Kathleen Schaffer
Professional Nursing, BSN, MS.
Voorhees,NJ
Summary
Professional Registered Nurse with BSN, MSN and FNP with 45 years of critical care/ Surgical/ OR/ PACU/ School nurse experience
Overview
70
70
years of professional experience
Work History
Weekend RN Coordinator
MVNA
Moorestown , NJ
2004.05 - Current
formulate nursing schedule for the weekends. communicate pt. care to patients and family members.
Substitute School Nurse
State Of NJ
Cherry Hill And Camden NJ , New Jersey
2000.04 - 2024.08
Triage/ Telephone RN
Children's Health Associates
Voorhees , NJ
1999.06 - 2004.04
Operating Room RN
TJUH
Phila. , PA
1978.02 - 1999.04
Perform circulating nurse and surgical nurse functions in a major inner city hospital Operating Room.
SICU Staff RN
Medical College Of Pa
Philadelphia , PA
1976.02 - 1978.02
Post op care of surgical patients requiring intensive care. Experience with Ventilators, pt. with tracheostomies, burn pt.s, and complicated surgical wounds,. I also have extensive experience caring for post -op Heart and lung surgical pt.s. as well as transplant surgical pt.s.
Education
MSN - Family Nurse Practitioner
Rutgers University
Newark, NJ05.1999
BSN - Nursing
TJUH College of Allied Health Sciences
Walnut St. , Philadelphia, PA06.1988
Skills
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- ICD10 coding
- Patient Examination
- Preventive Healthcare
- Accurate Documentation
- Immunizations and Vaccinations
- Clear Patient Communication
- Attention to Detail
- Patient Care Assessment
- Care Coordination
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Surgical Preparation Assistance
- Infection Control Process Coordination
- Computer Literacy
- Diagnostic Test Evaluations
- Delegation and Motivation
- Vital Statistics Recording
- Patient Safety
- Medical Waste Disposal
- Infection Control Procedures
- Direct Patient Care
- Routine Examinations
- Surgical Assistance
i authored a book titled "OR EYES" which exemplifies how to avoid a trip to the OR.
it was published in 2002
Timeline
Weekend RN Coordinator
MVNA
2004.05 - Current
Substitute School Nurse
State Of NJ
2000.04 - 2024.08
Triage/ Telephone RN
Children's Health Associates
1999.06 - 2004.04
Operating Room RN
TJUH
1978.02 - 1999.04
SICU Staff RN
Medical College Of Pa
1976.02 - 1978.02
MSN - Family Nurse Practitioner
Rutgers University
BSN - Nursing
TJUH College of Allied Health Sciences