TOM MAESTAS
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Albuquerque, NM 87114
OBJECTIVE: DIRECTOR of NURSING
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• REGISTERED NURSE – Current – R61412
• ACLS, BLS,
• 20 years experience in medical field i.e. RN, Charge Nurse (Lovelace Medical Center), Nurse Aide (Las Vegas Medical Center), Hospital Corpsman (U.S. Navy), Medical Technologist - (U.S. Navy), Northeastern Regional, SED Medical Laboratories, Preferred Mobile Nurses, Club Staffing, Tricore Labs and Nurse Recruiter with qShift Travel Nurses.
• Safety Officer/Charge Nurse– Albuquerque Surgery Center
• Worked on legislation with Senator Pete Campos, leading to successful licensure of several military corpsman/medics as LPN’s in NM. This work included testifying in legislative committees, NM Board of Nursing, and NM Nurses Association Board meetings, as well as, composing and obtaining local and national letters of support.
• Primary Leadership Development Course – US Army 1994.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Charge Nurse – Lovelace Medical Center, Operating Room.
• RN – Heart Hospital of NM, Albuquerque Surgery Center, Lovelace Medical Center. OR, occasional ER, and PACU .
• Emergency Response Team Leader (U.S.S Boxer/Fleet Surgical Team Nine).
• Trained and supervised over 20 personnel in basic laboratory functions.
• Maintained quality control and calibration of instrumentation and records.
• Cross-trained in anatomical pathology laboratory and morgue.
• Maintained over 130 medical and training records, resulting in increased military readiness.
EDUCATION
BSN Currently Pursuing BSN then MS (Enrolled)
ASSOCIATE Registered Nursing – Excelsior College – Albany, NY
ASSOCIATE Medical Laboratory Science – Luna Community College, Las Vegas
CIRTIFICATE Clinical Laboratory Science – The George Washington University, DC