Emily Goodnight
Richton,MS
Summary
I am a compassionate and dedicated nurse with 5+ years of experience treating and caring for diverse patients. I am skilled in managing different patient acuities, including critically ill individuals. I am proficient in providing patient and family education on managing acute and chronic health conditions, prioritizing tasks, and organizing projects to enhance patient care quality. I am committed to delivering exceptional care and support to all patients, aiming to improve overall quality of life.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Nurse
Hattiesburg Oral Surgery and Implant Center
Hattiesburg, MS
09.2023 - Current
- Collaborated with surgeons regarding patient care plans
- Provides exceptional, life-saving care to up to 10 patients daily
- Performed patient assessments, Health history, including pain management and after care education
- Provided perioperative care for patients ranging from infants to geriatric
- Initiated and maintain patient sedation during the procedure
- Circulated, scrubbed, and assisted with a variety of surgical cases
- Obtained Radiology certification for periapical X-Rays
- Monitors up to two patients postoperatively as they recover from moderate sedation
- Provides patient education, post op teaching, and discharge instructions
- Works within a timely manner to provide adequate care to maintain patient safety
- Positive attitude towards every patient keeps the company with higher satisfaction scores
Staff Nurse
Merit Health Wesley Cath lab
Hattiesburg, MS
03.2023 - 09.2023
- Ensure transcriptions and implementation of physician orders
- Delivers initial and ongoing education to patients, caretakers, and family members about disease process, comorbidities, fluid management, medication regimens
- Review patient medication list to ensure compliance and resolve discrepancies
- Obtained and maintained vascular access, including accessing Mediports
- Prepared procedural workspace and patient procedural site
- Provided post-procedure care for TR bands, Angioseal, and Femstop
- Provides adequate knowledge with the Cerner charting system
Staff Nurse
South Central Regional Medical Center
Laurel, MS
09.2021 - 03.2023
- Collaborates with attending, advanced practice providers, and fellow nurses to deliver effective and highly-prioritized care in a high-paced work environment
- Acts as triage nurse; comfortable with resuscitation procedure
- Cares for patients across the lifespan, from neonate to geriatric
- Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) trained
- Cares for boarding telemetry and observation patients, holding patients until floor bed is available
- Precepts, treats highly critical patients, and develops policy/procedures
- Experienced with intubations, reductions, thoracotomies, central line placement, thoracentesis, laceration repair, I&Ds
- Provides hemodynamic monitoring, vasoactive drips, ventilator therapy, and arterial line management
- Calculates and administers a wide range of pediatric dose medications including especially drugs such as epinephrine, norepinephrine, solumedrol, ketamine, keppra, albuterol, and intubation medication combinations
- Treats patients with a variety of traumatic and acute illnesses including penetrating wounds, MVC injuries, amputations, CVAs, STEMIs, pelvic fractures, COPD, CHF, drug overdose cardiac/respiratory arrest, and sepsis
- Serves as a mentor and clinical resource to staff
- Holds strong analytical and assessment skills and implements interventions as a leader in the ED
Case Manager
Holmes Healthcare
Hattiesburg, MS
06.2020 - 09.2021
- Performs initial admission assessment and establishes plan of care including medical and social work referrals
- Communicates daily with parents, clinicians, authorities, and other interdisciplinary team members regarding case plan
- Assesses for medication effectiveness, physical safety, general health status, and signs of self-injurious behavior
- Manages physicians and laboratory appointments
- Delivers educational presentations including How diabetes affects wounds, compare and contrast PAD and PVD
- Educates patients and family members on disease process/procedure management, medication administrations, wound healing, and diet
- Liaises between patients and physicians
- Orients RN new hires in the role as a trained preceptor
- Creates quarterly individual action plans for clients on case list
- Refer patients to medical services including visiting nursing services, PT/OT, oxygen therapy, wound vac services, and home infusions
- Arranges durable medical equipment delivery and patient transportation
Education
Associates - Nursing
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
01.2020
Practical Nursing -
Jones College
01.2016
Associates - Arts
Jones College
01.2014
Skills
- Fast learner
- Cerner electronic health record
- Epic electronic health record
- Phone Etiquette
- Typing 50 words a minute
- Patient advocate
- Time management
- Critical Thinking
- Teamwork
- Problem solving skills
- Leadership
- Adaptability
- Compact nursing license (multistate)
- Computer skills; Microsoft, Excel, EMR
Certification
- RN, Mississippi (Compact)
- ACLS, 05/25
- BLS, 05/25
- PALS, 05/25
- TNCC, 05/27
- Moderate Sedation, 05/25
- Dental Radiology
Personal Information
Title: Registered Nurse
Timeline
Staff Nurse
Hattiesburg Oral Surgery and Implant Center
09.2023 - Current
Staff Nurse
Merit Health Wesley Cath lab
03.2023 - 09.2023
Staff Nurse
South Central Regional Medical Center
09.2021 - 03.2023
Case Manager
Holmes Healthcare
06.2020 - 09.2021
Associates - Nursing
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Practical Nursing -
Jones College
Associates - Arts
Jones College