Tara Thomas
South Portland
Summary
Experienced clinician with a strong background in managing complex patients and surgical patients. Skilled at delivering comprehensive medical care for optimal patient outcomes. Passionate about education and dedicated to empowering the growth and development of new providers. Committed to delivering high-quality healthcare services and promoting a collaborative and patient-centered approach.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Advanced Practice Provider- General Surgery
Maine Medical Center
01.2023 - Current
- Adult in-patient general surgery service providing acute medical management, assisting in surgical cases, and pre/post post operative care
- Strong interest in managing surgical wounds and pursuing advanced wound care certification. Developed new office protocols to improve wound care.
- In the interest of continuity of care, cover outpatient office patients once a week
- Requires working collaboratively with attendings, consulting services, colleagues, care managers, nurses among the integrative team caring for patients
- As an adjunct to my clinical role, volunteer as a preceptor in APP acute care pod for MaineHealth and continue to regularly teach ACLS to hospital staff
Advanced Practice Provider- Trauma Surgery
Maine Medical Center
01.2019 - 01.2023
- Adult in-patient surgical service providing acute level one trauma surgical care and floating to acute general surgery
- Instructor for trauma nurse core course to ED and ICU nursing staff
- Requires working collaboratively with attendings, residents, consulting services, colleagues, care managers, nurses among the integrative team caring for patients
- As the lead APP on Trauma Surgery from June 2020 to January 2022, I also oversaw the education, clinical practice and schedule committees for the APP groups and worked collaboratively with leadership
Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner
Mercy Hospital
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Adult in-patient medicine at local community hospital treating acute medical conditions
- Work collaboratively with attending physicians, nurses, care managers, and social workers to manage daily plan of care, admissions, and discharges
- Member of the antimicrobial stewardship committee
- Work with nursing education regularly to run mock codes and review ACLS for hospital staff
- Regular preceptor for nurse practitioner and physician assistant students
Family Nurse Practitioner
Maine Medical Partners
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Medical provider in large residency-based family practice
- Focus on current evidence-based practice and integrative medicine approaches to serve a diverse cultural population
- Obtained specialized training for menopause counseling and tobacco cessation
Family Nurse Practitioner
Three Rivers Family Practice
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Provided high quality evidence-based care as a primary healthcare provider for private medical practice
- Work with individual panel of patients as well as taking call for large group of physicians within the group
Emergency Department Staff Nurse
Maine Medical Center
01.2009 - 01.2013
- Provide emergency nursing care in level I trauma center
- Caring for over 60,000 patients annually from pediatric to geriatric populations
- Skills include triage, medical management, advanced cardiac life support, and care of traumatic resuscitation
- Instructor for ACLS, TNCC and ENPC courses
- Speaker at nursing grand rounds on neurological trauma
- Member of the trauma, pediatric, and education committees
Per-Diem Staff Nurse
Southern Maine Medical Center
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Performed emergency nursing care, including triage, medical and trauma management for pediatric to geriatric populations at a facility that serves over 40,000 patients annually
Emergency Department Staff Nurse
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
01.2007 - 01.2009
- Assessed and cared for patients in a level I trauma center emergency department that serves over 30,000 patients annually
- Member of clinical practice committee, skin and wound improvement team, and preceptor for the department
- Instructed advanced cardiac life support to hospital personnel and community
Emergency and Critical Care Nurse
Promedicorps Healthcare Staffing
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Staffed emergency and critical care units for high census hospitals such as The University of North Carolina, Wake Medical Center, and The Mayo Clinic
Emergency Department Staff Nurse
Duke University Hospital Medical Center
01.2005 - 01.2007
- Completed the new nurse graduate internship program for emergency medicine and provided emergency nursing care at a level I trauma center that serves over 65,000 patients annually
- Performed sexual assault examinations, preceptor for the department, and instructed advanced cardiac life support
- Member of a local emergency response team
Education
Post-master - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Maryville University
St. Louis, MO08.2018
Master of Science - Nursing/ Family & Community Nurse Practitioner
Husson University
Bangor, ME05.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME06.2004
Bachelor of Arts - Women Studies
University of Maine
Orono, ME06.2002
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- PowerPoint
- EPIC
- EClinicalworks
- Centricity
- Cerner
Certification
- RN First Assist (RNFA)
- Adult Critical Care Nursing (CCRN)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor (ACLS-I)
- Basic Life Support Instructor (BLS-I)
Affiliations
- Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
- Maine Nurse Practitioners Association (MNPA)
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
- Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
- American Nurses Association (ANA)
Personal Information
Title: APRN, FNP-C, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, RNFA
Timeline
Advanced Practice Provider- General Surgery
Maine Medical Center
01.2023 - Current
Advanced Practice Provider- Trauma Surgery
Maine Medical Center
01.2019 - 01.2023
Hospitalist Nurse Practitioner
Mercy Hospital
01.2016 - 01.2019
Family Nurse Practitioner
Maine Medical Partners
01.2014 - 01.2016
Family Nurse Practitioner
Three Rivers Family Practice
01.2013 - 01.2014
Emergency Department Staff Nurse
Maine Medical Center
01.2009 - 01.2013
Per-Diem Staff Nurse
Southern Maine Medical Center
01.2009 - 01.2011
Emergency Department Staff Nurse
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
01.2007 - 01.2009
Emergency and Critical Care Nurse
Promedicorps Healthcare Staffing
01.2006 - 01.2007
Emergency Department Staff Nurse
Duke University Hospital Medical Center
01.2005 - 01.2007
Master of Science - Nursing/ Family & Community Nurse Practitioner
Husson University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Southern Maine
Bachelor of Arts - Women Studies
University of Maine
Post-master - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Maryville University
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