Heather Busby

Compassionate and ethical Nurse Practitioner with expertise in psychiatric mental health, adept at patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Skilled in patient care, medication management, vital monitoring, discharge planning, and record management.

• Ozarks Healthcare Behavioral Healthcare, West Plains, MO April 2025-present, Provide holistic care, determine diagnosis, and prescribe appropriate treatment to patients across the life span
• Ozarks Healthcare, West Plains, MO, Med-Surg, Neuropsychiatric Unit Charge RN, 10/01/22, 04/01/25, Assessed patients daily and developed care plans to promote positive patient outcomes, Coordinated admission, transfer, and discharge of patients established by educating patients on post-discharge care, Directed work functions of LPN's and CNAs to ensure optimal performance, Maintained adequate staffing for all shifts by calling in appropriate employees to fill in emergency vacancies
• Texas County Memorial Hospital, Houston, MO, Med-Surg, Intensive Care Unit RN, 11/01/20, 10/01/22, Assessed patients daily and developed care plans to promote positive patient outcomes, Coordinated admission, transfer, and discharge of patients established by educating patients on post-discharge care, Directed work functions of LPN's and CNAs to ensure optimal performance, Maintained adequate staffing for all shifts by calling in appropriate employees to fill in emergency vacancies
• National Healthcare, West Plains, MO, Long-term Care RN-Floor nurse, 04/01/18, 11/01/20, Assessed patients daily and developed care plans to promote positive patient outcomes, Coordinated admission, transfer, and discharge of patients established by educating patients on post-discharge care, Directed work functions of LPN's and CNAs to ensure optimal performance, Maintained adequate staffing for all shifts by calling in appropriate employees to fill in emergency vacancies
• Medical Solutions, Various Locations, Long-term Care RN-Travel Nurse, 08/01/18, 02/01/19, Assessed patients daily and developed care plans to promote positive patient outcomes, Coordinated admission, transfer, and discharge of patients established by educating patients on post-discharge care, Directed work functions of LPN's and CNAs to ensure optimal performance, Maintained adequate staffing for all shifts by calling in appropriate employees to fill in emergency vacancies
• Willow Healthcare-Willow Healthcare Inc., Willow Springs, MO, Long-term Care RN-RN Supervisor, 11/01/17, 01/01/19, Coordinated admission, transfer, and discharge of patients established by educating patients on post-discharge care, Directed work functions of LPN's, CNA's, CMT's to ensure optimal performance, Maintained adequate staffing for all shifts by calling in appropriate employees to fill in emergency vacancies
• Ozark Riverview Manor-Willow Healthcare Inc., Ozark, MO, Long-term Care RN-Director of Nursing, 09/01/17, 11/01/17, Managed Staffing by recruiting and hiring, Improving quality of care provided to patients, Ensuring survey compliance
• Brookhaven Healthcare-Willow Healthcare Inc., West Plains, MO, Long-term Care RN-Director of Nursing, 04/01/13, 09/01/17, Managed Staffing by recruiting and hiring, Improving quality of care provided to patients, Ensuring survey compliance
• Mountain View Healthcare-Willow Healthcare Inc., Mountain View, MO, Long-term Care RN-Assistant Director of Nursing, 12/01/06, 04/01/13, Assisted in managing staffing by recruiting and hiring, Improving quality of care provided to patients, Ensuring survey compliance

• American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 04/01/25, Present
• American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 07/01/23, Present

• Ozarks Healthcare Behavioral Health Center, West Plains, MO, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner-Jana Reid PMHNP-BC, 01/01/24, 08/01/25, Provided holistic care, determined diagnosis, and prescribed appropriate treatment to patients across the life span
• Ozarks Healthcare Neuropsychiatric Unit, West Plains, MO, Child, Adolescent, Adult Psychiatry-Praveen Pathak MD, 01/01/24, 08/01/25, Provided holistic care, determined diagnosis, and prescribed appropriate treatment to adult patients

• Registered Professional Nurse-Missouri State Board of Nursing-Exp April 2027
• Registered Professional Nurse-New York State Board of Nursing-Exp April 2027
• Certified Nurse Practitioner-Missouri State Board of Nursing-Exp April 2027
• Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner-ANCC-Exp December 2029