The Weekly Newspaper of Inglewood Herald Publications - El Segundo, Hawthorne, Lawndale & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 69, No. 52 - December 24, 2020 Santa Claus Has Been Spotted in Inglewood Santa is in Inglewood and he’s loving the new mural by artist, Marie José. He took a little time out of his busy schedule to enjoy a beautiful South Bay day. Photo courtesy Crenshaw Imperial Plaza. Serbin from front page small businesses and restaurants in the current cataclysmic environment. “Our leaders care about the businesses,” she said, “the community, and our safety.” Serbin, an avid reader, typically, prior to COVID-related shutdowns, enjoyed visiting local amusement parks with her family and taking advantage of our proximity to the charms of the Pacific Ocean. Stepfather Michael Walsh recommended Serbin for this profile, emailing that “after the past ten months of stressful living for all of us, and worries about what the next day or week will bring, concern for all first responders and ‘essential’ workers who have tirelessly put themselves on the line, we thought that Jamie, and others like her, might deserve some recognition.” As for volunteering to be one of the first to take the vaccine, Serbin said that she was always interested in taking the vaccine when it was approved and because the hospital unit that she works in is considered a “high exposure” unit, she filled out a survey before the time that the vaccine was available, and, was selected, on a “randomized” basis, to be at the front of the line to receive the jab. The process was relatively painless, she said. It involved taking a UCLA survey and then receiving a notification on her phone app, which allowed her to select a date and time to get vaccinated. After the shot, she and the other early-vaccine recipients were asked to hang-tight in the auditorium for 15 minutes, then sent home. Her second vaccine shot is scheduled for Jan. 6. Serbin said the only side-effects were that here jabbed arm was “a little sore.” She said that she became intrigued with a career in nursing at a young age when she would tag-along at work with her mother, who was an oncology nurse for more than three decades. “I would hang-out with the nurses and fell in love with everything that they would do,” Serbin said, mentioning she had always liked “science and math” when she was growing up. It certainly appears Serbin picked the correct career path. Just ask some of the folks who know her. Lerin Jaraczewski works with Serbin at UCLA Santa Monica Hospital and “oriented” her when Serbin transitioned from her eight-year stint at Centinela Hospital to the Santa Monica campus. “Jamie is a very thorough nurse,” Jaraczewski said, “very caring and sweet, which is great, but she also knows her ‘stuff,’ and sticks to her guns. When something is going right, she can recognize that, and when it is not,” she is able to pivot to a different course of action. As an R.N. in charge, Jaraczewski said she never has to worry about Serbin’s performance. “She is really on it,” she said. “She is the kindest person…at a time like now, you have to be constantly on your toes; our patient population is direct admit,” which means the patient does not have to visit the emergency department first; and COVID-19 protocols are strictly enforced. Because Jaraczewski has not been at work since the vaccine became available but said she would take the shot when she returns to work. “I just love Jamie,” Jaraczewsi said. “She has become one of my closest friends,” Jaraczewski added, saying, “I think of her as my little sister.” Dr. Sue Murad, an anesthesiologist who has worked with Serbin for about a half dozen years, added this thought. “She is very conscientious and hard-working and takes very good care of her patients,” Murad said. Paula McAuliffe has been a friend of the Troxel (Serbin’s maiden name is Troxel) family for quite a while and has known Serbin for about a dozen years. McAuliffe said Serbin is a “very compassionate, very loving, very caring person to everyone she encounters. An extremely hard worker, highly organized. “She is one of my front-line heroines,” McAuliffe said, who will take the vaccine when it is available to her. Concluded McAuliffe: “I think Jamie always wanted to be a nurse, like her mother.” Scheri DuBon, who has known Serbin for more than three decades (because Serbin happens to be her niece), said that while Jamie is a very caring person, she is “also very pro-active” regarding healthcare, noting Serbin’s desire to “give back” and be a mentor to newbie nurses. “She really wants to be out there and be a role model for other nurses, and for her children,” noting Serbin’s belief in the efficacy of the vaccines and the necessity to safely implement masking and social distancing protocols. “She has a heart of gold,” DuBon said. “There is so much misinformation out there,” DuBon said regarding the pandemic, noting the need to follow the science to get the world through this deadly scourge. The slew of folks interviewed for this profile would probably endorse the notion, “Thanks for all you do, Jamie Serbin.” So, Mr. Walsh, consider your stepdaughter recognized for her selfless work and for being a role-model when it came to stepping-up to first Nurse Jamie Serbin shows her vaccine receipt. take the vaccine. •
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