Thomas Rothrock
BATH,Pennsylvania
Summary
Experienced Registered Nurse with advanced formal training in nurse education. Well versed in education program, curricula and lesson plan development. Focused on producing positive student outcome results when simultaneously providing high-quality care to patients.
Overview
44
44
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ALS Manager/ Program Director
Lehigh Valley Health Network
1990.01 - Current
Organize, educate and evaluate the paramedic and Prehospital RN programs. Manage approximately 35-60 students each year.
Adjunct Faculty
DeSales University
2009.01 - Current
- Nursing 454: Independent Practicum NU430
Instructor of Nursing
DeSales University
2020.08 - 2023.08
- Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning. I taught NU335- Chronic Illness; NU 370- Gerontology and NU 454- Independent Practicum.
Paramedic Program Accreditation Site Surveyor
COAEMSP- (Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions)
2017.01 - Current
I conduct site survey visits for paramedic accreditation.
Per Diem- Emergency Dept RN
LVHN Hecktown Oaks
2020.12 - 2022.03
Flight Nurse
Lehigh Valley Health Network MedEvac
1985.01 - 2022.01
- Served as Patient Care Specialist (Educator) – 2019-2020
Adjunct Faculty
DeSales University
2018.08 - 2020.08
- Teaching NU 335:The Chronically Ill Adult
Clinical Instructor
Lehigh Carbon Community College
2000.01 - 2020.05
- ADN 235 Meeting Adult Complex Health Needs- ICU
Clinical Instructor
Northampton Community College
2006.01 - 2018.01
- Nursing 257: Acute Care; 258: Geriatrics and Leadership
State Coordinator (Pennsylvania)
Prehospital Trauma Life Support
1996.01 - 2016.01
Prehospital Registered Nurse (Part Time)
Northampton Regional Emergency Medical Services
1996.01 - 2008.01
Paramedic and Prehospital Registered Nurse (Part Time)
Cetronia Ambulance Corps
1987.01 - 2000.01
Registered Nurse- Emergency Department- FT
1991.01 - 1996.01
- Member of Education and Schedule Committees Served as Patient Care Coordinator for Night Shift
Paramedic and Prehospital Registered Nurse
Advanced Life Support Services
1990.01 - 1996.01
Paramedic and Prehospital Registered Nurse (Part Time)
Mutual Advanced Life Support Paramedic Unit
1981.01 - 1996.01
Flight Paramedic
University Medevac Lehigh Valley Health Network
1985.01 - 1991.01
Police Officer
Northampton Borough Police Department
1980.01 - 1986.01
Education
PreVeterinary
MUHLENBERG COLLEGE
Allentown, PAMasters of Science Degree- Nurse Educator Tract (MSN) -
DESALES UNIVERSITY
Center Valley, PA07.2008
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA- HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY
Philadelphia, PA05.1996
Associate in Applied Science- Nursing -
NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Bethlehem, PA05.1991
SACRED HEART HOSPITAL
Allentown, PA06.1981
ALLENTOWN MUNICIPAL POLICE ACADEMY
Allentown, PA05.1980
Skills
- Education Skills- taught at DeSales for 3 years
- Advanced Life Support
- Critical decision-making skills
- Direct Patient Care
- Nursing Ethics
- Completing physical assessments
- Multicultural Sensitivity
- Clinical expertise
Certification
- Registered Nurse- State of Pennsylvania
- Registered Nurse- State of New Jersey
- Clinical Nursing Instructor Course- IUP 2008
- Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) Instructor
- American Heart Association BLS Instructor and Provider
- American Heart Association ACLS Instructor and Provider
- American Heart Association PALS Instructor and Provider
- Advanced Medical Life Support Instructor
- Advanced Stroke Life Support Instructor
- Certified Emergency Nurse
- Certified Flight Registered Nurse
- Emergency Medical Technician Instructor
- Emergency Nurse Provider Course Instructor
- National Assoc. of EMS Educators: Educator Certification (NCEE)
- Paramedic Instructor
- Prehospital Registered Nurse- State of Pennsylvania
- Prehospital Trauma Life Support Instructor and Provider
- Prehospital Trauma Life Support Affiliate Faculty
- Trauma Nurse Core Course Provider and Instructor
Memberships Committees
- ASTNA (Air & Surface Transport Nurse Association)
- Eastern PA EMS Council Education Council Member
- Emergency Nurses Association
