Dale Norton, FNP

Dale Norton, FNP, began his journey into healthcare after becoming a volunteer firefighter in real community in 1990. They paid for his initial EMT training and certification. He then discovered that he really enjoyed helping people as an EMT and wanted to do more. In 1994, he became an IEMT and started working full-time for an ambulance company in rural Arizona. In 1995 he became a certified paramedic and continue working as a full-time paramedic. In late 2001 he began work as a paramedic in Winslow Arizona full-time. At first, he commuted for EMS shifts but eventually bought a house in Winslow and began attending NPC for nursing. In 2013 Dale completed his associates degree in nursing at NPC in Winslow. Shortly after acquiring his nursing license in the summer 2013, he began work at Little Colorado Medical Center as a registered nurse. While working as an RN, he continued to work on the ambulance full-time until June 1, 2014 and continued to do part-time shifts until 2017 as a paramedic. While working as a RN he did online courses at University of Texas at Arlington and completed his Bachelor of Science in nursing in 2019. He continued to work at LCMC as a RN primarily in the emergency department. In the fall 2019 he attended Grand Canyon University to become a family nurse practitioner and performed his clinicals at LCPO and in LCMCs emergency department. In June 2022 Dale graduated Grand Canyon University with a Master of Science in nursing degree/family nurse practitioner. In January 2023 he began working at LCPO part-time as well as the Arizona Department of Corrections in Winslow as a family nurse practitioner. In September 2023 he began working full time at LCPO only.

Words from Dale:

To say this has been an incredible journey in healthcare for over 30 years is not understatement. What started off as something to do in my off time to help people has grown into a full-fledged career. I have been blessed with great support system with my family and friends. They encouraged me in my journey of life-long learning and achieving my goals. I grew up and have lived in rural Arizona my entire life and am grateful to be able to help take care of the people that live in the same community. My wife Kathy along with our three chihuahuas have called Winslow home for almost 2 decades. She has tolerated the stress of school along with a career change and has encouraged me throughout this. I look forward to helping care for my neighbors and friends where we live today and in the future.