Senior Nurse Practitioner · Saint Michael, MN

Michael Helfman, DNP

DNPAGNP-CCCNSRN

Complex care & population health, built on 25+ years from the medical ICU to community-based primary care.

Dr. Michael Helfman
25+ yrs
Clinical experience
50–70
Patients each week

Critical Care

ICU & cardiac

Acute & Transitional

Post-discharge

Long-Term Care

SNF & assisted living

Population Health

Value-based care

About

Care that follows the patient, not the setting.

Michael is a DNP-prepared Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner who has worked nearly every level of acuity — and understands how patients move between them.

He manages medically complex populations across transitional, long-term, and assisted-living settings: heart failure, diabetes, COPD, and hypertension — managed proactively to keep people healthier and out of avoidable hospitalizations.

Better outcomes come from collaborative planning, proactive disease management, and meeting people where they are.

— Dr. Michael Helfman, DNP
What I do

Areas of focus

Complex & Critical Care

Heart failure (NYHA I–IV), CRRT, ventilator and hemodynamic management from 13 years in the MICU.

Chronic Disease Mgmt

Diabetes, COPD, and hypertension managed proactively to slow progression and prevent complications.

Population Health

Risk stratification, care transitions, and value-based programs that reduce readmissions.

Post-Acute & LTC

Skilled nursing, transitional care, and assisted living — continuity of care after discharge.

Quality Improvement

Lean methods, sepsis and early-mobility protocols, and measurable gains in care efficiency.

Mentorship & Leadership

Preceptor to NP and PA students; leads interdisciplinary teams toward evidence-based care.

Experience

A career across the continuum

2025 — Now

Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care Provider

Aeris Medical Group

Primary care for 50–70 patients weekly across transitional care, long-term care, and assisted living; leads weekly interdisciplinary care conferences and supports value-based care initiatives.

2017 — 24

Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care

Fairview Medical Group

Skilled nursing and post-acute care; managed transitions of care and optimized complex medication regimens.

2014 — 17

Cardiac Cath Lab RN

Fairview Ridges Hospital

PTCA/PCI, stress testing, and ECMO initiation alongside cardiology teams.

2013 — 14

Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

North Memorial Medical Center

Clinical expert across MICU, Neurotrauma, and CV ICU; led sepsis and mobility initiatives.

2000 — 13

Medical ICU Registered Nurse

Hennepin County Medical Center

Critical care for the most complex patients — CRRT, IABP, and ventilator management.

Education

Credentials & training

2026

DNP

Purdue University Global
2016

Post-Master's, AGNP

Kaplan University
2013

MSN — Critical Care

Liberty University
2000

BSN

University of North Dakota
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Let's build healthier outcomes together.

Open to clinical leadership, population-health, and collaborative-care conversations across Minnesota and beyond.