TRACEY E. RUSH

• .As a Unit Director I maintained 24-hour accountability for leading and managing my assigned area in order to ensure an outstanding experience for patients and employees by continuously improving the quality of patient care, creating a healthy workplace for staff, and overseeing clinical, and administrative/business functions. I was responsible for collaborating with medical staff to monitor patient outcomes and setting clinical quality priorities, supported shared governance through a unit-based professional practice council and used staff feedback to implement professional and patient safety improvements, and developed a best practice climate for the growth and development of students as well as all unit employees. I have responsibility for the oversight of selection and hiring of staff, department orientation, and fostering a culture of continuous performance management. This included completing and delivering employee evaluations, managing daily unit and employee performance, as well as the department budget.

• Current Member of Emergency Nurses Association.
• Helped to plan and run the Pennsylvania ENA Conference in 2006 in Harrisburg.

• BCEN Certification
• Current CPR, ACLS & PALS certifications.
• Critical Care Course at Holy Spirit Hospital.
• TNCC certification
• Triage First Course.

References available upon request.