Jhanelle Watson
Certified Nurse Midwife
Lawrenceville,GA
Summary
Compassionate and newly certified Nurse Midwife with 12 years of progressive Labor and Delivery experience. Skilled in evidence-based intrapartum and postpartum care, high risk obstetrics, patient education, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Passionate about promoting physiologic birth, shared decision making, and culturally sensitive family-centered care. Reliable, adaptable, and ready to meet evolving healthcare needs.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Northside Gwinnett Hospital
03.2023 - Current
- Assist women throughout labor and the birthing process, providing holistic care to new mothers and their newborn babies.
- Circulate in operating room for cesarean sections, assisting with complications of pregnancies.
- Developed and implemented patient care plans tailored to individual needs during labor and recovery.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to enhance maternal-fetal care and optimize patient outcomes.
- Mentored junior nurses, fostering professional development and promoting high standards of care in the unit.
- Conducted assessments to monitor maternal health status, identifying potential complications early on.
- Provided emotional support and guidance to new mothers and families during labor, delivery and postpartum.
Clinical Nurse Manager
Grady Health System
06.2021 - 02.2023
- Supervise nursing staff in hospital setting.
- Led a team of nurses in a high risk L&D unit averaging 300-400 births/month.
- Implemented quality improvement initiatives to reduce cesarean and infection rates
- Collaborated closely with OBs, midwives, anesthesia and pediatrics.
- Interview and assist in hiring new nurses and coordinate the work schedule for current staff members.
- Oversaw staffing, education, audits, and patient experience initiatives.
- Implemented evidence-based practices to enhance patient outcomes and streamline operations.
- Utilize the Kronos Payroll and Timekeeping Application to monitor time and attendance for staffing personnel, monitoring timekeeping and payroll.
- Oversaw budget management, optimizing resource allocation while maintaining high-quality patient services.
- Mentored new nursing staff, fostering professional growth and development through comprehensive training programs.
Labor and Delivery Charge Nurse
Grady Health System
07.2020 - 06.2021
- Supervised and served as charge nurse for a high risk, level 1 trauma center in labor and delivery.
- Coordinated with other healthcare disciplines to facilitate proper and effective patient care.
- Determined patient care assignments in accordance with patient requirements and needs.
- Coordinated patient care plans with multidisciplinary teams for optimal maternal and neonatal outcomes.
- Promoted a positive work environment by fostering teamwork, collaboration, and open communication among staff.
Labor and Delivery RN
Grady Health System
10.2019 - 05.2020
- Provided high acuity care to patients in the antepartum, labor, and postpartum stage.
- Facilitated labor and delivery processes, ensuring patient comfort and safety.
- Monitored fetal heart rates and maternal vital signs, responding promptly to abnormalities.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop individualized birth plans for patients.
- Educated patients on labor stages, pain management options, and postpartum care procedures.
- Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient, and attending to baby after birth.
- Achieved employee of the month status in 2020.
- Promoted to charge nurse position.
- Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Kaiser San Leandro
02.2019 - 10.2019
- Assist women throughout labor and the birthing process, providing holistic care to new mothers and their newborn babies.
- Circulate in operating room for cesarean sections, assisting with complications of pregnancies.
- Coordinated care of low and high-risk laboring women of childbearing age and immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery.
- Conducted comprehensive physical assessments and assisted with pain management.
Labor and delivery RN
Grady Health System
10.2016 - 01.2019
- Provided high acuity care for patients in triage,labor, postpartum, antepartum, and newborn nursery
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans for patients.
- Managed labor and delivery processes, ensuring adherence to protocols and patient safety standards.
- Provided continuous fetal monitoring and assessment during labor to identify potential complications.
- Educated patients and families on childbirth options, procedures, and postpartum care.
Labor and delivery RN
Dekalb Medical Center
07.2015 - 10.2016
- Provided quality, and efficient care to antepartum, laboring, and postpartum mothers.
- Implemented evidence-based practices to enhance patient outcomes in the labor and delivery unit.
- Assisted obstetricians and midwives with deliveries and cared for newborns directly after birth.
Mother/Baby RN
Dekalb Medical Center
06.2014 - 07.2015
- Provided holistic care to postpartum mothers and their newborn babies, educating about postpartum care and breastfeeding.
- Provided direct patient care for postpartum mothers and newborns, ensuring safety and comfort.
Education
Bachelors of Science - Biology
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA05-2011
Bachelor of science - Nursing
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA05-2014
Master of Science - Midwifery
Frontier Nursing University
Lexington, KY09-2024
Skills
- Antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum management
- Normal and high risk obstetrics
- Labor support and physiologic births
- Assessment and interpretation of EFM
- Suturing, perineal repair, IUD/Nexplanon placement
- Breastfeeding support
- Patient counseling and shared decision-making
- Obstetric emergencies (PPH, shoulder dystocia)
- Interdisciplinary communication and care coordination
Affiliations
- American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
- AWHONN
Certification
- CNM number: CNM10556, expires 12/31/2030
- RN license: RN240484, expires 1/31/2028
- NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Program, GA, Body: AAP - American Academy of Pediatrics, expires: Mar, 2027
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support, GA, Body: AHA - American Heart Association, expires: Dec, 2027
- BLS - Basic Life Support, GA, Body: AHA - American Heart Association, expires: Dec, 2027
- Advanced Fetal Heart Monitoring Certification, expires: Dec, 2027
- AWHONN, expires: Dec, 2026
Timeline
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Northside Gwinnett Hospital
03.2023 - Current
Clinical Nurse Manager
Grady Health System
06.2021 - 02.2023
Labor and Delivery Charge Nurse
Grady Health System
07.2020 - 06.2021
Labor and Delivery RN
Grady Health System
10.2019 - 05.2020
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Kaiser San Leandro
02.2019 - 10.2019
Labor and delivery RN
Grady Health System
10.2016 - 01.2019
Labor and delivery RN
Dekalb Medical Center
07.2015 - 10.2016
Mother/Baby RN
Dekalb Medical Center
06.2014 - 07.2015
Bachelors of Science - Biology
Georgia State University
Bachelor of science - Nursing
Georgia State University
Master of Science - Midwifery
Frontier Nursing University