Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Master's Project
References
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Christine Dworzynski

Hibbing,Minnesota

Summary

Compassionate, self motivated, and versatile Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with over 34 years of comprehensive nursing experience seeking a position in a clinic setting. Areas of expertise include acute care, wellness exams and chronic disease management for diverse and challenging populations of all ages, as well as proving medication management and care coordination. Skilled at analyzing patient histories and preliminary test results to build diagnoses.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Family Nurse Practitioner

Aspirus St. Luke's Hibbing Clinic
02.2014 - Current
  • Primary health care provider with patient panel of over 1100 patients of all ages
  • Obtaining medical histories and performing comprehensive physical examinations including preoperative examinations and pre-employment physicals
  • Providing well-child care with screening and immunizations
  • Assessing, managing, and prescribing medications for patients with both acute and complex chronic medical conditions and seeking expert consultations when necessary
  • Accurately diagnosing conditions and determining and ordering appropriate work-up and treatment
  • Ordering appropriate lab, radiology, and other procedures
  • Interpreting lab and radiology results
  • Requesting physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other rehabilitation treatments
  • Responsible for making appropriate clinical decisions
  • Counseling and educating patients on health behaviors, self-care skills, and treatment options
  • Working in collaboration with health care team
  • Recipient of St. Luke's Great Catch Award
  • Leader in RVU production for many years consistently performing above MGMA RVU productivity benchmark
  • eClinicalWorks and Meditech Expanse electronic medical record experience
  • Experience with Dragon and M*Modal voice recognition software
  • Experience with Aquity and Augmedix virtual medical scribe services
  • Telehealth experience

Family Nurse Practitioner

Essentia Health Clinic - Hibbing
04.2005 - 02.2014
  • Primary health care provider with patient panel of over 1000 patients of all ages
  • Obtained medical histories and performed physical examinations including DOT physicals and military physicals
  • Provided well-child care with screening and immunizations
  • Provided prenatal care
  • Assessed, managed, and prescribed medications for patients with both acute and chronic medical conditions
  • Made medical diagnoses and ordered appropriate work-up and treatment
  • Ordered appropriate lab, radiology, and other procedures
  • Interpreted lab and radiology results
  • Requested physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other rehabilitation treatments
  • Responsible for making appropriate clinical decisions
  • Counseled and educated patients on health behaviors, self-care skills, and treatment options
  • Worked in collaboration with health care team
  • Epic electronic medical record experience

Family Nurse Practitioner

Woodland Urology
06.2003 - 04.2005
  • Obtained medical histories and performed preoperative examinations
  • Assessed, managed, and prescribed medications for patients with both acute and chronic urological medical conditions
  • Made medical diagnoses and ordered appropriate work-up and treatment
  • Ordered appropriate lab, radiology, and other procedures
  • Interpreted lab and radiology results
  • Responsible for making appropriate clinical decisions

Registered Nurse

Fairview University Medical Center - Mesabi
02.1999 - 09.2003
  • Employed primarily as Obstetrical/Gynecological RN staff nurse
  • Also worked on Medical/Surgical and Pediatric floors
  • Duties included managing labor patients, caring for women in all stages of labor including postpartum, caring for newborns, assessing medical and surgical patients, and administering medication

Registered Nurse

Leisure Hills Of Hibbing
04.1990 - 02.1999
  • Employed 4 years as 3-11 shift Charge Nurse including one year 3-11 Supervisor
  • Employed nearly 5 years as 7-3 Charge Nurse/Unit Manager
  • Managed 60 bed unit of primarily geriatric residents with many admissions, discharges, and short term rehab residents
  • Responsible for coordinating all residents' care, performing physical assessments, wound care, and supervising other RNs, LPNs, and nursing assistants

Experienced also in the following areas:

  • MDS Nurse Coordinator
  • Case Mix assessments and documentation
  • Medicare Nurse/TD Assessments
  • Acting Assistant Director of Nursing

Education

Master of Arts - Nursing

The College of St. Scholastica
Duluth, MN
05.2002

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Bemidji State University
Bemidji, MN
08.1991

Associate of Arts - Nursing

Hibbing Community College
Hibbing, MN
06.1989

High School Diploma -

Hibbing High School
Hibbing, MN
06.1987

Skills

  • Chronic Disease Management
  • Acute Care Management
  • Preventive Healthcare
  • Women's Health Exams
  • Internal Medicine Experience
  • Behavioral Health Experience
  • Patient Education
  • Medication Prescription

Certification

  • Current American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Certification, certification number 0371995-22, since 2002
  • Registered Nurse in Minnesota, license number R116404-2, since 1989
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification 1987 to present
  • Previous Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification, 2009-2011
  • Previous Certified Medical Examiner on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's National Registry, 4/23/2014-4/23/2024

Master's Project

A Risk Behavior Assessment Tool to Identify Youth at Risk for HIV/STD and Unplanned Pregnancy, May 2002

References

References available upon request

Timeline

Family Nurse Practitioner

Aspirus St. Luke's Hibbing Clinic
02.2014 - Current

Family Nurse Practitioner

Essentia Health Clinic - Hibbing
04.2005 - 02.2014

Family Nurse Practitioner

Woodland Urology
06.2003 - 04.2005

Registered Nurse

Fairview University Medical Center - Mesabi
02.1999 - 09.2003

Registered Nurse

Leisure Hills Of Hibbing
04.1990 - 02.1999

Master of Arts - Nursing

The College of St. Scholastica

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Bemidji State University

Associate of Arts - Nursing

Hibbing Community College

High School Diploma -

Hibbing High School
  • Current American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Certification, certification number 0371995-22, since 2002
  • Registered Nurse in Minnesota, license number R116404-2, since 1989
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification 1987 to present
  • Previous Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification, 2009-2011
  • Previous Certified Medical Examiner on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's National Registry, 4/23/2014-4/23/2024
Christine Dworzynski