DANA DAVIS RUSH, RN 1784 Presidential Circle #236 Snellville, Ga 30078 (706) 622-1243 dr1393862@westpost.

net Professional Experience December-present, Serenity Palliative and Hospice Care Hospice Case Manager/PCC Trainee * Assess eligibility criteria for admission * Perform admission-IPOC * Collaborate care with all disciplines in IDT * Manage HHA * Perform SNV and maintain frequency and duration August 2010-December, Northwest Georgia Regional Medical Center Charge RN-Adult Mental Hospital * Facilitate treatment team * Plan and develop 24 hour support plan * Liaison for interdisciplinary team * Assess and document fall, choking, aspiration risks * Manage staff * Document care provided Februrary 2010-April 2010, Emory Eastside Medical Center, Medical Unit Staff RN * Performs clinical duties necessary for the care of the patient population; col laborating with hospitalist, PCP's, and specialists. August 2009-December2009,Los Alamos Visiting Nurse, Inc.-Los Rios Homecare and H ospice (Espanola Area) Branch Manager Supervises Clinical and Administrative Staff of Branch Office Homecare & Hospice March 2009-August 2009, Lovelace Medical Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico Nurse Manager, Oncology/Medical Unit * Responsible for the operations, personnel, and financial management of 24 bed oncology unit with medical overflow * Supports director in achieving optimum performance by ensuring continuity and quality of service and care through management of overall day to day operations * Responsible for hiring, evaluating, coaching, promoting, and terminating of st aff as needed * Adheres to JCAHO/CMS and organizational policies, procedures, and regulations to ensure compliance and patient safety * Provides leadership demonstrating the ability to influence, motivate, manage, train, counsel, and develop staff to work to their highest level of function, in accordance with job descriptions and competencies * Delegates staff effectively demonstrating ability to plan, organize, direct, c ontrol, monitor and evaluate oncology services and uses available resources appr opriately * Supports, interprets, and monitors compliance with system goals while continui ng to develop and attain personal goals, drive for excellence and special job kn owledge * Evaluates circumstances using good judgment and ability to set priorities in d

ecision making and problem solving * Implements staff and oncology program development and maintenance of high perf ormance standards, good communications, and positive employee relations * Assures departmental staffing levels meet organizational goals * Communicates and listens effectively to internal/external customers * Meets budget (operating and capital) for assigned areas * Develops policies, processes, strategies and goals that support department/cor poration direction October 2003-January 2009, Floyd Medical Center, Rome, GA Charge RN, Oncology/Medical Unit * Delegates staffing assignments based on professional licensure, certification, professional strengths and abilities * Provides care for the oncology patient with comorbidities utilizing the nursin g process * Assess, plans, intervenes, and evaluates patient care needs * Implements physician orders and administers chemo/biotherapy as ordered per ce rtification as provider through ONS (enrolled for OCN exam and participates in c ontinuing education via website) * Cares for the patient requiring long term pain management * Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition and changes as appropria te utilizing computerized documentation systems * Serves as the primary coordinator of all disciplines for well coordinated pati ent care * Administers blood and blood products as needed * Instructs and educates patients and families throughout hospitalization * Delivers palliative and end of life care * Assesses and coordinates patients' discharge planning needs with members of th e healthcare team * Works closely with the admitting residents, physicians, and emergency departme nt Floyd Medical Center (Palatine Suites/Clinical Admissions), 2003-2005 Charge RN * Assisted in opening a unit of palatial private pay suites for medical/surgical , orthopedic, and pre-and post-operative bariatric gastric bypass and lap band p atients. Unit is now a certified bariatric specialty unit * Performed all emergent and direct admissions to hospital at bedside on all flo ors of facility excluding critical care as part of "Clinical Admissions" Unit * Assisted all units of hospital in implementing admission orders * Worked directly with in-house residents on duty/admitting physicians * Unit closed allowing for opportunity to serve as Charge RN on Oncology/Medical Unit January 2003-0ctober2003, Redmond Regional Medical Center, Rome, GA Staff RN ICU/Open Heart * 24 bed intensive care unit with 6 bed heart bay in Level II trauma center * Managed ventilator patients with hemodynamic monitoring/invasive lines activel y titrating vasoactive drip * Assisted in stabilizing immediate post-operative coronary artery bypass graft patients with the assist of team members and cardiothoracic surgeon June 2001-January 2003, South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, GA Medical Intensive Care Unit * 12 bed intensive care unit in a Level II trauma center * Cared for patients with cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, and shock diagnoses * Managed conscious/comatose ventilator patients * Managed all invasive lines for monitoring arterial pressure, cardiac output, d rawing blood samples, administering blood and blood products, and titrating vaso active drips

