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Emily Navar, APRN, DNP, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner
Salt Lake City,UT

Summary

Family Nurse Practitioner with experience working in developmental and behavioral pediatrics and disabilities throughout the lifespan. Doctoral prepared, Spanish-speaker, dynamic, and passionate about working with children with special health care needs, seeking to be part of a team of practitioners serving in a patient-centered integrative medical home model.

Work History

Volunteer Coordinator

Outdoor HIV Prevention Health Fairs
Yucatan, Mexico
12.2010 - 03.2012

Responsibilities:

  • Spearheaded outdoor HIV prevention health fair in Izamal, Yucatán, México serving as liaison with local government officials including Director of Health and local Mayor
  • Performed recruiting, testing, and pre-counseling at monthly HIV events and health fairs
  • Conducted questionnaires in Spanish and quantified data

Nursing Student Volunteer

Maliheh Free Clinic
Salt Lake City, UT
05.2018 - 01.2020

Responsibilities:

  • Deliver primary and urgent care to an underserved population of adults including gathering history, performing a physical examination, diagnosing conditions, ordering appropriate diagnostic labs, imaging and medications
  • Use Spanish-speaking skills to serve the large majority of patients who utilize the clinic's services

Nursing Student Volunteer Leader

Junior Care Fair
Salt Lake City, UT
07.2017 - 07.2019

Responsibilities:

  • Precept student nurse practitioner students conducting free history and physical exams
  • Supervise student nurse practitioners at the two-day event
  • Coordinate with the CARE Fair inter professional team of students, faculty & professionals
  • Promote the event and recruit DNP student volunteers to help perform history & physicals

Nursing Volunteer

Guardianship Event For Spanish-Speaking Families
Salt Lake City, UT
12.2015 - 06.2018

Responsibilities:

  • Facilitated student attorneys and assisted Spanish-speaking families of Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) in the process of applying for legal guardianship

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
1
1
Language

Work History

Adjunct Nursing Faculty

University Of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
05.2022 - Current
  • Nursing faculty for URLEND (Utah Regional Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities). LEND programs are nationwide and are based on the nationally developed goals and objectives from Maternal & Child Health Leadership Competencies, a part of the Health Resources and Services Administration.
  • Co-lead curriculum committee
  • Mentor graduate nursing student as trainees

Family Nurse Practitioner

University Of Utah Developmental Assessment Clinic
Salt Lake City, United States
09.2019 - Current

Responsibilities:

  • Evaluate children referred from primary care for developmental and behavioral concerns
  • Administer and interpret autism assessments including CARS-2, STAT, and TELE-ASD-PEDS
  • Administer and interpret cognitive testing utilizing DAYC-2
  • Medication management for children with ADHD, anxiety, and behavioral and medical issues related to autism
  • Conduct visits using tele-health technology
  • Collaborate within a team of practitioners including nurse practitioners, psychologists, developmental pediatricians, care managers, and speech, occupational, and physical therapists
  • Precept nursing students and pediatric residents
  • Utilize high level of fluency and proficiency in the Spanish language including medical terminology and cultural humility to communicate effectively with patients and their families

Family Nurse Practitioner

University Of Utah Hospitals And Clinics
Salt Lake City, United States
01.2021 - 05.2022

Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate with interdisciplinary team of medical and mental health providers to provide comprehensive primary care to people with developmental disabilities across the lifespan
  • Conduct visits using tele-health technology
  • Utilize high level of fluency and proficiency in the Spanish language including medical terminology and cultural humility to communicate effectively with patients and their families

Family Nurse Practitioner

Sugarhouse Health Center; University of Utah Department of Pediatrics
Salt Lake City, UT
09.2019 - 12.2020

Responsibilities:

  • Deliver primary care to a pediatric population including gathering history, performing a physical examination, diagnosing conditions, and ordering appropriate diagnostic labs, imaging and medications
  • Utilize high level of fluency and proficiency in the Spanish language including medical terminology and cultural humility to communicate effectively with patients and their families

Clinical Registered Nurse

University Of Utah Department Of Pediatrics
Salt Lake City, UT
09.2013 - 08.2019

Responsibilities:

  • Triaged all pediatric patients including a high volume of children with special health care needs
  • Carried out all nursing procedures
  • Served on a development team for chronic care management services for complex patients
  • Utilized high level of fluency and proficiency in the Spanish language including medical terminology and cultural humility to communicate effectively with patients and their families
  • Oversaw medical assistants and supported pediatric residents and attending physicians

Teaching Assistant

University of Utah College of Nursing; Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City, UT
05.2018 - 05.2019

Assisted Graduate Level Courses:

  • Advanced Pediatric Health Promotion & Assessment
  • Advanced Pharmacology
  • Advanced Physical Assessment and Health Promotion Across the Lifespan

Graduate Assistant

University of Utah College of Nursing; Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City, UT
09.2017 - 05.2019

Responsibilities:

