Zach Thomas
Missouri City
Summary
With 9 years of experience as a dynamic Critical Care Registered Nurse, I have honed my skills in collaborating with interdisciplinary medical teams to provide exceptional patient care. Notably, I have spent two years specializing in critical care within the Adult Congenital Heart Department at Texas Children's Hospital. I have made ACHD my home an have dedicated myself to imporoving my unit and growing my critical care experiance.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ICU Charge Nurse
Texas Children's Hospital, ACHD
08.2023 - Current
- Trained and coached new employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.
- Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent, and geriatric ICU patients.
- Proficient in all advanced cardiac support devices and monitoring equipment, including CRRT, ECMO, Drips, Vents, Trachs, and VADS
Travel Nurse
Aya Healthcare
02.2022 - 04.2023
- Post Anesthesia Care Unit
- UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central Level 1 Trauma (2 contracts)
- St. Davis South Austin Medical Center Level 2 Trauma (2 contracts)
Registered Nurse
Texas Orthopedic Hospital
02.2017 - 02.2022
- Post Anesthesia Care Unit (2021-2022)
- Patient Care Unit (2017-2021)
- Patent Safety Committee
- Fall Improvement Committee
Infantry Team Leader
US Army
10.2008 - 10.2016
- Managed a combat team forward deployed Operation Enduring Freedom
- Experience with interdepartmental coordination
Education
Bachelor of Science - BS - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Capella University
12-2026
Associate of Science - AS - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
San Jacinto College
02.2017
Bachelor of Science - BS - Kinesiology and Exercise Science
The Citadel, Military College of South Carolina
Charleston, SC05.2010
Skills
- Team Leadership
- Pediatric advanced life support
- Inter-departmental Coordination
- Ventilator management
- Emergency management
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- End-of-life care
- Sedation management
- Advanced cardiac life support
- Tracheostomy care
- Quality improvement
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association, 02/01/22, 02/01/26, 225412506782
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association, 02/01/22, 01/01/26, 225402506897
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), American Heart Association, 02/01/22, 02/01/26, 225422521119
- Zachary Thomas - Texas Board of Nursing, 01/01/17, 12/01/27, 915984
Timeline
ICU Charge Nurse
Texas Children's Hospital, ACHD
08.2023 - Current
Travel Nurse
Aya Healthcare
02.2022 - 04.2023
Registered Nurse
Texas Orthopedic Hospital
02.2017 - 02.2022
Infantry Team Leader
US Army
10.2008 - 10.2016
Associate of Science - AS - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
San Jacinto College
Bachelor of Science - BS - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Capella University
Bachelor of Science - BS - Kinesiology and Exercise Science
The Citadel, Military College of South Carolina
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