Ciara Bush

Dedicated and well-qualified RN offering proven skills in patient care, medication administration and treatment implementation. Detail-oriented, responsive, therapeutic communicator and proficient in routine care and emergency response. Brings multi-year record in field.

• Compact Nursing License (#0001269416)
• ACLS
• BLS
• NRP
• Breastfeeding Counselor
• Spinning Babies trained
• AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Certified
• S.T.A.B.L.E. trained

• Daisy Award Patient Nomination (August 2025)
• Nursing Star Award (recognition submitted by patients and their families) Year 2019, 2020, 2021
• World of Difference Recognition (May, June, July and November 2020)
• World of Difference Recognition (August and October 2019, November 2018)

Nurse Residency Program Facilitator (Postpartum)

• Led a group of recent graduates as a mentor through Inova's residency program as they navigated their first year in the clinical setting.

Education Committee Chair Lead (Postpartum, LDR)

• Facilitated monthly meetings with colleagues involving educational initiatives and projects for our unit to improve utilization of evidence- based practices and positive patient outcomes.

Discharge Educator Specialist/ Patient Outcome Surveyor (Postpartum)

• Collaborated with Unit Director in creating processes to improve education retention and patient discharge satisfaction, created and led floor initiatives to improve education techniques among unit, coached nurses on teaching strategies supported by evidence- based research

Magnet Champion (Postpartum, LDR)

• Collaborated with unit and system leaders to prepare our floor for ANCC visitation and support Inova (Fairfax, VA) in its successful journey to acquire magnet status, was invited to represent unit as an exemplary nurse during these visitations

EPIC Software Super User/ Trainer (Postpartum, NICU, LDR)

• Participated in special trainings to prepare/ support staff during system upgrades with our EPIC computer charting system

Unit Based Council (Postpartum, NICU, LDR)

• Served on team of nurses in an integrative role to support unit in specific floor initiatives geared towards improving positive patient outcomes, efficiency and safety in clinical tasks, and employee satisfaction.

• Postpartum Support Virginia Volunteer (Served as a peer mentor, support group faciliator and warmline volunteer for postpartum mothers in crisis)
• Perinatal Mental Health Committee (Spearheaded committee project for nursing led community peer support group for postpartum patients)