Krista Elkins has 20 years of experience in healthcare as both a Paramedic (NRP) and a Registered Nurse (RN). She has worked on both ground and helicopter ambulances (CCP-C, CFRN), ER, ICU, Primary Care, Speciality Care, Psychiatric, and Wilderness Medicine. She also practices and has a devoted life-long interest in Preventative Medicine.

In addition, she writes content marketing for the healthcare industry because that is where her expertise lies. She is a conscientious, research-driven writer who cares about deadlines, accuracy, and ethics. She is dependable, versatile, flexible, and detail-oriented. Moreover, she can help clarify complex ideas and complicated clinical or technical information in ways that the reader can understand.

Experience

• Freelance Healthcare Writer

  DFS Writing

  Nov 2021 – Present

• Subject Matter Expert

  Healthcanal.com

  Jan 2022 – Present

• Registered Nurse

  Bozeman Health

  Jun 2013 – Present

• Instructor – PALS, ACLS

  Bozeman Health

  Jan 2009 – Jun 2015

• Paramedic

  American Medical Response

  Aug 2004 – Present

• Flight Paramedic

  Air Methods

  May 2017 – Jun 2019

• Wilderness Medicine Instructor

  Wilderness Medical Associates International

  Oct 2009 – Oct 2015

• Psychiatric Nurse

  Hope House

  Jun 2013 – Jun 2015

• Emergency Medical Technician Intermediate

  Honolulu Emergency Services Department, EMS

  Jun 2002 – Jun 2004

Education

• University of Hawaii at Manoa

  Bachelor’s degree, Health Science

• Excelsior College

  Associate’s degree, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse