Ellen

AGE: 23 POSITION:  CNA Nursing Assistant Health Unit Coordinator I - Emergency Department EMPLOYER: Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
EMPLOYED:  January 2022

Ellen enrolled into Youth Job Center’s WIOA Career Pathways Program in March 2021 and has since been working diligently to complete Patient Care Technician (PCT) courses. From March through December, Ellen attended Chicago Community Learning Center’s PCT with Computer Fundamentals Program and expressed enthusiasm to start working toward her career in the healthcare industry. While attending the PCT program, the need for more healthcare workers became apparent as the  number of hospitalized patients due to COVID-19 increased. Ellen focused in on her schoolwork and successfully acquired the licensing needed to become a certified Patient Care Technician. Ellen earned additional certifications in C.N.A., Phlebotomy, EKG, Medical Terminology, and CPR. Ellen is currently employed full-time at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center as a CNA Nursing Assistant Health Unit Coordinator where she works closely with RNs in the emergency department. Ellen is committed to providing quality medical support to those most impacted by COVID. YJC is proud to celebrate all of Ellen’s accomplishments!