Deborah S. Thomas, RN, BS, CRN
Current Role:
Staff nurse at Casa Grande Regional Medical Center to include all areas of radiology,
interventional radiology, nuclear stress testing and cardiac catheterization lab.
Experience:
2007 – current Casa Grande Regional Medical Center, Casa Grande, AZ
Medical Imaging to include all modalities, interventional radiology
and cardiac catheterization lab.
2006-2007 Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center, Lafayette, CO
Performance Excellence Patient Safety Officer, Staff nurse Medical
Imaging
2004-2006 VA Medical Center, Reno, NV
Medical Imaging and Cardiac catheterization lab.
2001-2004 Frisbie Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NH
Clinical Coordinator for Medical Imaging and Cardiac catheterization
lab
1999-2001 Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, Dover, NH
Imaging Services to include radiology, cardiology and cardiac
catheterization lab
1996-1999 Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Dover, NH
Telephonic Case Manager for Workman’s Compensation
1995-1996 Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Portsmouth, NH
Emergency room
1991-1995 Sunrise Hospital, Las Vegas, NV
Cardiac catheterization lab
1990-1991 Steinberg Diagnostic Center, Las Vegas, NV
Charge nurse of interventional radiology department
1985-1990 Valley Hospital, Las Vegas, NV
Coronary Care Unit, Cardiac catheterization lab
1985-1986 Spartan Health Foods, Las Vegas, NV
Assistant manager in family business
1984-1985 United Blood Services, Las Vegas, NV
Cytapheresis supervisor
1982-1983 Baker Hospital, Charleston, SC
Emergency room
1979-1982 North Trident Regional Hospital, Charleston, SC
Nursing extern, intermediate care RN, night charge nurse
intermediate care, float pool for all hospital units
Education:
2004- ??? New England College, Henniker, NH
Masters of Health Care Management
1998-2002 New England College, Henniker, NH
Bachelor or Science in Health Care Administration and Human
Services
1978-1980 Baptist College at Charleston, Charleston, SC
Associate Degree in Nursing
Licensure and Certifications:
RN, Licensed in AZ
BLS, ACLS-current
CRN 2000-current
CCM (Certified Case Manager) (expired)
Professional Organizations and Activities:
American Radiological Nurses Association (ARIN),
National ARIN National Planning Committee ARIN
Grande Canyon State Chapter Secretary
ARIN New England Chapter Board Member
Rochester Child Care Center Board Member
Casa Grande City Leadership Academy Graduate
Casa Grande Heritage Committee Member
Publications:
2008 ARIN Core Curriculum, Cardiac Catheterization Chapter author/editor