Claim OwnershipOn Purpose with Jaennika James
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The On Purpose podcast is created to inspire and remind women in healthcare administration or any healthcare profession that they truly deserve a seat at the table, no matter where they are in their career. With the healthcare industry constantly changing, we are the next generation of leaders and providers who will be impacting the lives and health of those we encounter everyday. On Purpose is a space to connect, learn and grow with other women in the healthcare industry through having real-talk conversations, story-telling, interviews and embracing all the changes we experience as women. With this shared space, we can continue to show up in our careers and for the many communities we serve. Because the more women in healthcare like you, the more we can make the impact and change we wish to see in healthcare with purpose!
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Connect with me on IG: @Jaennika.James https://www.instagram.com/jaennika.james/
Join this Growing Community & Online Resources: https://linktr.ee/jaennikajames
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If you've ever wondered what healthcare administration even is, this episode is for you. I'm breaking it down: What healthcare administration actually is — and why it matters Common misconceptions — like thinking you need an MBA or clinical background to get started 5 signs this career path might be perfect for you Jaennika has over 10 years of experience in the field and brings so much clarity to how healthcare administration can impact entire communities, not just single patients. She explains how this career goes way beyond hospital walls — it's about strategy, systems, and real impact. So if you've ever felt called to healthcare but don't see yourself in scrubs, you might just be in the right place. Tune in and find out if this field is your next big move.
In this special birthday episode of the On Purpose Podcast, host Jaennika reflects on key life and career lessons learned over the past five years. Drawing from her extensive experience as a woman leader in healthcare, over the past five years she has learned the importance of advocating for oneself, distinguishing between wants and shoulds, upholding personal values, setting boundaries, and viewing time as energy. She also shares how important it is to live a purpose-driven life and career, emphasizing that you are more than your job title. Engage with Jaennika's thoughtful guidance to navigate your healthcare career with clarity and purpose. Resources referenced: Real Self-Care by Pooja Lakshmin For more information and specialized content, follow me on Instagram @jaennika.james!
Today I am breaking down three mistakes you are making in your healthcare administration job hunt! I also give you some nsights as to why it is important to NOT make these mistakes so that you are not wasting your time in the job hunting process! You've already invested so much time and money in committing to the pathway for healthcare administration and it is important to be strategic and have an intentional approach when you are in the job hunting! Whether you are just new to the field and trying to get a job, or even mid-career and looking to level up, this episode is for you! For more support follow me on IG @Jaennika.James AND apply to my Purpose to Plan--Mentorship & Career Development Program in Healthcare Administration https://forms.gle/ELqTmn22mdgGS7R4A Look forwrad to connecting with you all!
Are you considering or trying to figure out which Masters Program to choose to advance your career in healthcare administration? Then you will want to listen to this episode--I breakdown at a high-level which each one is; what kind of courses you can anticipate to take and my personal advice on how to narrow the BEST choice for you and for your career in healthcare administration! For more personalized mentorship on this topic and how to maximize your time in your graduate program follow @Jaennika.James and/or apply to my Purpose to Plan Program--Mentorship & Career Development in Healthcare Administration: https://forms.gle/KCdeZsFDVUs4GdLq9
In this episode I have a real talk conversation on things that have been on my mind lately with about finding clarity in your career in healthcare administration. To me, it all comes down to this question of DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE? And if you don't, you need to know so that you can get more clarity of your career trajectory and where you need to focus your efforts in the short and long-term. For more personalized mentorship and career development, follow me @Jaennika.James can't wait to chat with you in my DMs!
I never knew "healthcare strategy" existed and now I am a healthcare strategy consultant! I break down at a high-level what my day-to-day is as a healthcare strategy consultant, the enviornment I work in and the top must-have skills to be successful in this role. By sharing this, you will get more insight on what this role is and if it may or may not be right for you! Hope you find this helpful to know if this is a role you may want in your future. If so or not, please drop in my DMs on IG @Jaennika.James and let's chat about where you are and how we can get there! For more resources, please sign-up to be a part of my email list: https://mailchi.mp/fbeb217bc87b/healthcareadministrationresources
Today, I go one level deeper into example roles and responsibilities in Healthcare Administration Strategy and Operations. I breakdown some common roles you may encounter while job hunting and share characteristics of the general enviornment that you may encounter in both strategy and operations. I also share some key search terms you can flag and be on the lookout for yourself when hunting for a job in either healthcare administration strategy or operations. Knowing the difference between the two can help you decide which area you want to focus in on this season of your life and/or where you may want to to transition into in the future! Now that you know the difference between the two and if you have any specific questions, contact me on IG @Jaennika.James and I can provide more personalized insight into your questions, look forward to chatting with you! For more information and healthcare administration resources--please sign up for my email list! https://mailchi.mp/fbeb217bc87b/healthcareadministrationresources
In Today's episode I breakdown the difference between healthcare strategy and healthcare operations. I give examples of healthcare strategy and operations in simple ways and share how knowing the characteristics and the differences between both can help gain clarity in what areas to work in within your healthcare administration journey. Hope you find this helpful!! Please subscribe to my podcast and write a review! For more follow me @Jaennika.James on IG--look forward to connecting with you more!
