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ELEXIS FRIEDRICH

Summary

Dedicated and compassionate registered nurse with extensive experience in critical care, trauma care, acute care, primary care, routine medical examinations, and cardiac post-operative care. Recognized for leadership abilities in optimizing workflow, managing patient care initiatives, troubleshooting problems, and ensuring quality control within high-volume facilities. Simplifies complex trauma treatment plans and medical procedures to maximize patient outcomes while delivering high-quality care. Demonstrates a talent for fostering collaboration and building harmony with diverse clinical staff and stakeholders to achieve goals and objectives. Delivers consistent front-line COVID-19 care with clinical service excellence despite the challenges of the pandemic. Professional healthcare provider focused on delivering high-quality patient care in diverse settings. Skilled in patient assessment, critical thinking, and emergency response. Emphasizes team collaboration and achieving results. Adaptable and reliable, ensuring seamless transitions and optimal outcomes in dynamic environments. Diligent trauma nurse with a background in delivering patient care in diverse settings. Proven track record of adapting to varying healthcare environments and providing high-quality care. Demonstrates expertise in patient assessment and critical thinking.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Travel Nurse, Emergency Department

WCS Healthcare
06.2024 - Current
  • Enhanced patient satisfaction with compassionate bedside manner and clear communication of treatment plans.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams of physicians, nurses, and support staff to provide comprehensive care to emergency department patients.

Travel Nurse, Emergency Department

WCS Healthcare
06.2024 - 08.2024
  • Enhanced patient satisfaction with compassionate bedside manner and clear communication of treatment plans.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams of physicians, nurses, and support staff to provide comprehensive care to emergency department patients.
  • Utilized strong assessment skills to identify underlying health concerns and initiate appropriate interventions promptly.

Travel Nurse, Emergency Department - Level I

WCS Healthcare
04.2024 - 06.2024
  • Delivered high-quality patient care during emergency situations, remaining calm under pressure and effectively prioritizing tasks according to urgency.
  • Improved patient outcomes through careful monitoring and thorough documentation of vital signs, medical histories, and treatment plans.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses.
  • Assessed patient conditions by taking vital signs and evaluating symptoms to determine appropriate treatment.

Travel Nurse, Emergency Department

WCS Healthcare
11.2023 - 04.2024
  • Enhanced patient satisfaction with compassionate bedside manner and clear communication of treatment plans.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams of physicians, nurses, and support staff to provide comprehensive care to emergency department patients.
  • Utilized strong assessment skills to identify underlying health concerns and initiate appropriate interventions promptly.
  • Streamlined patient flow through the department by coordinating admissions, transfers, and discharges effectively.

Travel Nurse, Emergency Department -Level I Trauma

United Staffing Solutions
08.2021 - 02.2023
  • Delivered high-quality patient care during emergency situations, remaining calm under pressure and effectively prioritizing tasks according to urgency.
  • Improved patient outcomes through careful monitoring and thorough documentation of vital signs, medical histories, and treatment plans.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses.
  • Assessed patient conditions by taking vital signs and evaluating symptoms to determine appropriate treatment.
  • Utilized strong assessment skills in identifying early warning signs of complications or deterioration in patients'' conditions, allowing for prompt interventions when necessary.
  • Documented patient interactions and interventions in EPIC EMR.
  • Managed a high patient caseload with efficiency and attention to detail, ensuring that each individual received personalized care tailored to their unique needs.
  • Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
  • Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.

Travel Nurse - Emergency Medicine - Level I Trauma

Jacobi Medical Center
11.2020 - 08.2021
  • Successfully mentoring and precepting new graduates, and orienting new agency nurses to the unit
  • Overseeing 110 patients, 1 registered nurse, 9 medical assistants, and 9 residents
  • Facilitating care for patients between Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Department holding, and the Step-Down Unit, overseeing them in the ED unit until they got a bed in the ICU, and managing full-range caseload of 6-14 patients per day
  • Utilizing nursing experience and expertise in the areas of trauma nursing and emergency medicine to serve as a trauma preceptor for new nursing graduates and orienting new agency nurses to the Emergency Room
  • Maintaining the highest standards of safety and care for patients suffering from a variety of medical conditions including traumatic injuries and cardiac arrest
  • Providing care for triage patients to assess critical emergency situations, perform emergency procedures

Registered Nurse - Emergency Medicine

Bellevue Medical Center
08.2020 - 11.2020
  • Drove lead-by-example consistent performance, exemplifying collaborative approach within clinical operations that enhanced morale and team spirit
  • Utilized clinical pathways and nursing process to care rehabilitative patients in long-term care facility that also provided acute care plus physical and therapy
  • Provided highest quality of care by performing extensive monitoring of medications and documentations of all patients every room to deliver positive trauma outcomes while strictly adhering to procedures
  • Maintained trauma room operations by constantly cleaning, checking code chart, and ensuring the trauma bay to be ready anytime at all levels

Registered Nurse Emergency Medicine

Valley Baptist Medical Center
07.2020 - 07.2020
  • Company Overview: Covid -19 Deployment with FEMA for Disaster Nursing
  • Covid -19 Deployment with FEMA for Disaster Nursing

Registered Nurse - Emergency Medicine

New York Health And Hospitals Rimc
06.2020 - 07.2020
  • Provided direct care for all patients with various medical needs, utilizing good nursing process, positive attitude, and analytical thinking to manage acute or critically ill patients
  • Collaborated with other clinical staff and delivered team nursing initiatives to promote cohesive clinical operations in the Med-Surg/ Telemetry/ Critical Care Float Pool departments
  • Actively participated in codes, performed varied nursing factions such as collecting vital signs, obtaining lab specimens, and conducting IV insertion

