Jonel Maminta, RN, Intensive Care Nurse, 28 years of Service
Jonel has become a role model and mentor to her peers. As a critical care nurse in the ICU, she is consistently someone that goes above and beyond the expected. For example, she decided one day the unit could use new cubicle curtains. She brought in her own sewing machine and personally created new curtains for the unit. She also bakes and decorates a cake for every nurse, tech and housekeeper in the ICU on their birthday.
Jonel is co-coordinator of our Mended Hearts Program and prepares heart healthy meals for the meetings and shares recipes to encourage healthy eating habits. Jonel is president of the Philippine Nurses Association of Greater St. Louis, where she oversees charitable activities including food pantries, health screenings and medical missions. Her ability to connect with patients and family members is extraordinary. As a critical care educator, she has a special way of supporting family and patients in end-of-life decisions with compassion and grace. Our new graduate nurses in our RN residency program named her the best mentor for her ability to lead, instruct, communicate and provide direction.
She is a consummate professional who does every chore with pride, excellence and thoroughness. She makes it a point to round on all patients, identifying those at risk for falls, infections and wounds, and works diligently to ensure procedures are in place to improve their outcomes. Jonel is not only a wonderful and gifted clinician but a truly remarkable woman.