Within our Walls: August 29, 2022

This week's Within Our Walls spotlight is Chelsey Zeltinger. Chelsey is a member of our CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington Medical Clinic and Urgent Care team.

She joined our team in 2017 after graduating from the University of Mary with a Doctor of Nursing Practice-Family Nurse Practitioner degree. Prior to her onboarding in Carrington, Chelsey worked as a Registered Nurse for five years after receiving her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Jamestown.

When Chelsey began her career at CHI St. Alexius Medical Clinic and Urgent Care, she provided care in the emergency room, hospital through hospitalist rounding, and family medicine in the clinic. Currently, she is working strictly in a family medicine role, caring for all ages from birth to geriatrics.

Chelsey is gearing her practice more towards women's health and pediatrics. She is passionate about women's health and preventative screening. Chelsey thoroughly enjoys annual wellness exams in which she and her nurse, Markie Rosenau, ensure you are up to date with all the important screening recommendations. These screening recommendations are offered locally, and include such things as Dexa scans, mammograms, pap smears, diabetes screenings, and cardiovascular screenings.

Are you traveling elsewhere for your prenatal care and well child checks? Well travel no more. Chelsey is able to provide this care locally. She is experienced on both a professional and personal level, having two children of her own. Chelsey is able to provide obstetric care in Carrington up to 36 weeks of gestation. At that time, she will assist in transitioning your care off to a provider of your choice that is able to deliver your baby. After you have your baby, Chelsey can perform well baby checks. These checks provide for initial weight checks in your newborn, including weighted feeds and lactation assistance.

Chelsey intends to extend her current practice to also help patients with weight management. She is currently working on obtaining certification in obesity management and risk reduction as she understands the overall health benefit in reducing this risk factor. Chelsey's goal is to have a patient-provider relationship in which her patients feel comfortable discussing all aspects of their health and wellness to optimize their well-being.

If you or a family member can benefit from Chelsey's service, please call 701-652-2515 to schedule an appointment. Chelsey and her nurse Markie welcome the opportunity to assist in your health and wellness journey.