Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Leadership
Professional Development
Volunteer
Certification
Timeline
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Zachary Church

Quinton,VA

Summary

To aide in restoring health for all people through innovation and education

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse

VCUHealth STICU
Richmond, VA
10.2023 - Current
  • Provide highest quality care for a diverse population of patients including: Trauma, Surgical, and Transplant patients.
  • Manage and place: NG tubes, Dobhoff tubes, ultrasound guided peripheral IV's, foley catheters.
  • Assessment and titration of vasopressors, anticoagulation, and sedation medications.
  • Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team in an effort to ensure the highest quality of care for all patients.

Registered Nurse

VCUHealth PACU
Richmond, VA
10.2022 - 10.2023
  • Provide immediate post-surgical care from a variety of specialties ranging from: Transplant, Trauma, Neurological, Cardiac, Vascular, General surgery, Gynecologic, Urologic, Orthopedic, Pediatric.
  • Assist in intubation, and extubation of post anesthesia patients.
  • Assess and treat post-anesthetic complications including but not limited to: Severe Hypotension, Respiratory Arrest, Cardiac Arrest, Stroke, Emergent Internal bleeding.
  • Assist with central line, and arterial placement, as well as peripheral nerve blocks.

Registered Nurse

Riverside Regional Medical Center PACU
Newport News, VA
12.2021 - 11.2022
  • Provide immediate post-surgical care from a variety of specialties ranging from: Neurological, Cardiac, Vascular, General surgery, Gynecologic, Urologic, and Orthopedic.
  • Assist with procedural sedation during TEE's, and Cardioversions.
  • Assist in intubation, and extubation of post anesthesia patients.
  • Assist with central line, and arterial placement, as well as peripheral nerve blocks.
  • Assess and treat post-anesthetic complications including but not limited to: Severe Hypotension, Respiratory Arrest, Cardiac Arrest, Stroke, Emergent Internal bleeding.

Registered Nurse

Sentara Heart Hospital Cardiac Surgery ICU
Norfolk, Virginia
07.2021 - 12.2021
  • Assess and treat post open heart surgery patients from a variety of procedure including: CABG, Valve Replacement, Type A/B Aortic Dissection, and Emergent Chest Re-entry.
  • Managed and treat patients with a variety of invasive devices including: Mechanical Ventilation, ECMO, Balloon Pump, LVAD, CRRT, and External Pacing.
  • Interpret cardiac index via Swan-Ganz to assist in treatment with fluid resuscitation, and cardiac output optimization.
  • Resigned due to house fire and forced relocation.

Travel Registered Nurse

Aya Healthcare
Philadelphia, PA
01.2021 - 07.2021
  • Assist in training for EPIC GoLive event. Including pre-, and post-operative settings.
  • Provide highest quality care to post-surgical patients for multiple surgical specialties: Gastrointestinal, Urologic, Orthopedic, Neurologic, and Vascular.
  • Employed acquired knowledge base to aide and teach work flow for new charting system.
  • Help foresee and trouble shoot recognized, and unrecognized barriers in application of nursing informatics to direct patient care.

Registered Nurse

Riverside Regional Medical Center PACU
Newport News, VA
07.2019 - 01.2021
  • Provide immediate post-surgical care from a variety of specialties ranging from: Neurological, Cardiac, Vascular, General surgery, Gynecologic, Urologic, and Orthopedic.
  • Assist with procedural sedation during TEE's, and Cardioversions.
  • Assist in intubation, and extubation of post anesthesia patients.
  • Assist with central line, and arterial placement, as well as peripheral nerve blocks.
  • Assess and treat post-anesthetic complications including but not limited to: Severe Hypotension, Respiratory Arrest, Cardiac Arrest, Stroke, Emergent Internal bleeding.

Education

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing - Nursing

University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
05-2022

Associate Degree Nursing - Nursing

Rappahannock Community College
Saluda, VA
05-2019

Personal Satisfaction

Rappahannock Community College
Saluda, VA

Leadership

Adjunct Professor:

  • Tentative Fall 2024
  • Rappahannock Community College
  • Guide and reinforce learning through the clinical and lab setting

Committee Member:

  • STICU Pain Committee

Charge Nurse:

  • Manage and determine proper nursing assignments in regards to acuity and work flow in PACU setting

Preceptor

  • Mentor and teach new grad/ new to specialty nurses to patient population
  • Ensure safety and quality care for both patient and orientee

Professional Development

  • American Association of Critical Care Nurse Membership

Volunteer

The Haiti Mission, 2024 July 5-13

  • Providing medical services to people in need
  • Tentative, scheduled to take part

Your Favorite Coastline LLC. 2011-2015

  • Owner/Co-founder: Band that toured the USA/Canada
  • Set-up, coordinated multiple benefit concerts/festivals

Ebenezer Baptist Church, 2007-2011

  • Liverpool, England | Nashville, Tennessee | Beaufort, North Carolina
  • Helped in serving homeless population, providing shelter, and home improvements to a variety of populations

Certification

  • Virginia Registered Nurse: 5/31/2025
  • CCRN, 05/31/2025
  • PALS, 01/2024
  • ACLS, 09/2023
  • BLS, 07/2023

Timeline

Registered Nurse

VCUHealth STICU
10.2023 - Current

Registered Nurse

VCUHealth PACU
10.2022 - 10.2023

Registered Nurse

Riverside Regional Medical Center PACU
12.2021 - 11.2022

Registered Nurse

Sentara Heart Hospital Cardiac Surgery ICU
07.2021 - 12.2021

Travel Registered Nurse

Aya Healthcare
01.2021 - 07.2021

Registered Nurse

Riverside Regional Medical Center PACU
07.2019 - 01.2021

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing - Nursing

University of Virginia

Associate Degree Nursing - Nursing

Rappahannock Community College

Personal Satisfaction

Rappahannock Community College

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