Jennifer Jefferis
West Roxbury,USA
Summary
Experienced bedside neonatal staff nurse with 19 years of work history. Knowledgeable in comprehensive cares for preterm neonate’s and compromised newborns. Capable of thinking and acting quickly in stressful situations and remaining calm. Caring, compassionate and empathetic individual with strong ability to provide comfort to parents during difficult and stressful times of their babies hospitalization. Strong interpersonal skills. I know how to connect with families. I too, was a parent of a NICU baby. I completely understand and value their feelings and emotions! I am also a team player with excellent communication, clinical judgment and time management skills. Recipient of The Daisy Award in 2012 and The Shirley Friedman Award in 2006.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff RN, Level 3 Neonatal ICU
Boston Medical Center-Brighton
01.2024 - Current
- Attend high risk deliveries and admit those babies when necessary.
- Provide cares for neonates in an 18 bed Level III NICU while meeting the emotional needs of the families.
- Educate families on their baby’s basic needs(resp status, feedings, hygiene and safety).
- Perform bedside lab tests ordered by physicians and making sure the results are communicated and charted in Meditech charting system in a timely manner.
- Assist physicians in bedside medical procedures.
- Charge nurse rotation.
- Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care
- Charting System: MediTech (switching to Epic Nov'25)
- Position Discipline: Bedside RN
- Float Nurse Experience: Yes to L&D to be a baby recovery nurse for up to 2 hours post delivery. I have float experience to MBU to help with only newborn cares
- Unit Bed Count: 18
- Position Specialty: Neonatal ICU
- Charge Nurse experience: Yes
- Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:2
- Shift: Day/night rotation
- Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units
Travel RN, Level 3 Neonatal ICU
Steward Health Care (now Known as BMC-Brighton)
08.2023 - 01.2024
- Delivered high-quality patient care while adapting to diverse healthcare environments as a travel nurse.
- Did not perform role as charge nurse due to being a travel nurse.
Travel RN, Level 3 Neonatal ICU
Maine Medical Center
07.2022 - 07.2023
- Same travel nurse role as Steward Health Care.
- I did not attend high risk deliveries as they had a "stork" team that attended those deliveries. I also, did not work as charge nurse as they had team leads that worked in that role.
- Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care
- Charting System: Epic
- Position Discipline: Bedside nurse
- Float Nurse Experience: Not at this hospital as the NICU was at capacity at all times
- Unit Bed Count: 66
- Position Specialty: NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
- Charge Nurse Experience: No
- Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:2
- Shift: Day/Night rotation
Travel RN, Level 4 Neonatal ICU
UIHC
04.2022 - 07.2022
- Same role as a travel nurse as stated above.
- I did not attend deliveries as they had specific nurses who attended deliveries.
- Facility Type: Children's
- Charting System: Epic
- Position Discipline: Bedside nurse
- Float Nurse Experience: No
- Unit Bed Count: 88
- Position Specialty: NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
- Charge Nurse Experience: No
- Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:2
RN, Level 2B Special Care Nursery
IU Health West Hospital
07.2008 - 05.2022
- Attended deliveries as we were the code team, admitted babies who were 32 weeks or greater in gestational age and needed support that they couldn’t receive on the maternity unit.
- Provided specialized care for infants in level 2 nurseries such as NG/OG feeds, high flow respiratory support, RAM cannula and low flow respiratory support. Start PIV’s, place on IVF’s and administer medication when ordered.
- Charting System: Cerner
- Position Discipline: Bedside nurse
- Float Nurse Experience: Yes to L&D to perform as the baby nurse when our unit didn’t have any patients.
- Unit Bed Count: 12
- Position Specialty: Level 2B Special Care Nursery.
- Charge Nurse Experience: Yes
- Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:3
Travel RN Level 3 Neonatal ICU
Porter Regional Hospital
10.2021 - 02.2022
- Same nursing duties as the previous level 3 Neonatal ICU’s
- I did not attend deliveries as I was a travel nurse
- Facility Type: Children's
- Charting System: Centricity
- Position Discipline: Bedside nurse
- Float Nurse Experience: No
- Unit Bed Count: 14
- Position Specialty: NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
- Charge Nurse Experience: No
- Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:3
Staff RN, Level 3 Neonatal ICU
IU Health Methodist Hospital
06.2006 - 07.2008
- Same duties as I performed as a Level 3 NICU RN
- Attend high risk deliveries and admissions
- Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care
- Charting System: Cerner
- Position Discipline: Bedside nurse
- Float Nurse Experience: No
- Unit Bed Count: 40
- Position Specialty: NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
- Charge Nurse Experience: No
- Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:3
Education
ASN - Nursing
Marian College (now University)
Indianapolis, Indiana05.2006
Skills
- Patient assessment skills
- Specialized neonatal nursing
- Empathetic communication
- Ventilation support
- Collaborative care planning
- Compliance management
- Health education delivery
- Safety procedure implementation
- Family engagement strategies
- Commitment to patient safety
- Patient care management
- Implementation of HIPAA standards
- Medication and IV administration
- Health education
- Medication administration
Certification
- Massachusetts, RN License #RN2381863 License expires - June 16, 2026
- Indiana, RN License #28169925C, NLC License Expires – Oct 5, 2025
- Indiana, RN License #28169925A, NLC License Expires – Oct 5, 2025
- Basic Life Support American Heart Association Expires – Sept 5, 2025
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program Healthstream Expires – June 5, 2026
PRIMARY SPECIALTY
NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care (19 years)
SECONDARY SPECIALTY
Nursery (19)
Timeline
Staff RN, Level 3 Neonatal ICU
Boston Medical Center-Brighton
01.2024 - Current
Travel RN, Level 3 Neonatal ICU
Steward Health Care (now Known as BMC-Brighton)
08.2023 - 01.2024
Travel RN, Level 3 Neonatal ICU
Maine Medical Center
07.2022 - 07.2023
Travel RN, Level 4 Neonatal ICU
UIHC
04.2022 - 07.2022
Travel RN Level 3 Neonatal ICU
Porter Regional Hospital
10.2021 - 02.2022
RN, Level 2B Special Care Nursery
IU Health West Hospital
07.2008 - 05.2022
Staff RN, Level 3 Neonatal ICU
IU Health Methodist Hospital
06.2006 - 07.2008
ASN - Nursing
Marian College (now University)
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