Marlana Bush
Grapeland,TX
Summary
Accomplished nursing leader with proven expertise in patient care and staff development, honed at Right At Home North East Texas. Excelled in nursing management and multidisciplinary team collaboration, significantly enhancing care strategies and staff performance. Demonstrated exceptional clinical assessment abilities and a commitment to professional growth, ensuring high-quality patient outcomes and team efficiency. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Director of Nursing/RN Supervisor
Right At Home North East Texas
2021.10 - Current
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop efficient care strategies tailored to individual patient needs. Coordinated weekly IDT meetings with case management, team leaders, nurses, administrators.
- Promoted a culture of teamwork by encouraging open communication among staff members and facilitating collaboration across departments.
- Oversaw and approved recruitment, hiring and orientation of new nursing staff. Providing field training for new nursing staff.
- Discussed medical histories with patients in effort to provide most effective medical advice.
- Consistently acted as a strong advocate for patients and their families, ensuring that their needs were met while navigating complex healthcare systems.
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development by attending relevant conferences, workshops, and training sessions to stay current on the latest trends and best practices within nursing supervision.
- Participated in management team meetings to discuss resident status, census changes, and resident complaints or concerns. Participated in weekly meetings with DON, Veteran Administration staff, ADONs, Compliance Coordinators.
- Contributed by maintaining compliance with state and federal regulations for nursing standards. Maintained and ensured that all skilled client's plans of care were JCHCO compliant and up to date.
- Mentored new nurses in clinical practice and procedures, fostering a supportive learning environment. Providing new hire onboarding and training to all nurses in working territories.
- Served as a role model for nursing staff by demonstrating exceptional clinical skills, ethical behavior, and commitment to continuous learning.
- Enhanced staff performance through regular training sessions and professional development opportunities. Presented and reviewed with nursing staff updates/changes to policies during annual nursing summits.
- Oversight of nursing staff for 24/7 clients. Maintained nursing schedule for all staff.
- Maintained own nursing goals which including new patient admissions to services including therapies, home nursing visits, client chart audits, overseeing all skilled client's plans of care and ensuring company compliance with all patients.
Case Manager
Solaris Hospice
2021.01 - 2021.10
- Monitored ongoing cases closely, adjusting case management strategies as needed based on evolving circumstances or new information.
- Offered listening ear to both patients and loved ones to meet emotional and mental, as well as physical needs.
- Established hospice care services for elderly and disabled patients.
- Taught family members and caregivers various ways to manage patients' pain, how to check for vital signs and proper methods for dressing changes.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Enhanced communication between clients and providers through consistent follow-ups and progress updates.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to address client needs and formulate tailored support strategies.
- Managed complex caseloads effectively, prioritizing tasks based on patient acuity levels.
- Served as a liaison between patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure seamless delivery of hospice services.
- Maintained accurate documentation of patient interactions, assessments, interventions, and responses to care.
- Educated patients and families about illness progression, treatment options, and available resources for additional support.
- Fostered open lines of communication with clients'' families and support networks, involving them in the case management process as appropriate.
- Partnered with physicians, social workers, chaplins, and case managers to develop and implement individualized care plans and documented patient interactions and interventions in electronic charting systems.
- Provided emotional support to patients and their families during the end-of-life process, promoting dignity and comfort.
- Collaborated with physicians to optimize medication regimens for symptom control in terminally ill patients.
RN Clinic Staff
Lone Star ENT and Allergy Clinin
2020.01 - 2021.01
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
- Participated in rooming patients, patient vitals, surgery scheduling
- Allergy testing via intradermal/blood testing. Mixing allergy antigens per specific patient allergy. Administering allergy intradermal injections.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Texas-Tyler
Tyler, Texas12.2019
Associate of Arts - Basics/Science
Trinity Valley Community College
Palestine/Athens Texas05.2017
High School Diploma -
Slocum High School
Elkhart, Tx05.1998
Skills
- Nursing Management
- Case Management
- Patient Education
- Clinical assessment
- Staff Evaluation
- Professional Development
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Shift Scheduling
- Mass Casualty Incident Planning
- Clinical Documentation
- Nurse Education and Training
- Leadership and Guidance
- Direct Patient Care
- Documentation And Reporting
- Nursing Staff Supervision
- Staff Scheduling
- Employee Coaching
- Nursing Assessments/Wound Care/Trach Care/Catheter Care/Medication Supervision and Education
Certification
BLS certification Expires 7/2026
TX Nursing License Expires 12/2025
Timeline
Assistant Director of Nursing/RN Supervisor
Right At Home North East Texas
2021.10 - Current
Case Manager
Solaris Hospice
2021.01 - 2021.10
RN Clinic Staff
Lone Star ENT and Allergy Clinin
2020.01 - 2021.01
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Texas-Tyler
Associate of Arts - Basics/Science
Trinity Valley Community College
High School Diploma -
Slocum High School
BLS certification Expires 7/2026
TX Nursing License Expires 12/2025
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