Nurse Practitioner Primary Care

KRISTI HILLMAN, FNP-C

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QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

A certified Family Nurse Practitioner with over 25 years of progressive nursing and Advanced Practice responsibility in Primary Care, Nephrology and Renal Dialysis, Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, and Heart Failure; as well as Public Health, and as a Geriatric Home Care. Skilled in Oncology and Hematology, Rural Health, Orthopedic Care and procures of routine, critical trauma, and post operative patients. Experience in Urgent Care and Walk-in Clinics, Emergency Room care and treatment, Infection Control, Electronic Medical Records, Critical Care, as well as local and county Emergency Preparedness.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Premise Healthcare Thief River Falls, MN

Nurse Practitioner 02/21/2022 – 11/01/2024

Responsibilities:

Primary Care, management of acute and chronic medical conditions, walk-ins

oAnnual health exams, women’s health including gynecological exams and contraceptive management, preventative care assessments, pre-op assessments and post-op follow-ups. Performance of in-office procedures - incision and drainage, suturing, wound care, splinting. EKG, x-ray, and lab interpretation. Referral to specialty care as medically necessary, transfer of higher level and critical patients to, more appropriate care as needed.

Altru Health System Grand Forks, ND

Nurse Practitioner 06/27/2016 – 07/15/2020 & 02/01/2021- 09/20/2021

02/01/2021 – 09/20/2021: Cardiology, Heart Failure Clinic

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

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

Responsibilities:

Treatment and management of Chronic Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension patients, Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine patients, as well as Chronic Renal Disease and End-Stage Renal Disease patients, and both Hemo- and Peritoneal Dialysis patients.

oDaily lab and x-ray interpretation and review. Including following of serial heart failure enzyme marker lab work, echocardiograms and cardiac stress testing, 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, prescription teaching and management. Management of CPAP, BiPAP, and non-invasive ventilation therapies, oxygen therapy, nebulizer therapy. Central line management- arteriovenous fistula monitoring and assessments treating infections as needed

oReal-time physical assessments during hemodialysis monitoring and communicating with Nephrologist for any issues or adjustments

oEducation and guidance of patient home self-monitoring. Outpatient medication titration and adjustment for optimization of medical treatment via telephone or EMR communications

oProvide ongoing individualized patient education and counseling on condition, treatment, and plan of care

oProvide patient visits in clinic as well as per telemedicine and in-home virtual telephone/electronic device

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, 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 a contract by the Minnesota Office of Emergency Preparedness as the Northwest Region’s Minnesota Responds and Medical Reserve Corp Coordinator

Former Critical Care RN skilled in bedside management of critically ill post-surgical and Level II Trauma patients

Prior Registered Nurse in a Rural Health Clinic and Critical Access Hospital setting

Previous Electronic Medical Records Clinical Coordinator. Assist in the installation, implementation, and staff training of EMR system.

History as an 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

Advanced Practice Licensure in Minnesota with current DEA permit, and Basic Life Support certification

Member of First Lutheran Church – previous Vice President of church council, also belong to WELCA, and altar committee.

Member of Warren American Legion Auxiliary, previously served as Unit Secretary.

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