Andrea Crawford

• Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
• Demonstrated adaptability in working with diverse patient populations across various healthcare settings.
• Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and closely monitoring vital signs.
• Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Managed staffing schedules, ensuring adequate coverage while minimizing overtime expenses.
• Optimized patient satisfaction through timely response to concerns and effective communication among staff members.
• Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking, and administration.

• One of two full time nurses during the pandemic, coordinating care and managing patient health and satisfaction during the ever changing rules and guidelines in the new world of pandemic healthcare.
• Worked in direct collaboration with other physicians and referred patients accordingly to best support health care needs.
• Operated at full capacity on evening hour schedule often with shifts during holidays and weekends to meet community demands.
• Collected, recorded and maintained patient medical history, reports and examination results.
• Explained procedures and discussed test results or prescribed treatments with patients.
• Testing and treating symptomatic and asymptomatic patients for COVID-19 since 3/2020, following proper PPE protocol and vaccinated for the disease as soon as it was possible in January 2021.
• Sterilized instruments and equipment and stocked unexpired supplies and medications to prepare patient care areas.
• Assessed patient health status based upon presented symptoms and directed patient to appropriate level of care or acceptable alternative venue.
• Completed paperwork and prior authorizations and scheduled appointments for patients.
• Worked with healthcare team to develop new dialysis treatment flow sheet and other log forms, improving clinical documentation and accountability.

Experience working in a fast paced, multi-provider pediatric office. Administering various vaccines, wound and burn care, patient charting, and general patient care.
Disciplined, energetic employee who quickly establishes rapport with patients and colleagues.