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Work History
Education
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Additional Information
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Karen Kmetz

Stroudsburg,PA

Summary

Dedicated Critical Care Registered Nurse with 42 years of direct patient care experience including 2 years of homecare. Adept at doctor communication and patient education.

Overview

42
42
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

ICU Nurse

Maxim Healthcare Services
11.2021 - Current
  • ICU nurse at Deborah Heart & Lung Center

Independent Contractor

Accountable Healthcare Staffing
09.2015 - 10.2021
  • ICU nurse in 4 hospitals
  • Renewed multiple times

Independent Contractor

Allied Medical Resource Staffing
12.2014 - 09.2015
  • ICU, Emergency Room, and Urgent Care nurse

Staff Registered Nurse

Hunterdon Medical Center
02.2010 - 12.2014
  • Float nurse in various departments, especially ER, ICU, Pediatrics, and Step Down
  • Recognized by peers 20+ times with "Caught in the Act" awards for exceptional nursing
  • One of only 2 nurses requested to speak in HMC continuing ed. video, 2012

Independent Contractor

Healthskil & Cambridge Nursing Agencies
06.2008 - 01.2010
  • Emergency Room and ICU nurse in multiple hospitals

Independent Contractor

Skilled Nursing Inc.
12.1999 - 06.2008
  • Neuro ICU, MICU, SICU, and ER nurse in numerous hospitals

Independent Contractor

Specialty Services
03.1997 - 02.1999
  • Critical care nurse in multiple hospitals

Staff Registered Nurse

Yale New Haven Hospital
03.1997 - 02.1999
  • Worked in all six critical care areas (SICU, MICU, NICU, CCU, CTICU, ER)

Per-Diem Plus Staff Member

Home Healthcare Corporation of America
12.1994 - 02.1997
  • Pediatric full-shift home care nurse

Independent Contractor

Skilled Nursing Inc.
07.1987 - 02.1997
  • Cardiac, Neuro, and Med/Surg intensive care nurse in numerous hospitals

Staff Nurse

Doylestown Hospital
06.1981 - 07.1987
  • Worked in various departments including Med/Surg and Cardiac Intensive Care

Education

Nursing School Diploma - Nursing

Allentown Hospital School of Nursing
Allentown
06.1981

Skills

  • Personable, Knowledgeable, Quick Learner
  • Healthcare Team Collaboration
  • Start IVs
  • Draw ABGs
  • Interpret EKGs and Lab Results
  • Complex Dressing Changes
  • Manage LVAD Patients
  • Advanced Physical Assessment Skills
  • Medical Histories and Assessments
  • Familiar with Every Commonly used Monitor, EKG, Ventilator, and Pump
  • Resource Monitoring
  • Specimen Collection

Certification

  • Registered Nurse (RN), 42 years
  • Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN), 12 years
  • Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN), 4 years
  • Basic Life Support (BLS), 42 years
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), 40 years
  • Emergency Nurse Pediatric Certified (ENPC), 3 years

Additional Information

  • Attends regular continuing education courses. Current certifications in BLS and ACLS.
  • Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nursing, October 2019

Software Experience

IBEX, OBEX, QCPR, Affinity, PYXIS, McKesson, Epic, Meditech, Sorian, and Medhost. Can quickly learn any unfamiliar computer system.

Timeline

ICU Nurse

Maxim Healthcare Services
11.2021 - Current

Independent Contractor

Accountable Healthcare Staffing
09.2015 - 10.2021

Independent Contractor

Allied Medical Resource Staffing
12.2014 - 09.2015

Staff Registered Nurse

Hunterdon Medical Center
02.2010 - 12.2014

Independent Contractor

Healthskil & Cambridge Nursing Agencies
06.2008 - 01.2010

Independent Contractor

Skilled Nursing Inc.
12.1999 - 06.2008

Independent Contractor

Specialty Services
03.1997 - 02.1999

Staff Registered Nurse

Yale New Haven Hospital
03.1997 - 02.1999

Per-Diem Plus Staff Member

Home Healthcare Corporation of America
12.1994 - 02.1997

Independent Contractor

Skilled Nursing Inc.
07.1987 - 02.1997

Staff Nurse

Doylestown Hospital
06.1981 - 07.1987

Nursing School Diploma - Nursing

Allentown Hospital School of Nursing

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