of the Year

Jessica Jordan, BSN, RN, CPN
RN, DCH 9S Pediatrics Acute Care Surgical Unit
Manager: Janie Johnson
Jessica is a nursing profession role model who continually
contributes to the advancement of nursing on 9S and
throughout OHSU.
Jessica has been an active participant on the unit for 8 years,
beginning as a hospital unit coordinator while she obtained
her nursing degree at OHSU School of Nursing. In her six
years as a nurse, she has distinguished herself in numerous
roles: as an effective and efficient charge nurse, chair of 9S’s
unit-based nursing practice committee (UBNPC), magnet
champion, and as a member of the Pain Resource Nurse
(PRN) team.
As a PRN team member, Jessica’s leadership and scientific
inquiry resulted in improved PCA assessment and
documentation, increased utilization of nonpharmacological
methods for treating pain, and consistent use of
developmentally appropriate pain assessment scales. She
effectively brings this evidence-based practice on pain
control to 9S staff. She utilizes her increased knowledge of
pain management in her own practice, and is a mentor and
advocate for all unit nurses and patients. Her leadership has
transformed the culture of post-operative pain management
on 9S and throughout the hospital.
Jessica was a driving force in the unit’s development of their
patient experience signature moment, “Family Wise”, to
recognize families as the expert on the child, and worked on a
campaign to increase patient and families’ ability to
communicate with staff through dry erase white boards in each
room.
Jessica’s infectious energy and incredible follow-through make
her a “go-to” nurse to precept new nurses and students. She
has recently become an adjunct professor at Linfield College,
transferring her passion for nursing to the next generation.
“Jessica is a role model for the students she precepts and the
nurses she works alongside. Her commitment to excellent
patient and family centered care, and genuine caring shows in
her everyday work. I aspire to emulate the qualities that she
demonstrates both in her bedside care and as a change agent
advocating for excellence in nursing. Jessica is one of my
favorite nurses to partner with on PACS. She is professional,
team-oriented, quality-minded, visionary, caring, and fun.”
Kelly Klos, RN Peer
The Advancing & Leading the Profession category is described as “a nurse who leads and advances or
strengthens nursing, either as a profession or in the delivery of patient care within and beyond OHSU. In rolebased
practice, this nurse is a scientist who monitors and evaluates standards, measures expertise and practice
excellence, and links professional role with outcomes."