Michaela Rush
Snohomish,WA
Summary
Hard-working Supervisor with experience leading teams, increasing engagement, and exceeding expectations. Creative and motivated leader adept at utilizing exceptional communication and planning strengths to accomplish complex tasks.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Supervisor, Home Care Nutrition
Seattle Children's Hospital Home Care
Bothell, WA
12.2020 - Current
- Provide operational leadership to Home Care Nutrition Team in the provision of nutrition services and coordination of patient care in home care setting
- Act as clinical lead for nutrition related functions to assure patient care is delivered according to department policies, state and federal law, The Joint Commission and Medicare/Medicaid standards and license requirements
- Participate in department performance improvement program and maintain current performance improvement information - evaluating quarterly
- Project Lead for development and implementation of patient facing app to provide Home Care patients/families a secure, HIPPA compliant method of communicating with and ordering supplies
Registered Dietitian III - Lead
Seattle Children's Hospital Home Care
Bothell, WA
12.2015 - 12.2020
- Provide leadership support for Nutrition Supervisor
- Participate as part of clinical and operational teams to monitor patient compliance and use of materials to support safe and quality home care therapy administration
- Interface with care team partners and patients/caregivers to provide accurate and timely delivery of home care therapy supplies
- Maintain extensive and technical scientific knowledge related to home care enteral supplies, enteral formula and equipment
- Participate in the monitoring of team and organization wide performance indicators
- Super User and Council Lead for development and implementation of new Home Care electronic health record
Registered/Clinical Dietitian I
Seattle Children's Hospital Home Care
Bothell , WA
08.2007 - 12.2015
- Educate patient/caregiver on enteral prescription and assess competency to administer prescribed therapy when needed
- Provide continuity of care with physicians, referral sources and other agencies and personnel involved with patients care to ensure appropriate continuing care needs are met while modeling interdisciplinary care planning
- Serve as the expert home care nutrition resource for patients, families, physicians and other health care team members, community health providers and student interns
- Developed and maintained extensive technical and scientific knowledge related to home care enteral supplies, formula and equipment
- Accurately maintain and update patient databases, electronic health record and other documentation and communication pathways
Education
Bachelor of Science - Food And Nutrition
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX08.1999
Master of Science - Food And Nutrition
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX05.1997
Skills
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Project Management
- Collaboration
- Process Improvement
Certification
- Registered Dietitian - November 1999
- Dietitian Certification - August 2007
Career Notes
Additional employment:
- Consulting Dietitian with Extendicare Health Service Inc providing consulting to nursing homes
- Dietitian at the WISH Center providing nutrition education and consulting to bariatric surgery patients
- Dietitian at Coram Home Infusion supporting adults in the home on enteral and parenteral nutrition
- Dietitian at NorthWest Kidney Centers providing nutrition care to adult dialysis patients
- Dietitian at Triumph HealthCare providing food service management and nutrition care to long term acute care adult patients
Timeline
Supervisor, Home Care Nutrition
Seattle Children's Hospital Home Care
12.2020 - Current
Registered Dietitian III - Lead
Seattle Children's Hospital Home Care
12.2015 - 12.2020
Registered/Clinical Dietitian I
Seattle Children's Hospital Home Care
08.2007 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Science - Food And Nutrition
Texas Tech University
Master of Science - Food And Nutrition
Texas Tech University