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Cara Jones

Assistant Professor

Cara Jones

Assistant Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Emergency Medicine

  • (706) 721-6619
  • CJ 3101

Education

  • BSN, Nursing Augusta State University, 2003

Certifications

  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Instructor 2018

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor 2018

  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Instructor 2018

  • Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) 2017

  • Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) Emergency Nurses Association, 2015

  • Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN) Emergency Nurses Association, 2015

  • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) Instructor 2014

  • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) 2005

  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider 2003

  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider 2003

  • Registered Nurse (RN) 2003

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider American Heart, 2000

Awards & Honors

  • Exemplary Teaching Award Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, 2024

  • CSRA Staff Nurse of the Year Georgia Nurses Association, 2015

  • Daisy Award The Daisy Foundation, 2015

  • Spirit of Nursing Award Georgia Regents Medical Center, 2013

  • Spirit of Nursing Award Doctor's Hospital, 2008

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • MEDI 5018

    Clerkship Procedure Elective

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Implementation of a Telemedicine Student Clinical Experience, 2022
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

Department Service

  • AU Health Infection Prevention and Control Oversight 2021 - Present

    Role: Attendee, Meeting

  • CLABSI AUOS Workgroup 2021 - Present

    Role: Attendee, Meeting

  • Clinical Competency Committee for Residency 2017 - Present

    Role: Attendee, Meeting

College Service

  • Experiential Learning Leadership 2021 - Present

    Role: Attendee, Meeting

  • 2020 - Present

    Role: Other

  • Education Simulation Committee 2020 - Present

    Role: Attendee, Meeting

Public Service

  • Emergency Medicine 2024 - 2024

    Role: Workshop Organizer

  • Emergency Medicine 2023 - 2023

    Role: Workshop Organizer

  • Emergency Medicine 2022 - 2022

    Role: Workshop Organizer

  • Emergency Medicine 2021 - 2021

    Role: Workshop Organizer

  • Emergency Medicine 2019 - 2019

    Role: Workshop Organizer