5 years prior to moving into patient safety/quality at a state level.
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Lead Covid Case Manager
Schools Liaison
Director-Adverse Health Events Program Patient Safety
Government Administration
Rachel Jokela's Professional Milestones
- Director-Adverse Health Events Program Patient Safety (2012-03-01~): Maximized patient safety through comprehensive events and enhanced emergency response protocols.
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (2007-06-01~2008-12-01): Assisted individuals in reducing respiratory health risks through comprehensive medication management and evidence-based interventions.
Skill
Patient Safety
Healthcare
Clinical Research
Icu
Emergency Room
Surgery
Physicians
Strategic Planning
Nursing
Hospitals
Working With Physicians
Healthcare Quality
Quality Assurance
Quality Management
Adverse Events
Adverse Event Reporting
Certification
Colleagues
Andrea Ahneman, M.A., M.P.H.
media and planning director at minnesota department of health
Prasida Khanal, BDS, MPH
Oral Health Director | Servant Leader In Action
Erik Zabel
Occupational Health Epidemiologist | Program Director
Kate Awsumb
deputy communications director at minnesota department of health
Michael Schommer
Communications Director
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Rachel Jokela's colleagues are Andrea Ahneman, M.A., M.P.H.,Prasida Khanal, BDS, MPH,Erik Zabel
Rachel Jokela's latest job experience is Lead Covid Case Manager at Minnesota Department of Health