Kimberly Carlyle, DNP, RN, PMH-BC, NEA-BC
Neptune Beach,FL
Summary
Respected Nurse Leader with over 20 years of experience in nursing, program management, and administration. Driven to improve patient and staff experience through implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP), research, and innovation. Supportive of professional development, teamwork, and collaboration. Strengths include clinical and administrative process transformation, integrating technology, and building high-performing organizations. Excited to transition into a position helping nurses and students emerge as leaders.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Coordinator - Acute Care
Wellspan Health
01.2021 - Current
- Mentor new clinical staff members for proper onboarding and orientation processes for multiple inpatient units in 104-bed hospital.
- Set up educational programs for clinical staff to enhance skills and knowledge. Developed curriculum for WPV training. Instructed classes in-person and online.
- Ensure nursing standards of care are developed based on EBP and nursing research.
- Spearheaded and implemented new projects to expand scope of engagement.
- Led implementation of the Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression Youth Version (DASA-YV) violence risk assessment, quality improvement (QI) project. Decreased WPV injuries by 43%. Increased nursing sense of safety by 10%. Realized a statistically significant reduction in restraints (p
- Implemented structured handoff QI project. Increased communication by 15%, and satisfaction by 10%.
- Serve as Chair-Elect for the System Research and Innovation Council.
- Abstracts submitted to the 2024 ANCC Pathway to Excellence conference,WellSpan Health Collaborative EBP conference, exemplar submitted to Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Model and Guidelines 4th edition, and manuscript submitted to Journal of Nursing Care Quality.
- Developed the mnemonic evaluate aggression risk, link interventions, eliminate restraint (EARLIER) to help nurses remember the importance of early intervention.
- Support and promote shared decision-making (SDM).
- Partner with nurse managers, educators, and unit-based committees to ensure appropriate orientation, competency, and ability of all staff to provide safe, competent care
- Analyze patient experience data to identify areas for improvement and work within the SDM structure to reach targets
- Monitor, improve, and maintain performance and quality metrics and scorecards. Use outcome-driven data nursing sensitive indicators to improve care.
- Build strong relationships with patients and families for optimized care satisfaction.
- Serve as clinical resource nurse for new graduates by providing direct, individualized patient care at the expert level as needed.
Nurse Manager
Penn Medicine Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital
09.2019 - 01.2021
- Managed 100+ employees and nursing activities in 126-bed hospital by providing comprehensive nursing guidance and maintaining outstanding patient satisfaction and care standards.
- Interviewed, selected, oriented, trained, and evaluated performance.
- Provided emergency medical assessment during crisis stabilization with walk-in clients.
- Established and continuously optimized unit schedules and individual work assignments.
- Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians, and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
- Coordinated and implemented in-service educational programs focusing on safety and adherence to protocols.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.
- Managed staff scheduling and time off to adequately staff nursing floors and allow nurses earned time off.
Manager of Compliance
Capital Blue Cross
01.2018 - 09.2019
- Managed compliance efforts, reporting and audits for multiple corporate initiatives.
- Improved the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) compliance from 42% in June 2018 to 99% in October 2018 through employee coaching.
- Wrote requirements and specifications for CMS regulatory reports, and developed desktop procedures. Implemented innovative CMS and NCQA reporting that eliminated the need to manually review cases.
- Built and maintained Excel databases.
- Maintained effective working relationships with regulatory authorities, suppliers and customers.
- Certified InterQual EBP criteria and standards instructor
Assistant Nurse Executive
Veterans Health Administration, Community Care
03.2016 - 05.2017
- Oversaw nursing quality and performance for revenue operations, managing the revenue cycle for 1053 clinics, 1,233 facilities and 168 hospitals serving 8.9+ million patients annually. Collected 3.4B in FY2016.
- Designed, maintained, and taught nurse manager orientation curriculum in the Blackboard online learning platform.
- Organized and led QI projects. Implemented lean principles to secure large payor agreements.
- Chaired national nurse work groups. Completed 11 vendor software enhancements and rewrote all job descriptions. Served as Chair of the National Nurse Retention Committee.
Regional Nurse Manager, Northeast
Veterans Health Administration, Community Care
08.2012 - 03.2016
- Oversaw 60+ nurses in 28 medical centers. Managed multidisciplinary team of 16 staff on-site and 50 nurses virtually.
