Dorie Rush, MSN, BSN, RNC-EFM
Yuma,Arizona
Summary
Dedicated administrative director with over 20 years experience managing multiple teams and delegating tasks to accomplish operational goals. Flexible and adaptable to taking on new assignments and projects. Demonstrated ability to form relationships and collaborate with key stakeholders to meet the needs to the organization.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Administrative Director Women and Children Services
Yuma Regional Medical Center
01.2018 - Current
- Responsible for oversight of Labor and Delivery, Mother Baby unit, NICU, Pediatric and Women departments as well as Infant hearing, family support services, nursing support services and house supervisors.
- Manage administrative operations for over 200 employees.
- Implemented childbirth education program with new Web based registration and payment.
- Restructured outpatient lactation program by hiring additional lactation consultants and moving appointment scheduling to online. Implemented clinic fees for outpatient appointments with anticipated revenue of approx. $30,000.00 per year.
- Coordinated revision and implementation of critical capacity management plan to streamline patient throughput within organization
- Established process for agency invoice workflow to improve timeliness of invoice submission.
- Developed, and in process of implementing, Nursing Leadership program. Go live date May 2024
Director, LDRP
Yuma Regional Medical Center
03.2007 - 03.2022
- Managed/supervised day to day operations of LDRP department. Oversight included all human resources management and fiscal responsibility of departments.
- Restructured LDRP department by dividing into two cost centers; Labor and Delivery and Mother Baby unit to more accurately capture financial data and nursing productivity.
- Collaborated and partnered with women's surgical services to provide PACU services to the post op cesarean patients within the L&D department to limit separation of mother and baby.
- Instrumental in development and implementation of post partum hemorrhage initiative.
- Added charge capture analyst and patient access representative to L&D department to streamline workflow and decrease lost revenue
- Developed obstetrical technician program, converted clinical associate role to obstetrical technician role to provide timely and efficient care of patients requiring cesarean sections. With restructure to primary nursing model, added additional nursing FTE's and reduce nurse/patient ratio from 6:1 to 3:1.
- Chair of Policy and Procedure Committee. Developed, research and implement all policy and procedures for LDRP department.
- Basic, intermediate, and AWHONN advanced fetal monitoring course instructor as well as Neonatal Resuscitation Regional trainer
Unit Based Educator
Yuma Regional Medical Center
10.2000 - 08.2008
- Major areas of responsibility included coordinating orientation of new personnel, staff development, skills training, continuing education of employees, and performance improvement projects
- Developed and taught basic fetal monitoring class, perinatal education program, preceptor workshop and yearly skills lab.
- Researched, developed and implemented new policies and procedures using evidenced based practice
- Reviewed chart for case reviews working closely with quality monitoring and risk management
- Work collaboratively with physicians, midwives and nurses to evaluate processes and implement changes as needed
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Phoenix
07.2005
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Phoenix
08.2002
Diploma in Nursing -
Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts and Science
06.1990
Skills
- Key focus on patient safety and high quality patient care
- Passion for caring for our patients, family and community
- Strong desire to enhance leadership ability
- Excellent communication skills and customer relations
Affiliations
- Association of Women’s Health in Neonatal and Obstetrical Nursing (AWHONN)
- American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL)
- American Nurses Association (ANA)
- America's Essential Hospitals
- Alliance for innovation on Maternal Health (AIM)
Other Professional Activities Awards
- Fellow for America's Essential Hospitals
- Trustee on the Board of the Foundation
- Arizona State Board of Nursing Advisory Committee member
- Leadership Academy graduate 2024
- Expert Clinical Nurse Consultant for obstetrical cases
- AzHHA Foundation Community award for Quality in 2023- Community Engagement
- Fetal Heart Monitoring Certification
- SWAE (Southwest Alliance of Excellence) award in 2016 for Reduction in Early Elective Rate
- Presidential Medal of Honor from CEO of YRMC for reduction in primary cesarean section rate as recognized in Consumer Reports magazine 2016
- AWHONN Fetal Heart Monitoring instructor
- Speaker at the Canadian National AWHONN convention in Ottawa, Ontario in October 2008. The topic was “Perinatal Competencies made fun”.
- Poster Presenter at the AWHONN convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. Topic: Perinatal Orientation
- Neonatal Resuscitation instructor
Volunteer Experience
- Trustee on Board of Foundation- Chair of Pediatric Oncology Committee/Member Golf Committee
- Arizona State Board of Nursing Advisory Committee
- 4H community club leader
- American Youth Football business manager
- Catch and Go Flag Football business manager/assistant coach
Timeline
Administrative Director Women and Children Services
Yuma Regional Medical Center
01.2018 - Current
Director, LDRP
Yuma Regional Medical Center
03.2007 - 03.2022
Unit Based Educator
Yuma Regional Medical Center
10.2000 - 08.2008
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Phoenix
Diploma in Nursing -
Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts and Science