Hannah Knotts
Rainbow City,AL
Summary
Professional with strong background in healthcare, specializing in emergency department support. Demonstrates exceptional patient care, attention to detail, and strong clinical skills. Consistently excels in team collaboration, adapting to changing needs, and delivering reliable results. Known for compassion, critical thinking, and effective communication in high-pressure environments.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Patient Care Technician, Emergency Department
UAB Medicine
Birmingham, AL
10.2023 - Current
- Assess patients and determine highest acuity
- Executed priority management strategies to navigate and thrive in fast-paced, unpredictable settings.
- Performed EKGs, blood glucose testing, specimens collection, and other delegated clinical procedures
- Utilized de-escalation techniques to promote patient and staff safety during difficult interactions
- Assisted nurses and physicians during trauma activations, medical emergencies, and critical patient care
- Excelled in high-pressure environments demanding sound judgment, effective multitasking, and swift decision-making.
- Demonstrated resilience, emotional stability, and professionalism in situations involving severe injuries, fatalities, and crisis
Patient Care Technician, ICU
Medical University Of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
03.2021 - 03.2022
- Answered patient assistance calls, assessed needs and offered qualified support.
- Supported patient admissions, discharges, and transfers to promote team productivity.
- Responded to patient emergencies with immediate care and notified clinicians to provide comprehensive assistance.
- Organized and replenished unit supplies to maintain team readiness for expected demands.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Cleaned, sanitized, and moved hospital equipment
- Used wheelchairs, stretchers, and movable bed to move patients between hospital locations.
- Responded to emergency situations to help with lifting and transporting patients as well as running for supplies as needed.
- Lifted or assisted others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, radiology tables, or stretchers.
- Warmly greeted patients and visitors and made each feel welcome.
- Comforted patients and family members during trying times.
Rehab Nursing Technician
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
Gadsden, AL
02.2019 - 02.2021
- Tech, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Gadsden
- Patient care, Satisfying the needs of patients, providing assistance under an RN, working in a very fast paced environment whilst providing high quality care in an efficient and successful manner, multitasking.
- Supported daily living activities by serving meals, feeding, ambulating and turning over and positioning patients.
- Safeguarded patient privacy with strict adherence to HIPAA protocols.
- Demonstrated leadership by making improvements to work processes and helping to train others.
Floor Associate
American Eagle Outfitters
Gadsden, AL
08.2017 - 12.2017
- Have great customer service, generate sales, promoting the sales and special offers, having great communication skills
- Engaged positively with each customer, providing professional and polite support for sales and service needs.
- Welcomed customers, offered to help locate items and suggested merchandise without being intrusive or pushy.
- Maintained current store, product and promotional knowledge to drive consistent sales.
- Calculated pricing, applied discounts and collected payments to process transactions.
Stock Associate
American Eagle Outfitters
Gadsden, AL
02.2017 - 08.2017
- Time management, problem solving, detail-oriented, inventory, fast paced
- Carried out duties within fast-paced retail environment, providing organized stocking methods and plans.
- Organized storage of articles in bins, floor, shelves and assigned areas according to product categories.
- Updated pricing and sales signs to promote merchandise.
- Checked delivered merchandise and order information to verify shipment accuracy.
- Maintained neat, safe and orderly workspace to prevent accidents and injuries.
Education
BLS/CPR certification -
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC02.2022
High School Diploma -
Southside High School
Southside, AL01.2021
Skills
Documentation and Reporting
Intensive Care
Emergency care
Task and Work Prioritization
Emotional Support
Adaptable
Healthcare Team Collaboration
Prioritization
Decision making under pressure
Critical thinking
Customer service
Documentation accuracy
Ability to remain calm during life threatening emergencies
Experience working alongside EMS, firefighters, law enforcement, and physicians
Ability to handle emotionally distressed, panicked, or combative individuals
Excellent judgement in time sensitive situations
Ability to manage multiple tasks while maintaining accuracy
References
Janie Shaw, MSN,RN, NEA-BC, CCRN-K(COL,Ret.) (706) 631-7213 shawmar@musc.edu | Former ICU Nurse Manager
Amanda Lawhead (256) 601-0037 Alawhead0925@yahoo.com | Former Rehab Nurse Manager
Tanya Jones (256) 393-3427 Musselman.tanya@gmail.com | Rehab Nurse Supervisor
Brittany Loyd (256)-458-8474 b_shortnancy@ymail.com |American Eagle Manager
Interests
Upper Color Guard member, Key Club, Spanish Club, JSU honor band
Preceptor as a Rehabilitation Nursing Tech at Encompass Health of Gadsden
Timeline
Patient Care Technician, Emergency Department
UAB Medicine
10.2023 - Current
Patient Care Technician, ICU
Medical University Of South Carolina
03.2021 - 03.2022
Rehab Nursing Technician
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
02.2019 - 02.2021
Floor Associate
American Eagle Outfitters
08.2017 - 12.2017
Stock Associate
American Eagle Outfitters
02.2017 - 08.2017
High School Diploma -
Southside High School
BLS/CPR certification -
Medical University of South Carolina