Today's episode, I am bringing you along with me, as I just finished my first 30 days in my new job as a Managerial Consultant. I am sharing fresh off the press what I did in my first 30 days of this job! THREE quick TO-DO's on when you start a new role in healthcare administration! Honestly starting a new role can be super scary and intimidating, but grounding myself with these three things, helped map out my goals for the first 90 days of my role. Hope you find this helpful, you can always revisit this episode when starting new! For more follow me on IG @Jaennika.James Be sure to subscribe to my email list where I can connect with you more and be first to know any new happenings for the Essential & Empowered community! https://mailchi.mp/60bc3cea69b1/joincommunity
Happy 2022!!! Welcome BACK to the Essential & Empowered Podcast. I am so so happy you are back and I feel happy I am back. Took a little break as I birthed my little amazing son and soaked in all the moments during my maternity leave. Today I am sharing with you all where the heck have I been? From pregnancy, maternity leave, motherhood, postpartum, crazy life changes to now a new job! I am beyond excited to bring you along with me in this new transition and share with you the THREE quesitons that I asked myself when making this decision and transition! If there is anything you get from this episode, I want you to hone in on those three questions. If you are in transition or navigating change, hope this episodes gives you clarity you might need and inspires you to TAKE YOUR SHOT!! For more follow me on instagram! @Jaennika.James
Welcome back Essential & Empowered listeners!! Thank you all for your support as I have taken a break on podcasting as I have welcomed my first baby boy into this world. Cherishing all of the little moments with him have been a dream and being a mother has been absolutely indescriable! With time being so precious, in today's episode, I am sharing with you all--what you CAN expect from me moving forward and what you CAN'T expect from me. I started this podcast one year ago and with the new changes in my life as a mom, I want to be able to serve those listening and this community with full intention and attention, putting energy in the things that bring joy and spark passion. LASTLY, at the end of the episode, I am calling my shot on something special I have in store for you for 2022!! Hope you enjoy and THANK you for listening and please drop a review and share on IG!! Follow me @Jaennika.James
Welcome to the Essential & Empowered Podcast with Jaennika James! I am a wife, a new mom, a young woman in healthcare with a passion for addressing long-term healthcare access all while binge-watching Bravo TV! This podcast features advice, inspiration and stories from the everyday and extraordinary women in healthcare administration who are figuring out and leveling up in all things work-life boundaries, career transitions, motherhood and just straight life! From personal life stories to passionate and raw conversations, this show will provide you with the inspiration, community and drive you need to show up as the amazing woman leader in healthcare administration that you are!
In honor of October, being Breast Cancer Awareness month, it was super fitting and very special to me to be able to interview one of my best friends of 13 years--Angela Sweat-- on her diagnosis of breast cancer three years ago. Angela was diagnosed with breast cancer at 27 years old and through her experience, she is now changing her 7-year career as a Registered Dietitian to now becoming a Registered Nurse. She is living proof that you are never stuck where you land in your career and that you CAN make changes based on your life experiences. In today's episode Angela shares: Her career as a Registered Dietitian The day she was diagnosed with breast cancer Ways she coped with breast cancer treatments Her experience from being a provider to a patient Advice on how to properly check your boobs The motivation to change careers from RD to RN BONUS: Because we were also married literally one month apart, we ended the episode with some fun and light hearted online dating advice. Hope you all enjoy this episode and gives you some inspiration as we wrap up Breast Cancer Awareness month! Thank you all for listening!! Follow Angela on IG @Pangelina As always you can follow me @Jaennika.James
If you are just finishing graduate school in your MBA, MPH, MHA and still unsure of where you want to go and have minimal experience, then a healthcare fellowship may be the next best step for you. In this episode, I share briefly and very high-level: What a healthcare fellowship is What benefits you gain as an administrative fellow What my experience as a healthcare hospital operations fellow was It was this fellowship that completely changed my career trajectory from becoming a direct clinical provider to now a healthcare administrative leader. The EXACT fellowship that I was in, is currently accepting applications. For more information feel free to drop into my DMs and I'm happy to share more! Follow or DM me @Jaennika.James
