KAREN LYNN MILOVCICH RN, BSN, MSN, CRNA, CRNP, APRN-BC

529 Berkeley Avenue * Hollywood, PA 19046

(215) 206-1637

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Temple University

1982 Certificate in Nurse Anesthesia, Nazareth Hospital of Anesthesia

 1985 Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia, St. Joseph’s University

 1994 Family Nurse Practitioner Program

 Thomas Jefferson University, Started 2000

Post Masters Acute/Chronic Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certificate, University of Pennsylvania, 2002-03

Certification

Registration Registered Nurse, 1982.

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, 1985.

Certified Emergency Nurse, 1988.

Certified Registered Pediatric Nurse Practitioner 2004

 ANCC Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Board Certification 2006 

Experience

2011-Present-A.I duPont Hospital for Children Nemours Nurse Practitioner Pre-Admission Testing Responsible for performing physical and history of patients, obtaining health information, patient education, and coordination of the pre-admission process prior to surgery. Coordination and integration of patient information to ensure smooth transition into the surgical area. Assist in daily clinical management activities such as patient scheduling, problem solving, and maintaining physician and staff satisfaction. Manage the preoperative pediatric population to ensure staff and patient safety and satisfaction. Nurse Practitioner Liaison to the Anesthesia Medically Complex Meeting and Member of The Hospital APN Credentialing Committee. 2007-

2011 Saint Mary Medical Center Nurse Practitioner Pre-Admission Testing Responsible for performing physical and history of patients, obtaining health information, patient education, and coordination of the pre-admission process prior to surgery. Coordination and integration of patient information to ensure smooth transition into the surgical area. Assist in daily clinical management activities such as patient scheduling, problem solving, and maintaining physician and staff satisfaction. Manage the preoperative pediatric population to ensure staff and patient safety and satisfaction. Instrumental in the design of the pediatric feeding sheet, CHG information sheet, and the anesthesia pre-procedure teaching sheets.

1991 – 2007 Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

2002-2007 - Advanced Practice Nurse/ Nurse Practitioner Pain Management Program Responsible for evaluation and management of patients with acute and chronic pain, patient and staff education, participate and support in research projects, institutional and national pain management lectures and poster presentations, participation in multiple hospital committees, assist in establishment of pain management standards and policies.

1991-2002 - Pre-anesthesia Surgery Coordinator Performed Pre-Anesthesia Evaluation for children receiving surgeries under multiple sub-specialties, using advanced assessment and history-taking skills. Worked in both the outpatient and inpatient settings. Management and coordination of acute preoperative patients to the operative schedule. Additional responsibilities included supervising as well as performing history, physical, and medication orders for children receiving sedation in the Conscious Sedation unit as well as Radiology. Responsible for compilation and management of anesthesia postoperative issues. Responsible for Departmental Quality Assurance functions including data collection and problem resolution.

1981 – 1991: Various Nursing Positions and Hospitals: Nurse Anesthetist: Seven Rivers Hospital, Crystal River, FL, 1988-91 Nazareth Hospital, Philadelphia, PA19

1983-1986 Emergency Room Nurse: Jeanes Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

1986-88 Intensive Care Nurse: Temple University Hospital, Staff RN Pool,

1984-85 Jeanes Hospital, Coronary Care 1983 Nurse Extern: Temple University Hospital,

1981-82 Professional Accomplishments/Awards “Values in Practice” Award 4/10 “SuPEERior” People Award 12/05. Publications: Primary Erythromelalgia in a Child Responding to Intravenous Lidocaine and Oral Mexiletine Treatment. Aruna Nathan, John B. Rose, Jessica W. Guite, David Hehir, and Karen Milovcich. Pediatrics peds.2004-1395. Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blockade for Inpatient and Outpatient Postoperative Analgesia in Children. Arjunan Ganesh, John B. Rose, Lawrence Wells, Theodore Ganley, Harshad Gurnaney, Lynne G. Maxwell, Theresa DiMaggio, Karen Milovcich, Maureen Scollon, Jeffrey M. Feldman, and Giovanni Cucchiaro. Anesth Analg November 2007 105:1234-1242; *Use Of Multifaceted Triggers for Nurses To Improve Nurses Satisfaction with Pain Management Skills. Society of Pediatric Nursing 2004. Poster Presentation. Las Vegas, Nevada. *Writing It Up For The Right Pain Management. Poster Presentation Society of Pediatric Nursing 2005. Philadelphia, Pa. Multiple Lectures & Posters