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A. Kirk Volkman, APRN

Bio


 Advanced Practice Nurse 2000-present
 Heart Failure/Heart Transplant Program
 Division of Cardiology

Administrative and clinical responsibilities for Heart Failure Clinic
• Direct patient care for heart failure and heart transplant patients, follow-up care and patient education
• Staff training


Senior Research Nurse (1987 - 2000)
Division of Cardiology - University of Utah School of Medicine

• Administrative and clinical responsibilities for several research projects (includes research budgets)
• Direct patient care and follow-up care, and patient education
• Responsible for training of all new staff
• Hiring, firing and counseling of staff
• Problem solving for research projects and staff
• Re-organized research office and implemented procedure to improve flow of work and implemented documentation procedure to improve patient care

Head Nurse - Telemetry Unit (1985 - 1987)
Veterans Administration Medical Center

• Assumed clinical and management responsibilities for a special care unit with cardiac monitoring abilities
• Conduct of monthly staff meetings and documentation of staff performance
• Participated with health care team members to develop and evaluate policies and procedures affecting patient care
• Orientation of new staff members
• Solved staff problems
• Coordinated in-service program for nursing staff

Locations

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(801) 585-5122 University Hospital
Cardiovascular Center
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
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Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Internal Medicine - Advanced Practice Clinician
Academic Divisions Cardiology