Kimberlee Bayless, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah

NOVA Chapter 414

Kimberlee Bayless

Dr. Kimberlee Bayless is a Nurse Practitioner and the Director of the Transitional Pain Service at the Department at George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from the University of Utah, where she subsequently received her Master’s degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner and Doctorate of Nursing Practice with an emphasis in micro-dose intrathecal pump guidelines. Kimberlee is board certified by the American Board of Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner.

Dr. Bayless has practiced pain management in the private sector and has been a nurse for over 22 years in the hospital and academic setting. Dr. Bayless is Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) certified for addiction treatment. She is currently serving as the co-chair for the Utah Nurse Practitioner Pharmacology Conference and on the Legislative Committee for the Utah Nurse Practitioner Association. Dr. Bayless presented at NOVA’s 40th Annual Meeting in October 2020 and several NOVA webinars. She is a member of ONS Pain Management Field Advisory Committee. She is the 2019 Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Nursing recipient for the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.