Ana Freed
Fort Myers,Florida
Summary
Resourceful new graduate PMHNP APRN committed to providing excellent care to patients of all ages. Expertise in performing admission assessments and discharges and participating in crisis interventions. Kind and caring professional with 14 years of experience as a psychiatric crisis therapist and 14 years of experience as a RN in the ED, detox/rehab, and psychiatric inpatient, monitoring treatment of patients diagnosed with disabilities, illnesses, acute crisis, and distress.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Emergency Department
06.2019 - Current
- Emergency and Trauma care across the lifespan
Admissions Director
Adult Psychiatric Hospital
03.2018 - 04.2019
- Psychiatric and dual diagnosis units
Registered Nurse
Emergency Department
02.2016 - 03.2018
- Emergency and Trauma Care across the lifespan
Registered Nurse
Travel RN, ED
07.2014 - 01.2016
- Emergency and Trauma care across the lifespan
Registered Nurse
Admissions and Floor float pool
09.2012 - 08.2015
- Screening and Admission assessments, psychiatric care to adults on the acute care, dual diagnosis, and geriatric units
Registered Nurse
Emergency Department
10.2013 - 07.2014
- Emergency and Trauma care across the lifespan
Registered Nurse
Nurse Intern
07.2010 - 10.2013
- Emergency and Trauma care across the lifespan, providing care and maintaining patient safety to patients awaiting available inpatient beds
Therapist II
Crisis Center
03.2000 - 08.2004
- Mobile Crisis, short term individual and family therapy, suicide hotline services, Domestic Violence shelter screening, CISD, bereavement counseling, on scene support to Police, Fire, and EMS, and CIT for Montgomery County Police Academy
Education
MSN - PMHNP
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN02.2024
MS - Counseling Psychology
Northeastern University
Boston, MA06.1992
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Suicide Risk Assessment
- Multidisciplinary Teamwork
- Direct Patient Care
- Patient Assessments
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Patient education and counseling
- Mental Health Evaluation
- Clinical Documentation
- Crisis Intervention
Certification
- NPI 1376388017
- APRN 11033831
- PMHNP-BC (5/2024)
- BLS, ACLS, PALS current
- Board Certified Emergency Nurse (March 2023)
- ENPC, TNCC (2022)
- NIHSS Group B V5 (January 2023)
- Commendation from Police Chief Charles Moose, for CISD services during the DC sniper incident (2002)
- Licensed Professional Counselor (New Jersey and Maryland) expired.
Leadership Experience
- Received Spirit Awards for patient satisfaction and patient care in the Emergency Department
- Wrote one of the exemplars to aid in the appointment by the ENA of our ED as a Lantern Award winner for 2023-2026
- Certified Clinical Coach and served as a coach/preceptor for several new RNs and LPNs
- Member of the ED Unit Based Council
- Served as the Admissions Director for a 108-bed facility with a staff of 20 therapists and nurses. Improved admissions and maintained a census over 100 for the first time since the hospital opened in 2013
Communication Skills
I am proficient in comprehending EBP research and in professional spoken and written communication. I am experienced in writing for EBP research. I speak, read, and write in Spanish with fluency.
References
- Jamie Francisco, BSN, CEN, 239-896-8779
- Catherine Paradiso, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC, 239-699-3726
- Dr. Marta Pieczalska, MD, 307-421-6400
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Emergency Department
06.2019 - Current
Admissions Director
Adult Psychiatric Hospital
03.2018 - 04.2019
Registered Nurse
Emergency Department
02.2016 - 03.2018
Registered Nurse
Travel RN, ED
07.2014 - 01.2016
Registered Nurse
Emergency Department
10.2013 - 07.2014
Registered Nurse
Admissions and Floor float pool
09.2012 - 08.2015
Registered Nurse
Nurse Intern
07.2010 - 10.2013
Therapist II
Crisis Center
03.2000 - 08.2004
MSN - PMHNP
Walden University
MS - Counseling Psychology
Northeastern University