KIMBERLY TANNER
Derby
Summary
Dedicated Registered Nurse experienced in delivering high-quality patient care through meticulous attention to detail and effective communication. Collaborated with healthcare professionals to navigate complex healthcare systems and drive impactful results. Focused on adapting to evolving needs while ensuring reliability and commitment to achieving objectives.
Overview
1
1
Certification
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Specialist-Clinical Transformation
Ascension Via Christi Clinic
03.2026 - Current
- Guided adoption and evaluation activities for physician clinic practice sites, identifying non-standard workflows and information gaps. Assessed system issues and provided training to enhance electronic medical record functionality, supporting practice standards and improving patient outcomes.
- Collaborated with local and physician clinic leadership to enhance training experiences and identify strategies for adoption and optimization, ensuring achievement of expected outcomes.
- Provides ongoing electronic medical record application upgrades or new feature training to the physician practices and new associate training.
- Developed and maintained positive relationships with practice users, ensuring optimal utilization of clinical applications to support effective patient care.
PPS-Coordinator
Wesley Medical Center
08.2024 - 03.2026
- Oversees and ensures the accuracy and completion of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility-Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) prior to electronic transmission within required time frames.
- Collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to capture accurate assessment of patients, including assessing patient treatment plans to facilitate achievement of expected outcomes.
- Audits IRF-PAI, clinical documentation, and billing information periodically to ensure accuracy and consistency. Works closely and collaboratively with all members of the clinical team to ensure compliance at all levels.
- Thoroughly researches and reviews clinical documentation and makes recommendations to clinical supervisors in areas needing improvement to support and validate rehab criteria and documentation compliance.
- Maintains a current knowledge of IRF-PAI software and provides expertise on this software within the inpatient rehab setting.
- Verified appropriate CMG designation through comprehensive chart reviews, staff interviews, and collaboration with Rehab Medical Director.
- Conducted ongoing education for staff to ensure timely and accurate completion of the IRF-PAI.
- Participates in ongoing education to the staff to ensure prompt, accurate completion of the IRF-PAI.
- Evaluates patterns of variances from standardized care plans and recommends strategies to resolve individual and caseload issues.
- Promotes participation, cooperation, and teamwork. Demonstrates problem solving in resolving issues.
- Conducted internal chart reviews and coordinated external audits.
- Engaged in hospital performance improvement initiatives to enhance service delivery. or departmental performance improvement activities and seeks opportunities to improve department and inter-department processes.
Patient Safety Specialists
Ascension Via Christi, Wichita, KS
Wichita, KS
11.2023 - 07.2025
- Coordinated, tracked, monitored, and reported on patient safety projects to enhance overall patient care quality.
- Coordinates the investigation of patient care events with department leaders and reports on results.
- Analyzed patient care information from multiple data sources to identify trends and report actionable insights.
- Coordinated investigation and analysis of critical incidents and near misses, facilitating resolution and tracking follow-through on recommendations.
Supervisor RN-GS 11
McConnell AFB, Wichita, KS
Wichita, KS
08.2020 - 11.2023
- Demonstrated ability to advocate for and strive to protect health, safety, and rights of patients.
- Supervised, directed, and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
- Exercised exemplary clinical judgment when making care decisions.
- Adhered to strict safety measures by carefully determining proper dosages before administering medications.
- Educated patients and families on COVID-19 illnesses, recommending protective measures and effective treatments to enhance understanding and compliance.
- Trained and coached new employees on protocols and best practices, fostering adherence to standards and improving patient outcomes.
- Trained and coached new employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.
- Supervised and directed nursing staff, motivating high-quality performance to ensure optimal patient care and team cohesion.
- Skill in providing leadership and facilitating groups evaluating healthcare processes and outcomes including sentinel events.
- Knowledge and organizational ability to review medical records for compliance.
- Supporting leadership responsible for planning, organizing, developing, and evaluating Medical operations.
- Skill in analyzing and interpreting a wide variety of issues and formulating policy or procedural solutions to problems.
- Understood clinical operations to enhance patient care.
- Follow all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
RN-contractor
McConnell AFB, Wichita, KS
Wichita, KS
06.2019 - 08.2020
- Provides direct clinical care to patients requiring the intervention of a professional nurse.
- Facilitated optimal clinical care outcomes by collaborating with healthcare teams on quality and cost-effective practices.
- Facilitate achievement of optimal outcomes in relation to clinical care, quality, and cost effectiveness.
- Ensure compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with all established policies, procedures, and guidelines used in MTF.
- Triaged and responded to patient telephone consultations, ensuring timely and appropriate care delivery.
- Effectively communicates and documents nursing care to ensure continuity of care.
- Make referral appointments and arrange specialty care as appropriate.
- Counseled patients via telephone according to established guidelines, reinforcing provider-established plans of care.
- Arranged and confirmed patient appointments for non-emergency examinations with healthcare providers. for patients not requiring emergency services but needing examination from provider and consulting directly with provider as needed.
RN
MedExpress Urgent Care, Derby, KS
Derby, KS
06.2016 - 06.2019
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, and monitored responses.
- Educated patients and answered questions about health conditions, prognosis, and treatment.
- Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admissions and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Performed frequent checks on life support equipment and made necessary adjustments to preserve optimal patient conditions.
- Utilized feedback and identified process improvements to enhance safety and health outcomes, contributing to increased patient satisfaction.
RN
Via Christi Clinic, Derby, KS
Derby, KS
04.2010 - 06.2019
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, and monitored responses.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Assessed healthcare needs and treatment goals for each patient, connecting them to optimal providers for comprehensive care.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens for lab testing to support accurate diagnoses.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Facilitated patient access to appropriate resources for enhanced care.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to the highest standards of care.
RN
Wesley Rehabilitation Hospital, Wichita, KS
Wichita, KS
10.2009 - 03.2010
- Conducted comprehensive assessments of patients' health status.
- Medication management.
- Patient assessments.
- Measured patient vital signs in a clinical setting.
- Completed paperwork, identified and resolved discrepancies promptly.
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Directed patient care by implementing and monitoring plan of care, ensuring continuity and clarity in discharge instructions.
Education
MSN - Leadership and Management
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT03-2021
BSN - Nursing
Southwestern College
Winfield, KS05-2009
Skills
- Patient Advocacy
- Documentation management
- Microsoft Office
- Documentation accuracy
- Critical Thinking
- Analytical thinking
- Expert problem solving
- Data Analysis
- Data analysis
- Clear Communication
- Customer engagement
- Compassionate and Caring
Certification
- BLS Certification - Dec 2026
- Registered Nurse - Mar 2026
Timeline
Specialist-Clinical Transformation
Ascension Via Christi Clinic
03.2026 - Current
PPS-Coordinator
Wesley Medical Center
08.2024 - 03.2026
Patient Safety Specialists
Ascension Via Christi, Wichita, KS
11.2023 - 07.2025
Supervisor RN-GS 11
McConnell AFB, Wichita, KS
08.2020 - 11.2023
RN-contractor
McConnell AFB, Wichita, KS
06.2019 - 08.2020
RN
MedExpress Urgent Care, Derby, KS
06.2016 - 06.2019
RN
Via Christi Clinic, Derby, KS
04.2010 - 06.2019
RN
Wesley Rehabilitation Hospital, Wichita, KS
10.2009 - 03.2010
BSN - Nursing
Southwestern College
MSN - Leadership and Management
Western Governors University