After 20 years of working in labor and delivery, Jeanette McMullen, BSN, RNC-OB, CPN, was not looking for a career change. The pull of Texas Children’s is just that strong, and now she works as a clinical nurse coordinator at our Wound Care Clinics in The Woodlands, Sugar Land and Cy-Fair. Her passion for her team, her work and her patients is clear. She walks the Texas Children’s walk!
Why do you love Texas Children’s?
Texas Children’s was never on my radar because I didn’t think I would leave labor and delivery. But here I am, living my best life at The Woodlands campus, working in pediatrics! Each of us has an important part to play in caring for our kiddos – from the facilities person who fixes the shower in a patient room to the person who replaces our paper towels so we have clean hands to care for a patient. Most importantly, I love Texas Children’s for taking such great care of my own children, one of which has utilized many different service lines recently.
What is your favorite work perk?
By far, the tea cart! When I found out there was a tea cart that came around to serve tea to the employees, I was overjoyed. No other employer of mine has ever taken care of employees with such a simple gesture. I love those volunteers. I especially love the junior volunteers here every day right now!
Who is the work bestie you can’t live without? Give them a shout-out!
If you truly know me, then you know I don’t have just one bestie here. We are One Amazing wound care clinic Team! I work closely with our medical assistant Lamona, our clinic RN Sarah, and Josie, my counterpart who covers the South side on our TCH wound care team.
What piece of advice would you give a new Texas Children’s employee?
My best piece of advice is to learn everything you can from everyone you can, because everyone does things differently but usually arrives at the same conclusion. Everyone here has different knowledge you can use, and you never know when it’s going to come in handy. Can you tell I love information sharing?
How do you recharge your batteries away from work?
I enjoy serving others by volunteering numerous hours in the fall as one of the nurses on the medical team for my child’s high school marching band. I also like to give back to local philanthropies, my favorite being Sleep in Heavenly Peace, which builds and delivers beds to children who don’t have beds of their own.