Karen Shafer Kaercher

Karen Shafer Kaercher is an experienced healthcare recruiter currently serving at MUSC Health since April 2024. Prior to this role, Kaercher worked at HCA Healthcare from September 2023 to February 2024, focusing on the recruitment of registered nurses in the South Atlantic Division before a layoff. Kaercher's earlier experience includes a position as a Client Services Consultant at SilkRoad Technology (now Rival HR) in 2022-2023, and a long tenure at McLeod Health from 2001 to 2022, specializing in healthcare recruitment. Additionally, Kaercher has experience as a recruiter and operations coordinator at Spherion Staffing (1999-2001) and held an assistant store manager position at Wal-Mart from 1993 to 1998, overseeing various aspects of employee management. Kaercher holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Western Carolina University.