Today's episode is JAM PACKED! Consider it a dual healthcare administration podcast episode with Yolanda Gonzalez, MPH. We both reflect on our journeys as healthcare fellows to now healthcare leaders at two large medical centers from the east coast to the west coast! Yolanda Gonzalez, MPH is the Administrative Director over Pediatric Surgery and Pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is a Texas native who took the leap of faith to traverse to the snows of Boston and lead Pediatric teams with such passion, grace, beauty and confidence! We candidly discuss: Our choices for pursuing an MPH--how that helps us in the way we lead Our healthcare fellowship experiences Managing the day to day and multiple "hats" as a women healthcare leader Ways to find your boundaries in the high-demand setting Honest advice on how to navigate a very traditional healthcare field as a young woman of color To learn more about Yolanda follow her below and subscribe to her Healthcare Leadership Mindset podcast, where she shares more stories and journeys of other healthcare leaders in her network! IG: @thehealthcareleadershipmindset Yolanda IG: @yolanda_gonzalez11 Connect on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yolanda-gonzalez-634aa09a/
In honor of my five year anniversary in my current company, I wanted to share with you all my top 10 tips to OWN your healthcare internship. It was this internship I started five years ago that changed my entire career trajectory! TBH I feel like these tips can also apply whether you are an intern or not. Please drop a review and let me know what you think. Click here: Top 10 Tips to Own your Healthcare Internship As always, feel free to connect with me @Jaennika.James
Wow, I've officially hit my 5-YEAR ANNIVERSARY in my company! Today I'm dropping a quick bonus episode on the top FIVE things I've learned in my various roles in healthcare administration during these last five years. Hope this makes you laugh and provides you some insight and/or relief on whatever you may be contemplating for yourself and your journey. You don't have to be a provider to work in healthcare Management isn't all rainbows and butterflies Relationships, relationships, relationships Take the leap and send that email You'll look like a hot mess first, before you finally establish your work-life "boundaries" Please drop a review and let me know what you think of this short episodes! As always, I'm here to support you. Follow me and contact me on IG @Jaennika.James
Today's episode is really special to me, because I had the opportunity to speak to the Med Academy at my high school. I wanted to share and inspire the next generation of healthcare leaders/providers from my hometown that YOU CAN LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN AND HAVE BIG DREAMS! Given the audience is geared towards my high school topics include: How did I find balance as a student athlete? How did I choose my college & major? How did I develop my study skills? What does my day to day look like? How growing up in a small-town helped shape my perspective in my career and who I want to serve How the habits you develop NOW show up in your professional career Also shared you DON'T have to major in Biology to work in healthcare Hope you leave this episode feeling inspired and get to know more of the OG Jae!
Communication is one of the HARDEST skills, in my opinion, to master as a healthcare professional. Whether its verbal, written or even non-verbal there is a beautiful dance that has to be acknowledged & recognized, which takes more practice than the celebs on dancing with the stars! In this episode, we get to hear from Diana Diaz, authentic storyteller, speaker, writer and entrepreneur. We talk all things: Mental Health and discovering your boundaries How seeking joy can lead to your next big breakthrough Diana's communication & speaking services for her clients Finding your voice and connection with others The top THREE communication tips she would recommend any healthcare professional Being a good speaker or communication, doesn't mean you HAVE to be on stage. Communication is something we do EVERYDAY and so important to take note of your current style. Press play and get yourself ready for your next speaking gig--whether its your next meeting or class presentation, patient encounter, or even an upcoming interview--these tips will help you feel more empowered to take it on! For more information Follow @Dianardiaz Follow @ysttacademy Become her client: www.yourstorytotell.org
As I travel another year around the sun, I wanted to drop some inspiration for you all on COURAGE! On this episode, I have the amazing opportunity to interview Judith Martinez, Founder & CEO of InherShoes, Inc--a non-profit company dedicated around this very one question "What would you do if you were 1% more courageous?" Whether you are just graduating from undergrad or grad school, applying for a new job in healthcare, transitioning or waiting for your acceptance into a new graduate program or even just learning to manage all these ever-changing conditions in your current role or position, this episode is for YOU!!! We talk about: Judith's pathway from wanting to be a lawyer to now an entrepreneur Internal indicators in your pathway that can lead you to where you're meant to be vs. where you're "supposed" to be How to find courage in your EVERYDAY Inspiration that the time is NOW for us healthcare professionals and that courage is WITHIN you as a renewable resource Ways to get involved with the InHerShoes Movement!! Press play and find your courage in your everyday and upcoming next season of your life! For more information on Judith Martinez and InHerShoes Movement: Follow her @Jud.ithmartinez Follow InHerShoes Movement @inhershoesmvmt Get Involved at https://www.inhershoesmvmt.org
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