Wanda Jefferson
Muskegon,MI
Summary
A full-time position as a Registered Nurse with a facility where I can use my leadership, team-building, planning, and nursing skills to successfully direct, educate and provide superior quality care to my patients.
Results-driven educator with extensive experience in higher education, delivering engaging and impactful instruction to diverse student groups. Known for fostering collaborative and dynamic learning environment. Reliable team player with focus on adapting to evolving educational needs and achieving academic goals. Proficient in curriculum design and student evaluation.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery , OBED Triage
Corewell Health Butterworth Campus
07.2020 - Current
- Delivered compassionate, patient-centered care during labor and delivery to enhance maternal and neonatal outcomes.
- Coordinated multidisciplinary team efforts to implement individualized care plans for complex obstetric cases.
- Led educational initiatives for nursing staff on best practices in labor management and postpartum care.
- Managed laboring patients through effective monitoring and assessment of vital signs and fetal wellbeing.
- Mentored junior nurses in delivering high-quality obstetric care while promoting professional development opportunities.
- Provided emotional support and guidance to new mothers and families during labor, delivery and postpartum.
- Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
- Evaluated patient progress through continuous assessments, adjusting care plans based on real-time observations.
Registered Nurse
Mercy Health Partners Hackley Campus
02.1997 - 12.2019
- Charge nurse in obstetrics providing care for labor and delivery, postpartum and gynecology
- Charge nurse in Pediatrics providing nursing care to economically and culturally diverse patients and families from infant to young adult.
- Surgery staff nurse duties were circulator in the operating room directing and facilitating the flow of the room.
Adjunct Instructor
Muskegon Community College Nursing Dept
08.2004 - 05.2018
- Part time clinical educator and mentor to first level nursing students in the clinical setting providing holistic nursing care to patients on the Pediatric, Obstetrics, and outpatient surgery departments.
- My duties entailed overseeing a maximum of nine students safely providing activities of daily living, assisting and feeding patients as ordered, safely administering medications as well as interacting with the physicians and ancillary staff appropriately.
- **Simulation Training**: Implement simulation-based learning experiences to enhance students' critical thinking and clinical skills.
- **Student Assessment**: Develop comprehensive evaluations to measure student competency in clinical settings effectively.
Registered Nurse
Mercy Health Partners Sherman Campus
09.1993 - 01.1997
- Acute Rehabilitation organized and direct patient care, motivating and assisting patients back to original health.
- Relief staff nurse in Pediatrics
Registered Nurse
Butterworth Children Hospital
01.1991 - 01.1997
- Primary care nurse in pediatrics providing nursing care to patients and families from infancy to young adulthood
Education
Master’s of Science in Nursing -
University of Phoenix-Online Campus
Phoenix, AZ11-2010
Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing - undefined
Grand Valley State University
Grand Rapids, MI04-2003
Associate in Arts Applied Science- Registered Nurse Degree - undefined
Muskegon Community College
Muskegon, MI05-1991
Diploma - undefined
Muskegon Heights High School
Muskegon, MI06-1980
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- clinical nursing instructor
- student mentoring
- preceptor
Certification
- Registered Nurse License
- Basic Life Support
- Advanced Life Support
- Telemetry
- Advanced Fetal Monitoring
- Neonatal Resuscitation
- Sigma Theta Tau National Honors Society Member
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery , OBED Triage
Corewell Health Butterworth Campus
07.2020 - Current
Adjunct Instructor
Muskegon Community College Nursing Dept
08.2004 - 05.2018
Registered Nurse
Mercy Health Partners Hackley Campus
02.1997 - 12.2019
Registered Nurse
Mercy Health Partners Sherman Campus
09.1993 - 01.1997
Registered Nurse
Butterworth Children Hospital
01.1991 - 01.1997
Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing - undefined
Grand Valley State University
Associate in Arts Applied Science- Registered Nurse Degree - undefined
Muskegon Community College
Diploma - undefined
Muskegon Heights High School
Master’s of Science in Nursing -
University of Phoenix-Online Campus