  • Enrolled pediatric patients in chronic care management services at the University of Utah South Main Clinic
  • Created billable encounters in chronic care management services using Epic EMR
  • Organized weekly staff huddles

Clinical Registered Nurse

Shriner's Hospital
Salt Lake City, UT
09.2017 - 01.2018

Responsibilities:

• Comprehensive care of post-orthopedic patients

• Utilized Spanish-speaking skills to effectively communicate with

families

Clinical Registered Nurse

University Of Utah South Main Clinic
Salt Lake City, UT
09.2013 - 09.2017

Responsibilities:

  • Triaged all pediatric patients and carried out all nursing procedures
  • Served on a development team for chronic care management services for complex patients
  • Member of leadership team overseeing medical assistants and supporting pediatric residents and attending physicians
  • Utilized high level of fluency and proficiency in the Spanish language including medical terminology and cultural humility to communicate effectively with patients and their families
  • Preceptor for baccalaureate students in their community health rotation
  • Member of quality improvement projects including asthma management, toxic stress exposure, ADHD management, trauma-informed care and antibiotic stewardship

Owner/Operator

Macan Ché Bed And Breakfast
09.2005 - 09.2013

Responsibilities:

  • Supervised all administrative aspects of 15-room property
  • Managed a team of 11 Spanish-speaking staff
  • Delivered quality customer service to resolve guest issues and ensure comfort and satisfaction

Internship Student

Johns Hopkins University - Parkinson’s Movement And Disorder Center
Baltimore, MD
09.2012 - 05.2013

Responsibilities:

  • Assisted coordinator with outreach to local agencies serving Baltimore adults
  • Researched current developments in effects of Parkinson’s and current treatment options

Yoga Instructor

The Yoga Tree
Seattle, WA
01.1998 - 08.2005

Responsibilities:

  • Taught 8 classes a week, including monthly immersion programs, introductory and intermediate level classes
  • Designed and taught the anatomy curriculum for a 250-hour yoga teacher certification program in Seattle and Bali
  • Led in-depth study classes for advanced students and yoga teachers

Licensed Massage Therapist

Private Practice
Seattle, WA
09.1994 - 08.2005

Responsibilities:

  • Utilized Deep Tissue, Swedish, Sports, and Lomi-lomi massage techniques
  • Managed a case load of 16-20 regular clients per week

Faculty Member

Brian Utting School Of Massage
Seattle, WA
08.1994 - 05.1998

Responsibilities:

  • Served as Director of the Movement Department and an appointed member of the Admissions Team
  • Lead instructor in classes including Cadaver Anatomy, Massage Technique, Pathology, Injury Treatment, and Movement for Proper Body Mechanics
  • Developed teaching procedures for faculty

Professional Dancer

Merce Cunningham Dance Company
New York, NY
07.1988 - 08.1993

Responsibilities:

  • Performed and toured in ensemble throughout USA, Europe, Canada, India
  • Taught modern dance technique classes to adults in New York, NY

Education

University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT
08.2016 - 05.2019

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Utah Regional Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (URLEND) Fellowship, Salt Lake City, UT 
08.2016 - 05.2017

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Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD
05.2012 - 07.2013

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University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC
09.1985 - 05.1988

Certification

Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (CPR and AED); July 2018 - July 2020

Posters/Presentations

Software

Timeline

Adjunct Nursing Faculty

University Of Utah
05.2022 - Current

Family Nurse Practitioner

University Of Utah Hospitals And Clinics
01.2021 - 05.2022

Family Nurse Practitioner

University Of Utah Developmental Assessment Clinic
09.2019 - Current

Family Nurse Practitioner

Sugarhouse Health Center; University of Utah Department of Pediatrics
09.2019 - 12.2020

Teaching Assistant

University of Utah College of Nursing; Salt Lake City, UT
05.2018 - 05.2019

Graduate Assistant

University of Utah College of Nursing; Salt Lake City, UT
09.2017 - 05.2019

Clinical Registered Nurse

Shriner's Hospital
09.2017 - 01.2018

University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT
08.2016 - 05.2019

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Utah Regional Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (URLEND) Fellowship, Salt Lake City, UT 
08.2016 - 05.2017

Clinical Registered Nurse

University Of Utah Department Of Pediatrics
09.2013 - 08.2019

Clinical Registered Nurse

University Of Utah South Main Clinic
09.2013 - 09.2017

Internship Student

Johns Hopkins University - Parkinson’s Movement And Disorder Center
09.2012 - 05.2013

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Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD
05.2012 - 07.2013

Owner/Operator

Macan Ché Bed And Breakfast
09.2005 - 09.2013

Yoga Instructor

The Yoga Tree
01.1998 - 08.2005

Licensed Massage Therapist

Private Practice
09.1994 - 08.2005

Faculty Member

Brian Utting School Of Massage
08.1994 - 05.1998

Professional Dancer

Merce Cunningham Dance Company
07.1988 - 08.1993

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University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC
09.1985 - 05.1988
Emily Navar, APRN, DNP, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner