About Jocelyn Cotto Administrative Assistant
I was born in West Los Angeles up until I turned 5 years old. My family and I moved to the small town of Adelanto where I was raised up until I was 14 years old. My parents divorced when I was 8 years old and when I turned 14 I moved to North Hollywood with my mother, who is also my best friend! When I was about 8 years old I knew immediately that I wanted to work in the Medical field. I have always loved the feeling of knowing I am making a difference in someone’s day whether it is with my pleasant personality or just being a part of their healing journey.
EXPERTISE
Administration, Phlebotomy, Medical Assistant
CREDENTIALS
(MA, CPT)
TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
MA (Medical Assistant) -Concorde Career College CPT (Certified Phlebotomy Technician) -Los Angeles Career College Previous positions: Medical Assistant/CPT for 8 years I have worked mostly with Internal Medicine doctors, my most recent was a Integrative Holistic clinic where I worked for 5 years.
WHY DID I CHOOSE THE FIELD OF MENTAL HEALTH?
My father is a diabetic and when my parents divorced I stayed to live with him and he went through a lot of mental health issues being suicidal in point of his life. He was not managing his diabetes well so I took on the role of his caretaker, waking up in the middle of the night when his blood sugar would go down I would drag him to the table to feed him, this was my life as a young child. To this day I truly believe he is still in this world because of me and I always knew I wanted to have that same impact on other people’s lives. In this past year I have suffered from certain obstacles in life that put my mental health in a bad state and have come to understand it a lot more and truly believe it is not talked about enough in our society. I feel I can relate a lot to people who struggle with their mental health and I am more passionate so now having gone through it myself that I am a great asset to people who are struggling as well.
SOMETHING INTERESTING ABOUT ME
I am planning a wedding for the year 2022! & My dog will be in a flower girl dress!
WHAT MADE ME WANT TO JOIN THE HOPE TEAM AND PRACTICE IN THIS MODEL?
Everything Hope is about. Getting to the root issue, seeing patients’ whole life experiences, where they want to go and how to help them get there. The determination to not just treat patients but get them to a place of complete recovery. I feel very honored to be a part of Hope team!