* Monitored cardiac rhythm at bedside via monitor and treated lethal dysrhythmia s or entire facility, performed hiring and terminating of staff * Functioned in all staff positions when unable to cover related to call ins * Assisted in keeping staff education and care given to State guidelines and abo ve * Performed State abuse/neglect investigations and worked closely with all other staff members to coordinate care 2000-2001, Sunbridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Homerville, GA Assistant Director of Nursing/Director of Nursing * Served briefly as Assistant Director prior to accepting Director position * Managed a 90 bed long-term care skilled nursing facility * Patient population predominantly geriatric with psychiatric diagnoses and diag noses common to geriatric population * Maintained facility according to State guidelines * Underwent/passed State survey * Performed all staff education/continuing education * Responsible for scheduling, hiring/disciplinary action/termination of staff * Functioned as MDS Coordinator as needed * Assisted nursing staff with med passes/wound care/CNA responsibilities as need ed due to staffing shortage or call-ins. * Performed/followed up with any State abuse/neglect investigations * Coordinated care of patients with the nursing team through regulated meetings per guidelines and quality initiatives 1999-2000, Louis Smith Memorial Hospital Lakeland, GA (owned and operated by South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, GA) Weekend House Supervisor * Functioned as house supervisor over a 40 bed acute care facility, 100 bed skil led nursing/long-term care facility * Functioned as the emergency room charge nurse after 2300 or when not staffed 1997-1999, Clinch Memorial Hospital, Homerville, GA Emergency Room Supervisor * Managed a rural emergency department in the largest county in the state of Geo rgia * Handled multiple industrial accidents related to city being the national base for four major industries and no emergency team available within 30 to 45 miles in any direction June 96-July 97, Satilla Regional Medical Center, Waycross, GA Cardiac Care Unit * 8-10 bed cardiac unit managing patients with evolving myocardial infarctions p er protocol * Administered thrombolytics, performed cardiac monitoring and monitoring teleme try for the entire hospital * Managed patients with CHF, cardiovascular disease, malignant hypertension dysr hythmias per ACLS protocol * Assisted in synchronized cardioversion, temporary pacemaker placement * Managed invasive lines for monitoring cardiac output and arterial pressure * Administered vasopressors and actively titrated vasoactive drips 1994-1996, Americare Home Health Agency, Waycross/Homerville, GA Clinical Coordinator to Branch Manager * Hired to be trained from staff nurse in Waycross through each staff position t o the branch manager role in order to facilitate the opening of a branch of the parent agency (Waycross) in Homerville, Ga. * Acquired the location/facility and assisted in the remodeling of the office fo r the Branch

1992-1994, Satilla Regional Medical Center Intensive Care Unit/Cardiac Rehab Unit * 12 bed medical/surgical intensive care unit * Assisted in developing and establishing a Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit * Performed Phase One Inpatient prior to discharge concentrating on post-MI reco very and pre- and post-operative education/rehabilitation of CABG patients * Marketed in the community and with area physicians * Participated in all other phases of cardiac rehabilitation 1992-1997, Georgia Medical Resource Pool, Valdosta, GA Per Diem * Worked overtime hours in clinical areas that piqued my interest/desired to get experience * Worked most often in PACU and rotated in all other areas of the hospital as we ll as Psychiatric Diagnostic and Observation Unit at Greenleaf ( a psychiatric f acility owned and operated by South Georgia Medical Center) * Often maintained patients under conscious sedation in Interventional Radiology * Often worked full time hours over the years with this agency May 89-1991, South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, GA Surgical Intensive Care Unit * 12 bed unit in Level 2 trauma center * Cared for multi-trauma victims, neurosurgical patients, head injuries, post-op erative patients with multiple comorbidities and complications, as well as titra ting critical drips, cardiac monitoring, managing ventilator patients and invasi ve lines * Functioned as nurse partner, graduate nurse with temporary license, and staff RN Education Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Valdosta, GA Associate Degree in the Science of Nursing 1987-88, 1988-89

Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia 1985-86, 1986-87 Pre-medicine Continuing Education and Certifications 12/89-3/89 Temporary Graduate of Nursing License - State of Georgia 3/90-present Licensed Professional Registered Nurse - State of Georgia 7/2009-present New Mexico Board of Nursing 1999 Fetal Heart Monitoring - Louis Smith Memorial Hospital, Lakeland, Georgia

2001-2003 Certified Legal Nurse Consultant June 2007-present Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Provider Oncology Nursing Society 10/2009-present Office of Medical Investigators State of New Mexico - OMI designee status 1989-present Basic Life Support - American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support - American Heart Association Certification 1992, 2001, 2005 - Current certification has lapsed-scheduled f or recert Basic Dysrhythmia

From Measurement and Intervention of regular heart rhythms to lethal dysrhyth mias Critical Care Core Curriculum - South Ga. Medical Center, Valdosta, GA 1990, audited in 1993, 2001