Alyssa Crenshaw
Telford,TN
Summary
Proficient and caring nursing team member offering outstanding patient-facing experience. Adept at addressing patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Niswonger Childrens Hospital
09.2023 - 03.2024
- Improved patient care quality by monitoring and recording vital signs, fluid intake, and output.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
- Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
- Collaborated with nursing staff to create individualized care plans tailored to each patient''s needs.
- Built rapport with patients and families, providing emotional support during difficult times.
- Enhanced team efficiency by promptly responding to call lights and reporting changes in patient condition to nurses.
- Conducted regular rounds to monitor patients'' physical and mental status throughout shifts.
- Performed accurate documentation of patient information according to established protocols for record-keeping purposes.
Phlebotomist
Sycamore Shoals Hospital
01.2023 - 09.2023
- Improved patient comfort by efficiently drawing blood samples using various techniques such as venipuncture and capillary puncture.
- Enhanced patient experience through compassionate care and communication during blood draw procedures.
- Collaborated with medical professionals to ensure accurate test orders and appropriate sample collection methods were used.
- Reduced contamination risks by strictly adhering to infection control protocols and maintaining a clean work environment.
- Provided support to laboratory staff, facilitating prompt analysis of collected samples for expedited results delivery.
- Ensured uninterrupted service by properly maintaining phlebotomy equipment, including centrifuges, needles, and tourniquets.
- Supported quality assurance efforts by diligently documenting all relevant information during the collection process, ensuring accurate test results for patients and providers alike.
- Participated in cross-training initiatives, bolstering the overall skill set of the team and promoting a collaborative work environment.
- Centrifuged blood samples as outlined in clinical protocols.
Phlebotomist
Franklin Woods Community Hospital
11.2016 - 04.2019
- Improved patient comfort by efficiently drawing blood samples using various techniques such as venipuncture and capillary puncture.
- Enhanced patient experience through compassionate care and communication during blood draw procedures.
- Maintained a high level of accuracy in labeling and tracking specimens, ensuring proper testing and timely results.
- Performed laboratory tests to assist physicians in diagnosis.
- Validated blood and specimen collection orders, alerting nurses, or physicians of discrepancies between order and nursing station logs.
- Reviewed and processed requisitions for laboratory tests.
- Spoke with patient to gather information for lab records, reduce fear, or anxiety and optimize cooperation.
- Verified proper storage and transportation of specimens to laboratories.
- Assisted in training and onboarding new phlebotomists.
- Followed established safety protocols and standards to minimize risk of infection and injury.
- Performed venipunctures, finger sticks and heel sticks for both adult and pediatric patients.
- Protected patients by following infection control, sharps disposal, and biohazardous waste disposal procedures.
- Drew blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly venipuncture methods.
- Adhered to HIPAA standards and maintained patient confidentiality in all interactions.
- Verified patients' identification for proper sample collection.
- Assembled tourniquets, needles, and blood collection devices to prepare work trays.
- Packaged and shipped specimens to central lab daily.
- Stocked phlebotomy cart or carrier with appropriate supplies.
- Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Sycamore Shoals Hospital
05.2015 - 11.2016
- Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
- Collaborated with nursing staff to create individualized care plans tailored to each patient''s needs.
- Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
- Reduced fall incidents by implementing safety measures like bed alarms and proper positioning techniques.
- Conducted regular rounds to monitor patients'' physical and mental status throughout shifts.
- Prevented pressure ulcers development through frequent turning, repositioning of patients, and diligent skin assessments.
- Promoted independence in patients through walking exercises or assisting them with mobility devices like walkers or wheelchairs.
- Performed accurate documentation of patient information according to established protocols for record-keeping purposes.
- Served as an advocate for each patient's needs during shift handoffs or interdisciplinary conferences with other healthcare professionals.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
Education
High School Diploma -
Science Hill High School
Johnson City, TN05.2014
Skills
- Mobility Assistance
- Indirect Patient Care
- Observing responses
- Electronic Charting
- Direct Patient Care
- Condition Monitoring
- Basic Life Support
- Pediatric Care
- Safety Precautions
- Bedside manner
Certification
- CNA - Certified Nurse Assistant
- PT - Phlebotomy Technician
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
Niswonger Childrens Hospital
09.2023 - 03.2024
Phlebotomist
Sycamore Shoals Hospital
01.2023 - 09.2023
Phlebotomist
Franklin Woods Community Hospital
11.2016 - 04.2019
Certified Nursing Assistant
Sycamore Shoals Hospital
05.2015 - 11.2016
High School Diploma -
Science Hill High School
- CNA - Certified Nurse Assistant
- PT - Phlebotomy Technician
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