KRISTEN BOLKE
West Jordan
Summary
Experienced Nurse Practitioner with background in evidence based patient care and medical treatments. Ability to provide comprehensive healthcare for chronic and acute conditions. Known on my team for reliability, compassion, and diligence.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Practitioner
HOSPITALIST TEAM SL VALLEY, Intermountain Health
Murray, UT
11.2020 - Current
- Conduct comprehensive inpatient assessments to determine health status and develop individualized care plans.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes and enhance care delivery processes.
- Implement evidence-based practices to improve clinical protocols and ensure high-quality patient care standards.
- Mentor and train new staff on best practices in patient management and advanced assessment techniques.
- Utilize tele access to assess and monitor patients on the Hospital at Home program
Nurse Practitioner
THE ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, Intermountain Healthcare
2016 - 2024
- Duties of a Hospitalist include caring for up to 40 inpatient post-operative orthopedic patients. Monitor labs, vital signs, input and output. Order diagnostic imaging, labs, medications. Manage personnel under the direction of the general nurse managers
- Collaborate with attending physicians, anesthesiologists, internal medicine physicians, or on call specialty physicians to optimize safety of pre and post surgical patients
- Respond to Rapid Responses, triage and assess patients and visitors, refer to higher level of care or diagnose and treat within our facility
- Complete pre-operative history and physicals for patients undergoing local and general anesthesia
Nurse Practitioner
MORAN EYE CENTER, University of Utah
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Complete pre-operative history and physicals for patients undergoing local and general anesthesia
- Collaborate with physicians to optimize safety of surgical patients
- Refer patients to providers before or after surgery to assist with medical conditions found during visit
- Manage pre-operative personnel under the direction of the general surgical manager
Nurse Practitioner
ACUTE PAIN SERVICE, University of Utah
01.2008 - 01.2012
- Assessed and planned treatment for post-operative and acute pain on inpatients individually and in collaboration with a group of anesthesiologists and with the primary service team
- Assisted the Adverse Drug Reaction Team in interpreting adverse drug reactions on patients and implementing safer methods of providing patient care
- Educated nurses and provided nursing in-services on use, set up, and educated patients on using patient controlled analgesic pumps and epidural infusion pumps
Nurse Practitioner
MORAN EYE CENTER, University of Utah
01.2007 - 01.2008
- See 2013-2017 Moran Eye Center experience for job description
Registered Nurse
MORAN EYE CENTER, University of Utah
01.2005 - 01.2007
- Assisted doctors in outpatient care for eye & facial surgeries
- Pre, intra, & post-operative experience
Registered Nurse
EASTERN IDAHO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
01.2002 - 01.2003
- Coordinated care of patients with varying diagnosis pre & post-surgery
- Specialties included: orthopedics, gastroenterology, & cardiology
Education
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
University of Utah
01-2007
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Brigham Young University Idaho
01-2003
Skills
- Inpatient Internal Medicine
- Perioperative patient management
- Patient education
- Health promotion
- Interprofessional collaboration
- Tele medicine
- Health access for vulnerable populations
LANGUAGES
Intermediate Spanish conversational and medical
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner
HOSPITALIST TEAM SL VALLEY, Intermountain Health
11.2020 - Current
Nurse Practitioner
MORAN EYE CENTER, University of Utah
01.2013 - 01.2017
Nurse Practitioner
ACUTE PAIN SERVICE, University of Utah
01.2008 - 01.2012
Nurse Practitioner
MORAN EYE CENTER, University of Utah
01.2007 - 01.2008
Registered Nurse
MORAN EYE CENTER, University of Utah
01.2005 - 01.2007
Registered Nurse
EASTERN IDAHO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
01.2002 - 01.2003
Nurse Practitioner
THE ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, Intermountain Healthcare
2016 - 2024
Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
University of Utah
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Brigham Young University Idaho