Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
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Cindy Tanner

Auburn,KS

Overview

33
33
years of professional experience

Work History

Chief Operating Officer of Health Services

Brewster Place
07.2022 - Current
  • Collaborated with clinical, legal, accounting and other professional teams to review and maintain compliance with regulations.
  • Established leadership attribute training and Clinical policies to promote company culture and vision.
  • Refined organizational structure to consolidate, streamline, and delineate necessary functions.


Business Owner (Case Correct)

Self
11.2019 - Current
  • Became a CLNC in November 2020
  • Assisted attorney with a case
  • Provided a deposition for the plaintiff
  • Worked with a web designer to create web page
  • Educate to teams on legal aspects in documentation

IV Therapy Nurse

Stormont-Vail HealthCare
10.2020 - 07.2023
  • Started IVs for patients
  • Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies. Treated extravasations
  • Assisted with PICC placement by ensuring sterile technique.
  • Changed dressings and treated Central lines
  • Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.

Part-Time Registered Nurse in Community Nursing

Brewster Place
10.2016 - 02.2023
  • Collaborated with community nursing team to quickly admit and assess patients to receive private pay services.
  • Completed the required every 60 day RN assessments for patients while on caseload
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
  • Created care plan for the ongoing services

Orthopedic Coordinator

Stormont-Vail HealthCare
09.2016 - 03.2020
  • Rounded with the orthopedic surgeons and assisted with the daily notes for patients in the hospital
  • Provided education while inpatient and prepared for discharge
  • Assisted with admitting patients with fractures and getting them to surgery
  • Monitored patients while in the hospital so that concerns could be promptly addressed.

Director of Nursing

Brewster Place
10.2009 - 09.2016
  • Monitored and inspected staff processes to eliminate hazards posed for both residents and staff while ensuring continuous compliance with regulations.
  • Facilitated continuing education and training programs to drive staff competency and professional development.
  • Worked closely administration to develop and implement best practices to improve patient outcomes.
  • Collaborated with administrator to maintain daily operations.
  • Started out as a charge nurse on a LTC household 2009. Promoted to Assistent Director of Nursing 2012 and supervised Community Nurse (assisted living and independent living) with the role
  • Promoted to Director of Nursing December 2012

Staff Registered Nurse

Stormont-Vail HealthCare
05.2000 - 10.2009
  • Precepted student nurses and oriented new hires, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on hospital policies, emergency procedures, and nursing best practices.
  • Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
  • Verified patients had information necessary for ongoing care, providing guidance on diagnoses, management of medications, and prevention methods.

Education

Associate of Science - Biology

Garden City Community College
Garden City, KS
05.1997

Skills

List of Speaking Engagements

1997 Commencement Speaker at GCCC

Scholarship for Forensics informative speech 1995

Provided Education for the Stormont Vail Joint Center to Senior Citizens looking to have total knee or hip surgery within the community 2005-2009

Leading Age Kansas conference outbreak speaker regarding music and dementia 2013

Lead presenter for many retreats and staff meetings at Brewster Place from 2013-2016; currently 2022-2023

Presented to 150 residents living at Brewster Place on medicare reimbursment and advanced directives and how it relates to Community Nursing at Brewster place

Timeline

Chief Operating Officer of Health Services

Brewster Place
07.2022 - Current

IV Therapy Nurse

Stormont-Vail HealthCare
10.2020 - 07.2023

Business Owner (Case Correct)

Self
11.2019 - Current

Part-Time Registered Nurse in Community Nursing

Brewster Place
10.2016 - 02.2023

Orthopedic Coordinator

Stormont-Vail HealthCare
09.2016 - 03.2020

Director of Nursing

Brewster Place
10.2009 - 09.2016

Staff Registered Nurse

Stormont-Vail HealthCare
05.2000 - 10.2009

Associate of Science - Biology

Garden City Community College
Cindy Tanner