Karen (Casey) O’Connell Schill, DNP, FNP-BC, ENP-C, CEN, CFRN, NREMT-P is a Clinical Assistant Professor and the Specialty Director of the Family Nurse Practitioner in Emergency Care Program at Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey. She completed her undergraduate degree at Hartwick College in 2001, a master’s degree in 2014 and a Doctor of Nursing Practice at Rutgers in 2020. Dr. Schill is the recipient of the 2020 Stanley S. Bergen Award which celebrates exceptional scholarly achievements. Her ongoing work focuses on injury prevention and emergency medical services.

Dr. Schill’s DNP project focused on Mobile Integrated Health (MIH). She has had the experience and opportunity to treat heart failure patients both in the community and in the emergency department, and has a vested interest in keeping patients healthy at home and avoid hospital readmissions or ED recidivism. Dr. Schill has co-authored a review book for community paramedics entitled The Complete Guide to Community Paramedic-certified (CP-C) Test Prep.

To remain clinically relevant and current, Dr. Schill maintains per diem positions as an emergency department advanced practice nurse in a level I trauma center and tertiary care center, flight nurse, and paramedic. In these positions, Dr. Schill has an opportunity to mentor new emergency department nurses and advanced practice nurses. She facilitates, participates, mentors, and evaluates to ensure they achieve specific emergency skills and competencies. She works with emergency medicine pre-hospital medical directors to provide clinical education and procedures training for pre-hospital providers through skills and advanced simulation experiences surrounding advanced airway management, trauma, and cardiac care. She teaches numerous classes for volunteer emergency medical technicians (EMT), fire fighters, and first responders and continues to volunteer on a local first aid squad.