Cortney Bannister
La Center,USA
Summary
Seasoned nursing professional with > 15 years of experience offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.
Overview
1
1
Certification
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse- Medical Specialties Unit
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
12.2024 - Current
- Collects relevant data pertinent to the patient's health or situation.
- Collaborates with the team of patient, family, and healthcare providers in providing patient care in a safe, healing, humane, and caring environment.
- Provides learning opportunities for patients/family members and team members.
- Directly provides health information to patients, families, and treatment team.
- Participates in discharge planning in order to provide continuity of care.
- Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of healthcare team members.
Registered Nurse Care Manager
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
11.2022 - 12.2024
- Works with the health care team to coordinate discharge planning needs for patients across the spectrum of discharge locations (SNF, ICF, home, etc).
- Coordinate discharges with home health agencies, hospice agencies, and durable medical supply companies.
- Coordinate plans of care with other care managers and care coordinators.
- Work with families to ensure the most safe discharge plan is created to benefit the patient.
Registered Nurse- Medical Specialties Unit
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
03.2020 - 11.2022
- Collects relevant data pertinent to the patient's health or situation.
- Collaborates with the team of patient, family, and healthcare providers in providing patient care in a safe, healing, humane, and caring environment.
- Provides learning opportunities for patients/family members and team members.
- Directly provides health information to patients, families, and treatment team.
- Participates in discharge planning in order to provide continuity of care.
- Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of healthcare team members.
Registered Nurse- Med/Surg Acute 1/Stroke Unit /Relief Charge RN
Portland Adventist Medical Center
06.2018 - 03.2020
- Collects relevant data pertinent to the patient's health or situation.
- Collaborates with the team of patient, family, and healthcare providers in providing patient care in a safe, healing, humane, and caring environment.
- Provides learning opportunities for patients/family members and team members.
- Directly provides health information to patients, families, and treatment team.
- Participates in discharge planning in order to provide continuity of care.
- Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of healthcare team members.
Director of Nursing Services (Regional Director of Nursing SW WA)
The Quarry Senior Living
12.2015 - 05.2018
- Include but are not limited to; orchestrating the big picture of total care for residents residing in the second largest assisted living facility in Clark County (200+ residents).
- Supervision of over 100 care staff members including charge nurses (LPN and RN), medication aides, certified nursing assistants, home care aides.
- Coordinate care plans and services with health care team to improve quality of life.
- Develop systems and creative teaching tools to maintain compliance with state regulations.
- Oversee risk management and incident reporting.
- Provide direct patient care, catheterization/colostomy care, lab draws, G-tube care, medication management, wound/skin care, hospice/palliative care, and diabetic management.
- Coordinate services with outside agencies including home health, private caregiving agencies, and hospice.
- Demonstrates social skills to deescalate difficult families and create creative solutions to problems while maintaining the ability think critically from a medical standpoint.
- Second largest assisted living facility in Clark County (200+ residents)
Director of Nursing Services
Glenwood Place Senior Living
03.2012 - 12.2015
- Include but are not limited to; orchestrating the big picture of total care for residents residing in the largest assisted living facility in Clark County (200+ residents).
- Supervision of over 100 care staff members including charge nurses (LPN and RN), medication aides, certified nursing assistants, home care aides.
- Coordinate care plans and services with health care team to improve quality of life.
- Develop systems and creative teaching tools to maintain compliance with state regulations.
- Oversee risk management and incident reporting.
- Provide direct patient care, catheterization/colostomy care, lab draws, G-tube care, medication management, wound/skin care, hospice/palliative care, and diabetic management.
- Coordinate services with outside agencies including home health, private caregiving agencies, and hospice.
- Demonstrates social skills to deescalate difficult families and create creative solutions to problems while maintaining the ability think critically from a medical standpoint.
- Largest assisted living facility in Clark County (200+ residents)
Director of Memory Care Unit
Glenwood Place Senior Living
02.2011 - 03.2012
- Include but are not limited to; Direct patient care.
- Supervision of medication aides and caregivers providing direct care to cognitively impaired elderly vulnerable adults.
- Supervision of all basic needs for residents of memory care unit.
- Management of care plans, risk management, state regulation compliance.
- Coordination of care with outside services and family members.
- Demonstrates social skills to deescalate difficult families and create creative solutions to problems.
Charge Nurse-RN
Glenwood Place Senior Living
05.2010 - 02.2011
- Include but are not limited to; all basic needs of residents for assisted living and memory care.
- Peg-tube feedings/medications and care, catheterization and care, arranging medical appointments and transportation, wound care and bandaging, hospice/palliative care, supervision of staff, scheduling, care plan management and coordination with families/residents for making needs met, etc.
- Coordination of care with outside services representatives.
- Demonstrates strong ability to prioritize and think critically while multitasking.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Concordia University-Portland
05-2010
Diploma - undefined
Columbia River High School
06-2004
Skills
- BLS certified
- Wound Care
- Palliative care
- Drug administration
- Insulin administration
- Diabetes care
- Stroke care
- Tube feeding
- Catheterization care
- Conflict resolution
- Prioritizing
- Managing deadlines
- Organizational skills
- Phone communication
- Doctor communication
- Care coordination
- Team collaboration
- Conflict management
- Family education
- Critical thinking
- Professional bedside manner
Certification
- Washington Registered Nurse, RN60169563
- Oregon Registered Nurse, 201041118RN
- BLS Certified, American Heart Association for health care providers
- Mental Health Certified Instructor, WA State
- Dementia Certified Instructor, WA State
Timeline
Registered Nurse- Medical Specialties Unit
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
12.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse Care Manager
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
11.2022 - 12.2024
Registered Nurse- Medical Specialties Unit
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
03.2020 - 11.2022
Registered Nurse- Med/Surg Acute 1/Stroke Unit /Relief Charge RN
Portland Adventist Medical Center
06.2018 - 03.2020
Director of Nursing Services (Regional Director of Nursing SW WA)
The Quarry Senior Living
12.2015 - 05.2018
Director of Nursing Services
Glenwood Place Senior Living
03.2012 - 12.2015
Director of Memory Care Unit
Glenwood Place Senior Living
02.2011 - 03.2012
Charge Nurse-RN
Glenwood Place Senior Living
05.2010 - 02.2011
Diploma - undefined
Columbia River High School
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Concordia University-Portland
Personal Information
Title: RN, BSN