Team Spotlight: Meet Lynn Dalrymple
Lynn Dalrymple is the Kansas Area Director of Thrive Skilled Pediatric Care with many years of experience working with nurses and clinicians. Discover more about Lynn and her experience with working at Thrive SPC.
Lynn Has More Than 23 Years in Nursing
Lynn began her career in private duty nursing as a field nurse and then moved into the clinical supervisor position where she eventually became a director of nursing, focused on pediatric services. Eventually, she came to Thrive SPC, where she worked as a clinical supervisor and is now the Kansas Area Director.
As the Kansas Area Director, Lynn Balances Several Different Markets
There is a diverse set of pediatric home care needs throughout Kansas. While Lynn and her team are trying to support nurses in Southeast Kansas where there are only two to three nurses per county, they are also dealing with more nurses than patients in areas like Salina. “Every market is different and you have to tailor your messages to those nurses to get them to come work as a one-on-one private duty nurse,” Lynn says. “Once they get here, they love it. It’s just understanding that maybe it would be a lifestyle change so that they don’t have to be in that busy hospital or that busy nursing home.”
What Makes Thrive SPC Stand Out?
While there can be competition within the home health field in certain areas of Kansas, Lynn emphasizes how Thrive SPC stands out because of its great clinical team. “We have that strong clinical onboarding when a nurse comes in and no matter what their background is, whether they’re a new grad or whether they’ve been in the hospital for years, we treat them all the same,” Lynn says. “Thrive SPC really invests in those skilled nurses so that they can give the best care to our clients.” At Thrive SPC, clinicians receive the necessary hands-on training to prepare them to care for medically fragile patients.
What is Lynn’s Favorite Part of Working at Thrive SPC?
Lynn says her favorite part of working at Thrive SPC is “the kiddos.” “Watching them defy the odds on what they [the doctors] say that they can and can’t do is just amazing. And every time it just warms your heart,” Lynn explains.
The Power of Patients Achieving Incredible Milestones
During Lynn’s time as a clinical supervisor, she had a four-month-old patient with complex medical issues who was probably never going to walk. However, when Lynn was going for her recertification almost three years later, she received the most incredible news. “The clinical supervisor told me there was a surprise for me,” Lynn says. “And so I’m waiting outside and here she comes [the patient] crawling to me. That right there, that just hits your heart and you never want to do anything else.”
For anyone who works in pediatric home care nursing, witnessing patients achieve milestones similar to Lynn’s experience makes the job that much more meaningful. No matter how large or small the milestone is, clinicians and nurses are making an incredible difference in children’s lives.
