Susan Karcher
2015 Greenwich Street South Plainfield,NJ
Summary
37 Years of Professional nursing experience including direct patient care, management and recruitment of staff and education of RN students in a Diploma/Associate degree program.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Teacher Coordinator
JFK Muhlenberg Snyder Schools
09.2021 - Current
- Assist and guide lead teachers, where appropriate in continual development.
- Convene monthly Lead Teacher meeting and collaborate with Associate Deans to formulate agenda
- Provide input into formulation of agenda for monthly Faculty Organization meetings
- Assist Associate Deans in evaluation of clinical faculty
- Assist Associate Deans in formulation of faculty workshops
Lead Teacher N222
JFK Muhlenberg Snyder Schools
01.2016 - Current
- Day to day operation of the course
- Input into evaluation of clinical/classroom faculty
- Coordination of exams
- Develops and implements orientation/mentorship for novice course faculty
- Coordinates course-related projects
- Develops course and clinical student learning outcomes in consultation with course faculty
- Chairs course meetings on a monthly basis.
- Grading ATI which includes practice assessments and proctored assessments.
- Creating course in canvas
- Develops mentor assignments
- On site classroom and clinical visits
Professor
JFK Muhlenberg Snyder Schools
08.2004 - 12.2015
- Preparing weekly lectures and class discussions in order to meet course objectives
- Writing exam questions for material taught in lecture
- Prepare weekly patient assignments to assist students in meeting weekly learning objectives
- Meet with students weekly and provide feedback regarding clinical experience
- Evaluation of students in correlation of theory, med administration and skill proficiency.
Nurse Recruiter
Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center
06.2001 - 08.2004
- Recruitment and retention of nursing and ancillary staff
- Employee relations, compensation issues and administrative duties
- Recruitment and management of internal agency staff.
Clinical Instructor-adjunct
Muhlenberg School of Nursing
01.2002 - 05.2002
- Preparing weekly patient assignments to assist students in meeting weekly clinical objectives
- Meet with students weekly and provide feedback on performance.
Director- Home Care
Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center
01.1999 - 06.2001
- Maintain accreditation, licensure and federal certification
- Budget planning
- Recruitment and retention of staff
- Performance Improvement activities
- Staff development
- Contract Maintenance.
Hospice Coordinator/Home Care Supervisor
Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center
05.1995 - 05.1998
- Responsible for daily operation of Hospice program including patient assignments, staff education, support and supervision of staff
- Coordination of weekly IDG meetings and plan of care for each Hospice patient
- Oversight of billing process
- Coordination of on-call system and orientation for new employees.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
Kean University
Union, NJ05.1999
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Kean University
Union, NJ05.1997
Diploma In Nursing - Nursing
Muhlenberg School of Nursing
Plainfield05.1985
Skills
- Didactic and Clinical Instruction
- Knowledge of Canvas Learning Management System
- Knowledge of Exam Soft Testing software
- Curriculum Development
- Knowledge of writing and evaluating exam questions including NGEN
- Classroom Management
- Lesson Development
Affiliations
- New Jersey League for Nursing
- Association of Diploma Schools
- American Nurses Association
Certification
- NJ License Number 26NO08948200
Accomplishments
- Transcultural Nursing Award- Kean University
- ACEN Presentation-Post Graduate Engagement Mentor Program
Committee Membership
- Chair Test Development Committee
- Chair Curriculum Committee
- Admission Committee
- Journal Club Coordinator
- Outcomes Committee
- Career Ladder
- JFK Quality and Safety Committee
- NJLN Program Committee
Timeline
Lead Teacher Coordinator
JFK Muhlenberg Snyder Schools
09.2021 - Current
Lead Teacher N222
JFK Muhlenberg Snyder Schools
01.2016 - Current
Professor
JFK Muhlenberg Snyder Schools
08.2004 - 12.2015
Clinical Instructor-adjunct
Muhlenberg School of Nursing
01.2002 - 05.2002
Nurse Recruiter
Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center
06.2001 - 08.2004
Director- Home Care
Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center
01.1999 - 06.2001
Hospice Coordinator/Home Care Supervisor
Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center
05.1995 - 05.1998
Master of Science - Nursing
Kean University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Kean University
Diploma In Nursing - Nursing
Muhlenberg School of Nursing
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