- National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
- PA State Medical Advisory Committee
- Trauma Nurse Continuum Committee - Lehigh Valley Health Network
- Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing
- Society of Trauma Nursing
Presentations
- 5/16/2024 Flight Nursing Presentation- Lehigh Carbon Technical Institute Emerging Health Professionals
- 12/15/2021, DeSales Virtual Scholar Series, Aeromedical Transportation: A Historical Perspective
- 03/24/2021, DeSales Faculty, Critical Care Transport: Changes and Care Due to Covid- presentation
- March 2016, Lehigh Valley Health Network Trauma Nurse Cont. 30th Anniversary Conference, MedEvac Transportation: A Revolving History
- March 2010, DeSales Nursing Student Organization, Flight Nursing Presentation
- Poster Presentation- Health Science Day - Hahnemann University
- 1994, Overcoming the Odds- Regional Educational Conference- Lehigh Valley Hospital
- 1997, 12 Lead Prehospital EKG Course-Pennsylvania State EMS Conference-Hershey,PA
- Operation Arrive Alive- trauma program for high schools
References
Available Upon Request
Community Service
- Sacred Heart Church, Bath, PA- Former Lector, Extraordinary Minister, Communion to Homebound
- Sacred Heart Church, Bath, PA- Former member Pastoral Church Council
- Sacred Heart Church, Bath, PA- former member of School Advisory Board (Term ended in April 2018
- CPR Training- numerous organizations
- Lehigh Carbon Technical Institute (Emerging Health Professionals)- Board Member
Timeline
Per Diem- Emergency Dept RN
LVHN Hecktown Oaks
2020.12 - 2022.03
Instructor of Nursing
DeSales University
2020.08 - 2023.08
Adjunct Faculty
DeSales University
2018.08 - 2020.08
Paramedic Program Accreditation Site Surveyor
COAEMSP- (Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions)
2017.01 - Current
Adjunct Faculty
DeSales University
2009.01 - Current
Clinical Instructor
Northampton Community College
2006.01 - 2018.01
Clinical Instructor
Lehigh Carbon Community College
2000.01 - 2020.05
State Coordinator (Pennsylvania)
Prehospital Trauma Life Support
1996.01 - 2016.01
Prehospital Registered Nurse (Part Time)
Northampton Regional Emergency Medical Services
1996.01 - 2008.01
Registered Nurse- Emergency Department- FT
1991.01 - 1996.01
ALS Manager/ Program Director
Lehigh Valley Health Network
1990.01 - Current
Paramedic and Prehospital Registered Nurse
Advanced Life Support Services
1990.01 - 1996.01
Paramedic and Prehospital Registered Nurse (Part Time)
Cetronia Ambulance Corps
1987.01 - 2000.01
Flight Nurse
Lehigh Valley Health Network MedEvac
1985.01 - 2022.01
Flight Paramedic
University Medevac Lehigh Valley Health Network
1985.01 - 1991.01
Paramedic and Prehospital Registered Nurse (Part Time)
Mutual Advanced Life Support Paramedic Unit
1981.01 - 1996.01
Police Officer
Northampton Borough Police Department
1980.01 - 1986.01
PreVeterinary
MUHLENBERG COLLEGE
Masters of Science Degree- Nurse Educator Tract (MSN) -
DESALES UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA- HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY
Associate in Applied Science- Nursing -
NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SACRED HEART HOSPITAL
ALLENTOWN MUNICIPAL POLICE ACADEMY
- Registered Nurse- State of Pennsylvania
- Registered Nurse- State of New Jersey
- Clinical Nursing Instructor Course- IUP 2008
- Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) Instructor
- American Heart Association BLS Instructor and Provider
- American Heart Association ACLS Instructor and Provider
- American Heart Association PALS Instructor and Provider
- Advanced Medical Life Support Instructor
- Advanced Stroke Life Support Instructor
- Certified Emergency Nurse
- Certified Flight Registered Nurse
- Emergency Medical Technician Instructor
- Emergency Nurse Provider Course Instructor
- National Assoc. of EMS Educators: Educator Certification (NCEE)
- Paramedic Instructor
- Prehospital Registered Nurse- State of Pennsylvania
- Prehospital Trauma Life Support Instructor and Provider
- Prehospital Trauma Life Support Affiliate Faculty
- Trauma Nurse Core Course Provider and Instructor
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