Danielle Anderson,RN

age: 38 | Registered Nurse – Nursing Supervisor | Hospice of Texarkana, Inc.

Danielle Anderson is a hospice nurse. In 2009, she heard that Hospice of Texarkana was looking for a PRN RN and decided to check it out. After only three short months working PRN for Hospice, she knew this was where her heart for nursing would remain. During March of 2009 a full-time position became available and Danielle started as a case manager, later becoming an admissions nurse, followed by Hospice aide supervisor, and now a nursing supervisor for the home care staff. “Although my first love is providing hands-on nursing care, I truly love supervising the amazing nurses and aides at Hospice of Texarkana,” she explains. “Each staff member brings something different to my life, and I am blessed to work with the best. They have been a huge support to me throughout trials in my life and are like family to me. Other than supervising the field staff, I also work hard on helping our organizations stay within our benchmarking goals. Most of my day is spent working on nurse schedules, talking with patients and caregivers, triaging calls that come to our office, and reviewing medications, medical equipment, and supplies for each patient. I attend family meetings when needed and also fill in to help with visits and admissions as needed. It is a team effort, and I continue to learn and grow as a Hospice nurse and supervisor each day.”

Working her way from the ground up to becoming a supervisor at Hospice of Texarkana is likely Danielle’s greatest professional accomplishment. She has become well-versed in the Hospice field and is able to have difficult conversations while showing sincere compassion during some of the most difficult times for patients and caregivers. She also has a goal of becoming palliative care certified in the next three years to help broaden her knowledge in Hospice care.

Whether escaping to the Ouachita Mountains, trail riding on side-by-sides, finding new zoos, riding go-carts, or lounging at the river, Danielle and her close-knit family love to take in the beautiful outdoors that Arkansas has to offer.  “Although this sounds a bit sappy, my biggest personal accomplishment is being a wife to Josh, mom to Victoria, Jaxon, Olivia, and Jakob, and working a full-time job. I try very hard to keep a work/life balance and ensure that my family knows how high of a priority they are to me, while still striving to be a strong leader at Hospice of Texarkana,” she says, proudly.  “Our children are active in sports and extracurricular activities, and I pride myself on being present for every event to show my support to them. In the event that I do have scheduling conflicts that prevent me from attending an event, our extended family including grandparents, great grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, step in to fill the gap. In short, I would say my family knowing they are so loved and supported is my greatest personal accomplishment. And I’m forever grateful to be in a position to have a growing career while still being completely present in my family’s life.”

Best piece of advice:

“You are too blessed to be depressed.” – Danny Taylor, Danielle’s father

Name something about you that very few people know:

“I share my birthday with my 10-year-old son, Jaxon. We were both born on April 11, and our time of birth is only seven minutes apart. We were also both delivered by the same doctor, just 28 years apart. We also share our birthday with my husband’s grandfather and our niece, who was actually born the exact same day as our son, Jaxon.”