Pamela Goodwin
Hixson,TN
Summary
Compassionate Director of Nursing dedicated to maintaining highest standards of nursing practices and policies. Excellent leader, mentor and recruiter, supporting staff and local community. Demonstrates strong working knowledge of regulatory compliance along with proven results in managerial role.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Charge Nurse
Depoo Hospital-LKMC
Key West, Florida
07.2023 - Current
- Supported patient admissions, transfers, and discharges at bedside.
- Monitored patient condition and reported changes to physicians.
- Assigned tasks to staff based on qualifications and workload.
- Assisted with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges.
Director of Nursing
NHC Rossville
Rossville, GA
06.2017 - 07.2023
- Assessed competency of clinical staff to promote quality, continuity and safety.
- Implemented and directed clinical services and operations to deliver competent, quality care.
- Administered executive supervision, exercising independent judgment to select proper course of action in policies and procedures.
- Developed and maintained staffing schedule in accordance with contract terms, budget mandates and accreditation standards for nursing coverage.
- Evaluated staff performance and prepared accurate reports detailing findings.
- Conducted recruitment and retention activities to develop highly skilled nursing team.
- Set and monitored achievement goals for nursing department consistent with established philosophy and standards of practice.
- Implemented changes needed to correct deficiencies found during government inspections.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
- Built work schedules and staff assignments, taking workload, space and equipment availability into consideration.
- Assessed need for additional staff, equipment and services based on historical data and seasonal trends.
RN Floor Nurse, Unit Manager
NHC Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tennessee
06.2010 - 06.2017
- Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
- Adhered to infection control procedures to facilitate safe, clean patient environment.
- Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
- Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process.
- Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
- Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values and beliefs.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Updated charts throughout shifts with current, accurate information to maintain strict recordkeeping standards.
- Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
- Maintained personal and team compliance with medication administration standards and patient care best practices.
- Oversaw patient admission and discharge processes to coordinate related paperwork.
- Conducted intake assessments with patients and relatives to gather case history.
- Oversaw resident care to promote quality physical, mental and psychological treatment.
- Identified and oriented new staff members before deployment to assigned stations.
- Implemented ongoing educational objectives to improve staff competencies in safety, quality and core measures.
- Stocked medical supplies, medications and equipment to maintain essential items for unit.
- Mentored nursing staff and set unit goals and standards.
- Analyzed patients records to determine efficiency and effectiveness of care.
- Initiated audit process to evaluate thoroughness of documentation and maintenance of facility standards.
Education
Associate of Applied Science -
Chattanooga State Community College
Chattanooga, TN05.2006
Skills
- Policies Compliance Enforcement
- Accreditation Coordination
- Documentation and Reporting
- Profitability Strategies
- Issue Resolution
- Relationship Building
- Recruiting and Hiring
- Nurse Education and Training
- Policy Development
- Problem-Solving
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
- HIPAA Regulations
- Personnel Evaluations
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
- Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Employee Recruitment and Hiring
- Budget Planning
- Employee Training Program
- Employee Work Scheduling
- In-Service Programs
- Employee Performance Evaluations
- Decision Making
- Employee Supervision
Timeline
Charge Nurse
Depoo Hospital-LKMC
07.2023 - Current
Director of Nursing
NHC Rossville
06.2017 - 07.2023
RN Floor Nurse, Unit Manager
NHC Chattanooga
06.2010 - 06.2017
Associate of Applied Science -
Chattanooga State Community College