Claire Crawford
Roland,AR
Summary
Dedicated healthcare professional with extensive experience at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith, skilled in patient assessment and compassionate care. Proven ability to enhance patient satisfaction and streamline workflows, while effectively monitoring vital signs and providing emergency response. Committed to maintaining patient confidentiality and promoting infection control practices in a fast-paced clinical environment.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Technician
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith
Fort Smith, AR
02.2025 - Current
- Assisted nursing staff with essential tasks, ensuring efficient delivery of high-quality care to patients.
- Provided activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, ambulating, turning and positioning patients.
- Managed time effectively while multitasking between various responsibilities within a fast-paced clinical setting.
- Provided prompt and accurate services such as CPR and first aid during emergencies.
- Assisted in wound care, ensuring proper healing and reducing risk of infection.
Patient Care Technician
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith
Fort Smith, AR
01.2024 - 02.2025
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff, ensuring timely medical interventions when necessary.
- Assisted nurses with essential tasks, streamlining workflow and increasing efficiency in the healthcare setting.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
- Assisted in training new Patient Care Technicians, sharing knowledge and best practices to ensure consistency in care delivery.
- Performed blood draws, EKGs, and other diagnostic tests accurately and efficiently for prompt analysis by healthcare professionals.
CNA
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith
Fort Smith, AR
02.2021 - 01.2024
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, promoting independence and dignity.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Maintained confidentiality of patient information according to HIPAA guidelines while communicating effectively with team members about critical updates.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Prevented bedsores by regularly repositioning patients and implementing proper wound care techniques.
- Ensured prompt response to call lights, addressing patient needs in a timely manner.
Education
Practical Nursing - Nursing
Indian Capital Technology Center
Sallisaw, OKSkills
- Patient assessment
- Wound care
- Vital signs monitoring
- Compassionate care
- Effective communication
- Team collaboration
- Emergency response
- Patient care
- Specimen collection
- Patient ambulation
- Bedsore prevention
- Rehabilitation care
- Wrap and bandage changing
- Geriatric care
- Certified in CPR/AED
Affiliations
National Technical Honor Society
Timeline
Nurse Technician
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith
02.2025 - Current
Patient Care Technician
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith
01.2024 - 02.2025
CNA
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith
02.2021 - 01.2024
Practical Nursing - Nursing
Indian Capital Technology Center