Jada Smith
West Monroe
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate RN who is an advocate for all patients. Comfortable with being in a leadership role, works well with others, and is a team player. Able to work well under pressure and can prioritize care in a fast-paced environment.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Newborn Nursery
St. Francis Medical Center
Monroe
08.2025 - Current
- Helping moms in the first 3-4 days of being a mother to a new infant.
- Neonatal skills: knowing normal vital signs/assessments, recognizing physical abnormalities, monitoring for changes in status, educating parents and family members, helping moms learn to breast and bottle feed, teaching safe sleep, etc.
- Transitioning infants from birth to the first few hours of life: placing infants on and weaning infants off blow-by oxygen. Monitoring for up to the first 6 hours of life if infant is struggling to transition, and ultimately knowing when an infant needs higher level of care. Communicating infant status to the on-call nurse practitioner. Communicating with the Neonatal ICU Nurse practitioner if infant needs a higher level of care.
Registered Nurse, Perinatal Unit
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe
Monroe
01.2023 - 04.2025
- One of the charge nurses on a Perinatal unit that accepts a wide variety of patients at a time. This position requires stellar leadership and communication skills, as well as the ability to care for many different patient populations at a time. Time management and prioritization skills are vital.
- Experience includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- -Gynecology
- -Postpartum
- -Antepartum (monitoring fetal and maternal status of mothers of varying gestational ages).
- -Pediatrics (ages 4 days-18 years of age. Experience with acute respiratory disease, pediatric sickle cell crisis, post operative pediatric patients, failure to thrive infants, hyperbilirubinemia, etc.)
- -Medical-Surgical (Peg tubes, NG Tubes, Ostomy care, wound care, etc).
- -Post-operative
- -Orthopedics
NURSE TECHNICIAN
St. Francis Medical Center
Monroe
12.2021 - 12.2022
- Assisting the RN with all patient care. Obtaining foundational skills of nursing with guidance by the RN. The setting in which I worked ranged from pediatrics to medical surgical.
PHLEBOTOMIST
Northern Louisiana Medical Center
Ruston
06.2021 - 01.2022
- Performing venipunctures and accu-checks on patients of all ages in all areas of the hospital (ER, ICU, floor).
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Louisiana At Monroe
Monroe, LA12.2022
High School Diploma -
West Ouachita High School
West Monroe, LA05.2018
Skills
- Charge Nurse Experience
- Prioritization
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Assessment Skills
- Compassion
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Newborn Nursery
St. Francis Medical Center
08.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse, Perinatal Unit
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe
01.2023 - 04.2025
NURSE TECHNICIAN
St. Francis Medical Center
12.2021 - 12.2022
PHLEBOTOMIST
Northern Louisiana Medical Center
06.2021 - 01.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Louisiana At Monroe
High School Diploma -
West Ouachita High School