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Department of Nursing

Department of Nursing Leadership Team

Chief Nursing Officer

Kristi Melton, MSN, RN, NE-BC

 

Associate Chief Nursing Officer

Kaci Chacon, BSN, RN

 

Patient Care Services

Dalana Bernt, BSN, RN
Associate Director of Pulmonary Clinics

 

Certified Nursing Professionals

National Jewish Health is proud of our Certified Nursing Professionals. Here are some of our nurses and their credentials in specialty areas:

  •  Lorna Andrews, RN, BSN, CMSRN 
  •  Mary Elyse Bowman RN, BSN, OCN 
  •  Shelley English, RN, OCN 
  •  Kristen Espinoza RN, PCCN 
  •  Jennifer Faber-Gerling, RN, MS, ACNS-BC, ANP-BC 
  •  Deborah Fending, RN, BSN, AE-C 
  •  Lauren Grimes RN, OCN 
  •  Jesse Gross, RN, BSN, OCN 
  •  Dthia Kalkwarf, RN, MSN, AGNP-BC, CDCES, BC-ADM 
  •  Bronwyn Long, RN, DNP, MBA, ACNS-BC, AOCNS, ACHPN 
  •  Ann Mullen RN, CNS, CDES 
  •  Karyn Newlon, RN, CMSRN 
  •  Kathleen Ruffert RN, OCN 
  •  Candace Schreuder RN, OCN 
  •  Amy Ward RN, OCN 
  •  Seth Zunker RN, CAPA