Amanda Goodrich
RN
Children’s Health
Milestones
My road in life has been direct.
Getting married in college
Moving
Husband changing careers
Having kids
Losing a job
Education
High School
Naaman Forest
Naaman Forest
Career
RN
Telephone triage for patients with Ear, Nose and Throat problems. Assist with in office procedures and facilitate care
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Medicine
Science
Helping People
Day to Day
If I’m in clinic, I’m assisting the MDs and NPs while they perform ENT exams. If a provider wants to schedule surgery, it is my job to get consents signed, educate the family, and coordinate with surgery schedulers a date and time for surgery. I also assist with in office procedures, such a tongue and lip ties, ear cleaning / removing foreign bodies, nasal endoscopies, hearing aid evaluations. I also work as a telephone triage nurse to answer phone calls for all of the ENT Plano population.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for high school students
Volunteer or shadow at a local hospital or doctors office. Get a job in that specific field, even if it’s just a scheduler or a tech, it gives you hands on experience
Recommended Education
My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Myself:
"Nursing school was tough - you learn to work in ALL departments before specializing. It’s a critical and time consuming schooling"
