Kristie Jones

Biography

I am a former Winnie, Tx, native who graduated from Lamar University- Beaumont with a Bachelor of Science Nursing degree in 1998. I also graduated from Grand Canyon University with a Master of Science in Nursing with an Emphasis in Nursing Education with a 4.0 GPA in December 2017. I am a member of Sigma Theta Tau International, Kappa Kappa Chapter; Alpha Lamda Rho, American Nurses Association, and the Texas Nurses Association (TNA). My areas of expertise over the last 25 years include: critical care, post anesthesia care unit, management, and nursing education.

The last 10 years of my career was spent as clinical educator at CHRISTUS Southeast Texas Hospital- St. Elizabeth in Beaumont, Tx. During this tenure, I was the Medical-Surgical service line educator and the Nurse Residency Program Director (NRPD). As NRPD I wrote the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP) application to achieve program accreditation twice. The first Accreditation (2017) resulted in CHRISTUS SETX becoming the 17th accredited nurse residency program nationwide. The second accreditation (2019) resulted in dual accreditation: Accreditation with Distinction and Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Program (IRAP). I am currently a certified instructor to teach the following AHA courses: Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, and Pediatric Acute Life Support.

I joined the CLRC as the BCS Site Manager on August 16, 2022. I am a member of the Society of Simulation in Healthcare and Simulation Professionals of Texas. Additionally, I am a certified Stop the Bleed instructor. My future goals as Site Manager are to assist all service lines with achieving their objectives and meeting outcomes, passing the Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator exam, and possibly returning to school for a second Master’s degree.

Joy Leschber is currently serving at Texas A&M Health Science Center as a Business Administrator I within the Clinical Learning Resource Center. Her passion for healthcare began early in her career when she worked as a clinic supervisor in an urgent care setting. While in this role, Joy obtained her Bachelor of Applied Arts & Sciences from Texas State University in 2015. She is passionate about education and loves to connect people together to further their career and passions. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family, reading, and gardening.