PATRICIA BUSH
BSN RN/Emergency Medicine/Long term Care Nursing Home Administrator/Infection Preventionist
PROFILE
High functioning RN with 25 years of healthcare experience in nursing home management, med surge emergency room, and education. Professionally trained in Nursing Home management and emergency room management with demonstrated ability to lead and motivate outstanding healthcare teams. Proven experience in developing culturally competent care for a wide variety of patients with diverse needs throughout the continuum of care. I can prioritize and complete multiple tasks with a proven record of reliability and the ability to develop a strong rapport with patients, staff, families, and physicians.
CONTACT
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EMAIL:
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HOBBIES
Spending time with my family
Crafting
Volunteering in the community
CORE COMPETENCIES
o Nursing
o Patient support
o Time Management
o Issue resolution
o Data analysis
o Planning
o Client relations
o Process improvement
o Quality assurance
o Assessments
o Compliance
o Medications
o BLS/ACLS/PALS
o IV therapy
o Time management
o Developing policy and procedure
o Developing education modules
o Inservice
CERTIFICATIONS
• BLS
• ACLS
• PALS
• TRAUMA CERTIFIED
• DIRECTOR OF NURSING
• IV THERAPY CERTIFICATION
• LONGTERM CARE MANAG.
INFECTION PREVENTIONIST
COVID VACCINATED
REFERENCES
AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
oNursing
oPatient support
oTime Management
oIssue resolution
oData analysis
oPlanning
oClient relations
oProcess improvement
oQuality assurance
oAssessments
oCompliance
oMedications
oBLS/ACLS/PALS
oIV therapy
oTime management
oDeveloping policy and procedure
oDeveloping education modules
oInservice
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EDUCATION
Stigler high School
General education
August 1995-May 1999
Top 10%
Kiamichi Technology Center Stigler, Ok
Practical Nursing
August 8, 2000-May 21, 2002
National Votech Honor Society, NVTHS State award for Medical Math, Salutatorian
Carl Albert State College Poteau, Ok
Associates of Science in Allied Health
August 2007-December 2011
Vice Presidents Honor Roll
Connors State College Muskogee, Ok
Associated of Applied Science in Nursing/Associates of Science in Nursing
May 2013-May 2014
Nursing degree, Vice Presidents List
Awarded Kaplan Honors, and Clinical Inspirations Award
Capella University
Bachelor’s degree in nursing
June 2019-December 2019
BSN Dean’s list
Graduated with Bachelor’s degree.
Phi Theta Kappa
OSBELTCA
Nursing Home Administrator
May 2019-December 2019
Capella University
Master of Science in Nursing Nurse Practitioner Gerontology
October 1, 2023- Present
Will Graduate 2025
Currently attending
Phi Theta Kappa
WORK EXPERIENCE
Haskell County Nursing Center/ Administrator
January 2021- Present
Run the day-to-day operations of a skilled nursing home.
Manage all financials for the facility.
Pay all bills.
Accounts payable
Accounts receivable
Payroll
Oversee all departments.
Interview
Fire or reprimand staff
Maintain upkeep of facility
Ensure staff are meeting CMS regulations.
Maintain census.
Ensure a high quality of care for all residents.
Resident advocate
Staff advocate
Haskell County Nursing Center/ RN Director of Nursing
May 11, 2014-Jan 2021
Responsible for an 80-bed long term care and skilled nursing home.
Managing a staff of 70 in coordinating and providing care to residents
Leader and resource to the Nursing team
On call 24/7
Provide training and education to staff
Direct patient care as needed
Ensuring compliance with all regulatory and credentialing standards
Hire, develop and manage nurses to optimize quality, productivity, efficiency, compliance, and patient satisfaction,
Participate in budget development including planning admitting, care and supplies
Leader of the Quality Improvement Team tasked with discussing, devising and carrying out plans by root cause analysis review.
Safety officer for the facility
Staffing coordinator and scheduling
Direct facilities clinical care assuming 24-hour responsibility for the facility’s clinical practices
Report directly to the administrator
Responsible for infection control, employee health and the entire division of nursing
Ensuring ongoing assessments of residents changing needs and conditions
Recruit, supervise, mentor, appraise, and counseling team members
Maintain proper documentation for residents
QAPI Leader
Disaster plan management
Facility assessment
Infection control
Haskell County Community Hospital/Emergency Room/Trauma RN
May 2014-April 11, 2017
Still currently employed As Needed
Responsible for a 3 Bed Emergency Room
Working hand in hand with the physician to provide care on an emergent basis
Assist in suturing and other procedures
IV therapy certified
Team Leader overseeing Charge Nurse position for 45 bed hospital
Initiate procedures and apply splints and casts
Initiate treatment and contact physician on call
Triage patients upon arrival to the Emergency Room
Take report working closely with EMS and other facilities
Transfer management
Assessments and coordinating care
Keep logs of all Trauma Registries and work with agencies to promote growth
BLS instructor
IV certification Instructor
Documentation of patient care and condition
Admitting and discharging patients
Haskell County Community Hospital Emergency Room/Med Surge/LPN
November 11, 2002-May 2014
As above
Maintained patient care on Med Surge floor
Administer medications
Iv therapy
Dressing changes
Documentation of patient care and state
Transcribing physicians’ orders
Working with RN to maintain the best care for the patients
Kiamichi Technology Center Stigler, Ok/ Clinical Supervisor for educ.
May 2017- present
Perform skills check offs and evaluations for all nurse’s aide classes
Perform skills checks for all practical nursing students
Oversee and manage education materials for educators
Muskogee Regional hospital ER LPN
November 2012-april 2015
Assist physician
Injections
Iv therapy
Procedures
Code team
Iv start
Documentation
Triage
Wound care
This was a second job for experience