Alumni Story

Jineal Shinn (MSN, 2016)

Jineal Shinn (MSN, 2016) is the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for Memorial Regional Hospital South and the Memorial Rehabilitation Institute. Her career at the Memorial Healthcare System spans more than 20 years when she began as a Nurse Clinician at the Healthcare System’s Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. Jineal moved into a leadership role as the Nurse Manager for the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Unit and the Pediatric Rehabilitation Unit. Shortly thereafter, she moved to a position as Director of Nursing for Inpatient and Ambulatory Services at the pediatric hospital. And, in February 2016, Jineal was appointed Chief Nursing Officer. She is currently serving on the Board of the Nursing Consortium of South Florida. She has dedicated her life to nursing, a profession she finds inspires her every day to make a difference in the lives of the people she has the privilege to serve. She is credited for bringing innovation to the clinical setting for improved outcomes and for fostering a collaborative work environment.