- Realigned program into a consolidated, matrix model, navigating seven employee unions. Improved program outcomes, increased group cohesiveness, and optimized staffing.
- Transformed low performing, low morale, nursing department into one consistently exceeding goals. Accomplished with the support and increased morale of staff.
- Proactively identified performance trends. Initiated interventions that resulted in end-of-year collections at 108.7 % of target and services secured for reimbursement met or exceeded 98%.
- Mentored clinical ladder participants resulting in first eight advancements in five years. Achieved 100% timely completion.
- Built a sustainable online SharePoint Journal Club that brought nurses together to appraise research virtually.
- Designed and introduced leadership development, resulting in promotion of employees into increased levels of responsibility.
Director of Care Delivery
HCR Manor Care
10.2010 - 08.2012
- Supervised nursing team for a 175 bed post-acute, rehabilitation, and dementia care facility. Assigned daily tasks to provide quality health care services to patients.
- Conducted routine facility inspections, identifying areas needing improvement and eliminating hazards posed to staff and residents for continued compliance with regulations.
- Monitored and inspected employee processes to eliminate hazards posed for both residents and staff while ensuring continuous compliance with regulations.
- Served as wound care nurse on the multidisciplinary team.
Teaching Assistant, Adjunct Faculty
Eastern Mennonite University
08.2014 - 08.2015
- Graded papers and forum participation. Responded to forum discussions. Requested students explore comments deeper to reflect understanding of readings, view other perspectives, asked clarifying questions, provided other viewpoints, and answered questions.
- Taught online graduate nursing courses in research, quality and safety, instructional methods, and translational scholarship under guidance of senior professors using the Moodle platform .
- Partnered with professors to plan and implement lessons following school's curriculum, goals, and objectives.
- Suggested alternative readings, resources, and activities throughout the semester.
- Facilitated synchronous sessions, made curricular revisions, and made material visible on Moodle.
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nursing Leadership
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN05.2023
Master of Science - Nursing
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, VA08.2014
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Eastern Mennonite University
Lancaster, PA12.2011
Associate of Science - Nursing
Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, PA12.2009
Diploma - Practical Nursing
Lancaster Career And Technology Center
Willow Street, PA02.1996
Skills
- Clinical Quality Improvement
- Staff Development
- Developing Training Programs
- Clinical Education
- Risk Mitigation
- Process Improvements
- Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Regulatory Compliance
- Project Management
- Nurse Education Program Development
- Clinical Leadership
Affiliations
- American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)
- Association for Leadership Science in Nursing (ALSN)
- American Nurses Association (ANA)
- Pennsylvania State Nurses Association (PSNA)
Certification
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse (PMH-BC), ANCC, #2021160225, February 2022 - February 2027
- Nurse Executive Advanced (NEA-BC), ANCC, #2014026806, November 2014 - February 2025
- Licensed Registered Nurse, RN612587 - January 2010 - April 2025
- BLS for Health Care Providers, #235419962866 - August 2023 - August 2025
- DASA Certified Trainer, Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, # L9gcin3jfq - September 2023
Presentations
- “Implementation of the DASA-YV and Standardized Handoff to Reduce Staff Harm”, Capella University, 4th Annual Practice Change Symposium, September 2023.
- “Find Your Voice” Professional Growth and Development, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA, October 2014, 100 attendees.
- Title 38 Nurse Proficiencies and Nursing Professional Standards Board”, VHA, Virtual, National, July 2014, 700 attendees. Recorded for audience of 80,000.
- “Title 38 Proficiency Writing” CPAC, Virtual, National, May 2015, 300 attendees.
Timeline
Clinical Coordinator - Acute Care
Wellspan Health
01.2021 - Current
Nurse Manager
Penn Medicine Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital
09.2019 - 01.2021
Manager of Compliance
Capital Blue Cross
01.2018 - 09.2019
Assistant Nurse Executive
Veterans Health Administration, Community Care
03.2016 - 05.2017
Teaching Assistant, Adjunct Faculty
Eastern Mennonite University
08.2014 - 08.2015
Regional Nurse Manager, Northeast
Veterans Health Administration, Community Care
08.2012 - 03.2016
Director of Care Delivery
HCR Manor Care
10.2010 - 08.2012
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nursing Leadership
Capella University
Master of Science - Nursing
Eastern Mennonite University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Eastern Mennonite University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Harrisburg Area Community College
Diploma - Practical Nursing
Lancaster Career And Technology Center
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