Karen Webb has over 25 years of experience as a registered nurse, most recently working as the staff nurse for the Boyertown Area School District since 2007. She utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan for, and treat students and staff, and ensures students are in compliance with immunization and health screening requirements.
1. Karen Webb, RN, BSAHA
2369 Heather Lane,Gilbertsville, PA 19525 | Home: 610-705-5805 Cell: 610-316-8551 | kwebb@boyertownasd.org
SUMMARY STATEMENT
Energetic, reliable, dedicated professional who associates well with children and staff. Able to utilize the nursing process
and implement care with a hint of humor and a dash of discipline.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Boyertown AreaSchool District, Staff Nurse, RN, Boyertown, PA October 2007 – Present
On a daily basis use the nursing process to assess, plan and treat students and staff in the health room.
Complete annualhealth screenings according to state mandate to include growth, hearing and vision screenings.
Review all student immunization records to ensure compliance with state requirements.
Administer medications as per physician’s orders.
Prepare field trips and ensure medicalneeds are met for students with special needs.
Educate teachers and staff on allergy, asthma, and other disease processes including diabetes, anaphylaxis and
epilepsy/seizure.
Complete action plans for allergies to include food, latex, bee/insect, and milk as well as diabetes and seizures.
Provide hands on ostomy care as needed.
Provide emergency care for injuries sustained during school hours to both students and staff.
Liaison between parent,guidance counselor, principaland teaching staff, including completion of IEP’s,chapter
15 and 501 plans.
Provide diabeticcare as needed per physician order.
Complete other duties as requested and directed by building principal.
Utilize Microsoft word for reports, Outlook for email, and E-school program for medical documentation for all
students.
Tri-Valley Primary Care, Registered Nurse, Pennsburg, PA August 2003 – October 2007
General practice office with five physicians providing medical care/treatment from newborn thru elderly care.
Prepare patients for physician taking vital signs, growth measurements, and records symptoms.
Administer immunizations for childhood as well as travel to foreign countries.
Perform allergy injections and venipuncture for blood tests.
Provide instructions in diabetic care, epi-pen, and medication usage.
Complete required school physicals, as well as sports, drivers’ permit and CDL physicals with hearing and vision
testing.
Assist physicians in minor surgical procedures as well as annual gynecological exams
Computer utilization for scheduling, retrieving test results, and documentation of medical records, performed
daily.
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Concentra Managed Care Inc., Rehabilitation Specialist, King of Prussia, PA 1992 – 1999
National corporation providing rehabilitation assistance to disabled clients.
Facilitate communication and interventions with client and family, employers, physicians, therapists, attorneys
and other involved professionals for case resolution.
Assist self-insureds in evaluating medical, psychosocial, vocational and financialsituation.
Implement comprehensive rehabilitation plan and return to maximum medical stability and vocational
placement.
Provide primary management of orthopedic injuries.
Experience working with liability, worker’s compensation, accident and health,and personal injury protection
under first party benefits for motor vehicle accident injuries.
Manage care for life care plans, catastrophic case management or head trauma, multiple trauma, reflex
sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), and thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS).
Provide direction to 15 adjustors and report to one supervisor as well as commercial claim adjustors regarding
motor vehicle accident injuries.
Utilize peer review process, as well as independent medicalevaluations.
Work with physicians, chiropractors, physical therapists,psychologists and other professionals of the healing
arts.
CEC Associates Inc., Rehabilitation Nurse, Phoenixville, PA 1991 – 1992
Small company providing medical case management for the disabled.
Coordinate medical services for worker’s compensation, trauma patients, lifetime care plans, auditing, and peer
review coordination.
Liaison between physicians and peer review coordinators.
Coordinate Independent Medical Examinations and followed through with examinations, constructing report to
carrier.
Phoenixville Manor, Staff Nurse, Phoenixville, PA January 1991 – May 1991
Small 66 bed rehabilitation and geriatric facility.
Dispense medications to residents.
Perform dressing changes, insertion of catheters, tracheotomy care, and other nursing tasks.
Provide documentation utilizing state/federal guidelines for charting.
EDUCATION
Fairmont State College: BS Allied Health Administration – 1990
AD Nursing – 1989
LICENSED
Registered Nurse: Pennsylvania 1990
CERTIFICATION
Professional level CPR/AED trained (Infant, child and adult) – June 2015 expiration 2017
References available upon request.