CARREEN RUSH, EdD, RN, CPN
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CORE COMPETENCIES
Organizing/Coordinating, Problem Solving/Planning, Communicating/Presenting
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Over 31 years of progressive experience and
responsibility with documented success in the medical environment.
Demonstrates record of high performance standards,
including attention to schedules, deadlines, budgets, and quality work.
Skilled at organizing complex projects, defining project priorities, and delegating tasks.
Tenacious strategist whose confidence, perseverance, and vision promote success.
Possesses excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Articulate and creative, offering innovative and practical solutions.
Excels in directing and leading others to produce desired results.
Demonstrates ability to recognize client needs and meet them.
Major strengths in planning, problem solving, and education.
Able to visualize solutions to bring about changes.
Capable of handling multiple projects concurrently.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Children’s of Alabama Hospital Birmingham, AL
Staff RN - 5 SouthEast (Adolescent Medicine) & 7 Dearth (Gen Peds/Med Surg) 2008 to Present
Coordinator II-Infusion Clinics 2011 to 2012
Staff RN II-PICU/Nursing Resources 1993 to 2003
Infusion Partners Birmingham, AL
Account Executive/Nurse Clinician 2007 to 2011
Saint Mary’s Medical Center San Francisco, CA
Per Diem RN-ICU 2004 to 2007
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital San Francisco, CA
Traveler/Staff RN-ICU/CCU/ED/ICB/PACU/Float 2001 to 2007
Antelope Valley Hospital Lancaster, CA
Queens Medical Center Honolulu, HI
Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA
Brookwood Medical Center Birmingham, AL
Carraway Methodist Medical Center Birmingham, AL
Valley Medical Center Pleasanton, CA
Traveler RN-Pediatrics/NN/CCN/NICU/ED/STICU/CVICU/Telemetry/Med Surg 2001 to 2004
CARREEN RUSH (Continued)
Lancaster Community Hospital Lancaster, CA
Community Hospital of Los Gatos Los Gatos, CA
University of California in San Francisco San Francisco, CA
California Pacific Medical Center San Francisco, CA
Kaiser Permanente Hospital San Francisco, CA
Lloyd Nolan Hospital Birmingham, AL
Select Specialty Hospital at Trinity Birmingham, AL
Trinity Medical Center Birmingham, AL
Children’s of Alabama Hospital Birmingham, AL
Midtown Pediatrics Birmingham, AL
St. Vincent’s Hospital Birmingham, AL
Per Diem RN-ED/ICU/Med Surg/ODS/Clinic 2001 to 2004
Ginsberg Dermatology Clinics Birmingham, AL
Administrative Clinical Nurse Manager 2000 to 2001
University of Alabama Hospital at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
Coordinator/Staff RN-SICU/UM/NSD/NSSP 1992 to 2007
Flowers’ Hospital Dothan, AL
Staff LPN/LPNII/RN-6th Surgical/Pediatrics/Float/MICU 3/Unit Educator 1986 to 1992
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
Doctorate Degree in Education, Instructional Leadership in Nursing Education 2017
Capstone College of Nursing at the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
Master Degree, Case Management Nursing 2014
Bachelor Degree in Science, Nursing 1996
George C. Wallace Community College Dothan, AL
Associate Degree in Science, Nursing 1989
Diploma in Practical Nursing 1986
Licensures & Certifications
Registered Nurse*BLS Instructor*PALS Instructor*CPN
Professional Organizations/Affiliations
*Alabama State Nurses’ Association (ASNA) *American Nurses’ Association (ANA)
*National League of Nursing (NLN) *Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
*Sigma Theta Tau, International (STTI)