Registered Nurse Emergency Medicine

Hoboken University Medical Center
04.2020 - 05.2020
  • Tapped as invaluable member of the COVID-19 Treatment Team, triaging and receiving presumptive and positive cases of Covid-19 in the patient population while conducting strict and cautious nasal swab tests
  • Determined the best plan of care for patients by closely collaborating Infectious disease Doctors, Respiratory Therapists and Pulmonologists
  • Strictly adhered to COVID-19 treatment protocols within highly hazardous facility to minimize risk of infection to all patients and clinical staff
  • Provided highest quality of care to patients with chronic health problems while assisting intubation along with COVID-19 care

Registered Nurse Emergency Medicine

St. Clare's Medical Center
08.2019 - 02.2020
  • Maintained care standards in the emergency room, while quickly assessing patients and prioritizing on minor procedures while managing patient check-in process, performance of triage work for doctors, and assisting with initial insurance paperwork
  • Collaboratively communicated with doctors and patients to keep abreast on test results and treatment recommendations while essentially updating with laboratory personnel and report lab findings back to ER doctors
  • Provided expertise in assisting care of traumas, cardiac arrests, strokes, sexual assaults and conscious sedations
  • Demonstrated sound decision-making in emergency scenarios based on patient conditions such as vital signs, patient presentation, and assessments
  • Provided RN care for all ER patients, as well as handling of intubations, defibrillators, transfusions, insertions, splinting, and more

Registered Nurse

Allendale Nursing Home
01.2017 - 12.2019
  • Recognized as patient advocate and collaborative team member while working with a team of other healthcare providers in the care of residents in this facility's long-term care and subacute care units
  • Established and maintained positive rapport with patients and family members, while following protocols to prevent pressure ulcers, and managed wound care
  • Leveraged Certified Nursing Assistant credentials to support residents with ADLS functions

Registered Nurse, Med-Surge

Dellridge Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center
03.2019 - 08.2019
  • Provide exceptional performance in driving compassionate care to facility's patients while consistently demonstrating confidence, knowledge, and skills in developing individualized care plans, monitoring each patient's current condition, creating symptom and pain management protocols, and administering medications, wound care, infection control as well as patient rehabilitation.
  • Promoted inclusive patient assistance by explaining treatments, procedures, and care plans to patients and family members, providing informative resources and patient education to further support and ensure recovery upon discharge.
  • Proficiently identified acute scenarios, providing appropriate measures in a quick, decisive manner to avoid harm, and usage of preserving protocols.

Acute Care Clinical Practicum

Hackensack University Medical Center
01.2016 - 01.2018

Clinical Practicum

St. Joseph's Hospital
01.2016 - 01.2018

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Ramapo Collage
Mahwah, NJ
05-2025

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing (Honors)

Bergen Community College
Paramus, NJ
01.2018

Skills

  • Medical Emergencies & Emergency Medicine
  • Infection Control Protocols
  • Diabetes Management
  • Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
  • Triage Practice & Robust Covid-19 Care
  • Omnicell Dispensing & Record Keeping
  • Pharmacology & Pyxis Dispensing
  • Medical-Surgical Practice
  • Patient Care Outcomes & Trauma Nursing
  • Critical Result & Laboratory Value Assessment
  • Central Line Access, Dressings & Removal
  • Clinical Staff Relations

Professional Licenses And Certifications

  • Registered Nurse: New Jersey State Board of Nursing and New York Board of Nursing
  • BLS Certified - Basic Life Support Certification: American Heart Association
  • ACLS Certified - Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification: American Heart Association
  • PALS Certified - Pediatric Advanced Life Support: American Heart Association
  • BVP 8-hour Course Certified
  • IV Certification
  • Certified in Infection Control
  • NIHSS Certified
  • TNCC
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
  • Certification in Child Abuse and Maltreatment/Neglect: Identification and Mandatory Reporting

Earlier Experience

  • Acute Care Clinical Practicum, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, 01/01/16, 12/31/18
  • Clinical Practicum, St. Joseph's Hospital, Paterson, NJ, 01/01/16, 12/31/18

Timeline

Travel Nurse, Emergency Department

WCS Healthcare
06.2024 - Current

Travel Nurse, Emergency Department

WCS Healthcare
06.2024 - 08.2024

Travel Nurse, Emergency Department - Level I

WCS Healthcare
04.2024 - 06.2024

Travel Nurse, Emergency Department

WCS Healthcare
11.2023 - 04.2024

Travel Nurse, Emergency Department -Level I Trauma

United Staffing Solutions
08.2021 - 02.2023

Travel Nurse - Emergency Medicine - Level I Trauma

Jacobi Medical Center
11.2020 - 08.2021

Registered Nurse - Emergency Medicine

Bellevue Medical Center
08.2020 - 11.2020

Registered Nurse Emergency Medicine

Valley Baptist Medical Center
07.2020 - 07.2020

Registered Nurse - Emergency Medicine

New York Health And Hospitals Rimc
06.2020 - 07.2020

Registered Nurse Emergency Medicine

Hoboken University Medical Center
04.2020 - 05.2020

Registered Nurse Emergency Medicine

St. Clare's Medical Center
08.2019 - 02.2020

Registered Nurse, Med-Surge

Dellridge Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center
03.2019 - 08.2019

Registered Nurse

Allendale Nursing Home
01.2017 - 12.2019

Acute Care Clinical Practicum

Hackensack University Medical Center
01.2016 - 01.2018

Clinical Practicum

St. Joseph's Hospital
01.2016 - 01.2018

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing (Honors)

Bergen Community College

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Ramapo Collage
ELEXIS FRIEDRICH