Vallie N. Christensen
Plentywood,MT
Summary
Compassionate and dedicated Doctor of Nurse Practitioner with a strong background in rural and locum healthcare to include urgent, emergent, and family medicine.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Doctor of Nurse Practitioner
Locum Agency
06.2021 - Current
- Great Falls, MT: Urgent Care (2024-Current)
- Panorama City, CA: Urgent Care (2023-Current)
- Tokeland, WA: Primary Care (2023)
- San Jose, CA: Urgent Care across the lifespan (2022)
- Aberdeen, WA: Departments of Corrections: Primary Care/Urgent Care/Inpatient/Tuberculosis Clinic (2022)
- Queens, NY: Pediatric Urgent Care (2022)
- Pomona, CA: Refugee Resettlement Clinic for unaccompanied minors (2021)
- Prosser, WA: Urgent Care (2021)
Doctor of Nurse Practitioner
Trenton Community Clinic
02.2023 - 03.2023
- Indian Health Services- Primary & Urgent Care across the lifespan
Doctor of Nurse Practitioner
Sheridan Memorial Hospital Association
08.2019 - 05.2021
- Rural Health Clinic- Primary & Urgent Care across the lifespan
- Inpatient & Emergency Room admissions/coordination in Critical Access Hospital setting
- Nursing Home rounds
Registered Nurse
Billings Clinic
06.2011 - 10.2012
- Acute Telemetry Unit
- Step-down ICU
Registered Nurse
Sheridan Memorial Hospital Association
01.2010 - 07.2019
- Emergency Room
- Critical Access Hospital & Outpatient Services
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Ambulance
- RN Informaticist for Cerner Electronic Health Record
- Meaningful Use Coordinator
Education
Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) -
Western University of Health Sciences
Pomona, CA04.2024
Doctorate of Nurse Practitioner (DNP) - Family Nurse Practitioner
University of Mary
Bismark, ND05.2019
Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) -
Montana State University
Bozeman12.2009
Skills
- Identify and treat urgent/emergent conditions
- Serve diverse populations in various practice settings: rural healthcare; federal emergent immigration systems; low socio-economic areas; department of corrections; high volume urban urgent/emergent care
- ER Procedures: ACLS/PALS/ATLS management, Intubation/RSI, conscious sedation, burn care, pigtail/chest tube insertion, needle decompression, cricothyrotomy, POCUS, fracture reduction/splinting, hematoma block, nail repair/removal, laceration repairs, I&D, auricular hematomas, subungual hematomas, IV/IO
- Outpatient Procedures: Biopsies, joint injections/aspiration, trigger point injections, fracture casting, excision, cryotherapy, IUD insertion/removal
- EKG & X-ray interpretation and intervention
- EMTALA regulations
- Mental health assessments and pharmacological intervention/emergent management
- End of life care
- Weight loss management
- Pre-operative risk assessments
- Assess, diagnose, and treat acute and chronic conditions
- Provide healthcare across the lifespan to include Women's healthcare
- DOT medical exams
- Diabetic management (doctoral dissertation focused on diabetic program implementation in rural health setting)
- Latent/active tuberculosis outbreak management
- Telemedicine experience
- Interprofessional collaboration and coordination
- CERNER, EPIC, DrChrono and E-ClinicalWorks experience
Background
Doctor of Nurse Practitioner, dual board certified in family and emergency medicine, with 14 years of diverse nursing experience and strong academic training.
References
- Donna Emanuele, DNP, APRN, FNP-c, ENP-c (818) 419-2778
- Johnny Steven Bell, DO (800) 841-2244
- Rebecca Aaronson, MD (818) 375-3468
Certification
- DOT Medical Examiner
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- X Waiver on DEA Licensure
- Acute Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
Languages
Spanish
Limited Working
Credentials
DNP, APRN, FNP-c, ENP-c
Additional Information
- Montana Licensure: 145908
- New York Licensure: 347389
- Washington Licensure: 61148441
- California Licensure: NP95022244
- North Dakota Licensure: R53578
Timeline
Doctor of Nurse Practitioner
Trenton Community Clinic
02.2023 - 03.2023
Doctor of Nurse Practitioner
Locum Agency
06.2021 - Current
Doctor of Nurse Practitioner
Sheridan Memorial Hospital Association
08.2019 - 05.2021
Registered Nurse
Billings Clinic
06.2011 - 10.2012
Registered Nurse
Sheridan Memorial Hospital Association
01.2010 - 07.2019
Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) -
Western University of Health Sciences
Doctorate of Nurse Practitioner (DNP) - Family Nurse Practitioner
University of Mary
Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) -
Montana State University
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