KRISTI HILLMAN, FNP-C

KRISTI HILLMAN, FNP-C

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QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

A certified Family Nurse Practitioner with over 20 years of progressive nursing and advanced practice responsibility in Acute and Primary Care, Nephrology and Renal Dialysis, Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, and Public Health as a Geriatric Home Care Assessment Provider. Skilled in Oncology and Hematology, Rural Health, Urgent and Walk-in Clinic, Emergency Room Treatment, Infection Control, Electronic Medical Records, Critical Care as well as local and county Emergency Preparedness.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Altru Health System Grand Forks, ND

Nurse Practitioner 06/27/2016 – 07/15/2020

09/17/2018 – 07/15/2020: Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine

06/27/2016 – 09/16/2018: Nephrology & Renal Dialysis

Responsibilities include:

Care and management of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine patients, as well as end-stage renal disease, dialysis-dependent patients.

oDaily lab and x-ray interpretation and review. Including arterial and venous blood gases, pulmonary function testing, biopsy reports, CT scans, venous studies, electrolyte and blood count monitoring and treatment of abnormalities, sleep studies, overnight oximetry, sleep latency testing

Treatment and management of sleep disorders as well as obstructive, restrictive, and autoimmune lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, diastolic heart failure. Treatment and management of end stage renal disease and hemodialysis, central line and assessment arteriovenous fistula monitoring and assessments treating infections as needed, real-time physical assessments during hemodialysis monitoring for adjustments needed to maintain homeostasis

oPrescription, teaching, and management of CPAP, BiPAP, and non-invasive ventilation therapies, oxygen therapy, nebulizer therapy, patient education. Visits per telemedicine, virtual telephone and EMR.

Accomplishments/Acknowledgements:

Served as the Pulmonology service representative on Altru’s Cancer Committee.

Sanford Health Thief River Falls, MN

Nurse Practitioner 11/1/2014 – 06/15/2016

Responsibilities include:

Primary Care, management of acute and chronic medical conditions.

oAnnual health exams, women’s health including gynecological exams and contraceptive management, preventative care assessments, well-child checks, DOT physicals, pre-op assessments and post-op follow-ups. Performance of in-office procedures. Incision and drainage, suturing, wound care, splinting, x-ray and lab interpretation. Walk-in clinic coverage.

oCross-trained to Orthopedics. Assist with in-office orthopedic procedures. Splinting, casting, joint manipulation, joint injections, x-ray interpretation. Post-op care and follow-up.

Other career accomplishments/acknowledgments :

Public Health Nurse; Geriatric Care Coordinator, Emergency Management. Awarded contract by the Minnesota Office of Emergency Preparedness as the Northwest Region’s Minnesota Responds and Medical Reserve Corp Coordinator

Critical Care nurse with training in care and bedside management of critically ill surgical patients, as well as trauma patients

Registered Nurse in rural health setting

oEMR Clinical Coordinator. Assist in installation, implementation, and staff training of EMR system. Infection control nurse. Updated and reconfigured Infection Prevention Plan and authored facility’s MRSA plan

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Nursing University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND; August 2014

Baccalaureate Degree, Nursing University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND; May 2012

Associate of Applied Arts, Registered Nursing Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls, MN; May 2002

Associate of Applied Science Licensed Practical Nursing Northwest Technical College East Grand Forks, MN; December 1999

TRAINING, CERTIFICATIONS, COMMUNITY

Basic Life Support

Public Health Nurse

Advanced Practice licensure Minnesota and North Dakota

Member of First Lutheran Church. On church council, WELCA, and altar committee.

Member of the Warren American Legion Auxiliary.

Volunteer for Circle of Friends Animal Shelter.

References will be made available upon request

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