Sue Wardner, a native of Turtle Lake, ND practices as a Family Nurse Practitioner for the Washburn Family Clinic, seeing patients at our clinic in Washburn, ND on Wednesdays and Fridays. Her practice also encompasses the management of swingbed patients, long term care, acute care and emergency room coverage at Community Memorial Hospital in Turtle Lake, ND. She obtained her nursing education in Bismarck, ND receiving a Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Medcenter One College of Nursing and a Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) from the University of Mary.
Board Certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and the North Dakota State Board of Nursing permits Sue to practice as a family nurse practitioner in the state of North Dakota. Sue is also certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Trauma Life support (ATLS), and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC).
Jill Goven, originally from Turtle Lake, Jill attended North Dakota State University for her nursing degree and graduated in 1994. After practicing as a nurse for four years, she went on to the University of Mary and graduated as a Family Nurse Practitioner in May of 1998 and has been practicing as a provider since that time. Jill is currently employed by Northland Community Health Center in Turtle Lake and as a member of the Community Memorial Hospital Medical Staff, provides inpatient care as well as emergency room coverage.
She has also been an instructor at the University of Mary for the Family Practitioner Program where she taught women's and pediatric health focused classes. Jill is certified in CPR, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Trauma Life support (ATLS), and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC). She enjoys working and living in rural clinics and communities.
Amy Gotvaslee, originally from Fargo, is the newest member of the Community Memorial Family. Amy is a Family Nurse Practitioner at the Washburn Family Clinic where she cares for patients of all ages as well as provides Emergency Room coverage at Community Memorial Hospital in Turtle Lake. Amy obtained her Bachelors degree in nursing in 2006 and her Masters in 2009 from the University of Mary in Bismarck, ND.
During this time, she worked in the Cardiac Progressive Care Unit at Sanford Health in Fargo, where she was a primary clinical preceptor for new employees as well as a Clinical Instructor for North Dakota State University nursing students. After relocating to Bismarck, Amy, who now worked as an Emergency and Trauma Nurse at Sanford Health - Bismarck, decided to expand her professional knowledge with graduate school and ultimately gained her Nurse Practitioner's degree in 2014. Amy is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and a certified provider in CPR, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life
Support (PALS), and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC).
