Tracy Goff
Southfield,MI
Summary
Dynamic Registered Nurse with extensive experience at Corewell Health, excelling in emergency care and patient advocacy. Proven ability in medication administration and crisis intervention, ensuring optimal patient outcomes. Skilled in culturally-sensitive care and effective communication, fostering strong relationships with patients and families to enhance treatment adherence and satisfaction.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Corewell Health
07.2023 - Current
- Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.
- Answered codes quickly and orchestrated efficient, skilled medical care.
- Educated patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis, and treatment.
- Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Optimal Care
06.2024 - 06.2025
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Administered physical examinations and documented history of current and previous conditions, illnesses and injuries.
- Negotiated with suppliers and vendors to procure medical equipment, supplies and services.
- Coordinated with interdisciplinary professionals to develop plans of care, administer tests and monitor patient status.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
- Performed evaluations on consistent basis to address changes in patient needs, conditions and medications, altering care plans when required.
- wound care management
Registered Nurse
Tenet
02.2022 - 01.2024
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Henry Ford Hospital
06.2019 - 05.2022
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma.
- Delivered important IV and venous medications to control symptoms and provide effective treatments.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Henry Ford College
Dearborn, MI05-2019
Skills
- Health screening
- Vaccine administration
- Infectious disease control
- Culturally-sensitive care
- Diabetes management
- Medical assessment
- Lab result interpretation
- IV management
- Ventilator support
- Discharge coordination
- Chart updating
- Maintaining privacy
- Medical records management
- Chest pain management
- Psychiatric and mental health care
- Emergency care
- Medication administration
- Family and patient support
- Patient discharge
- Infant CPR certified
- Policy compliance
- Electronic health records management
- Diabetes and nutrition education
Certification
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- BLS
- ACLS
- ENPC
- NIHSS
- TNCC
Timeline
Registered Nurse Case Manager
Optimal Care
06.2024 - 06.2025
Registered Nurse
Corewell Health
07.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
Tenet
02.2022 - 01.2024
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Henry Ford Hospital
06.2019 - 05.2022
Associate of Science - Nursing
Henry Ford College