Abigail Erickson
Iowa Park,TX
Summary
Proficient and caring Certified Nurse Aid offering outstanding patient-facing experience. Efficient at addressing patient needs with compassionate care and attention to detail. Diligent about maximizing satisfaction, personal hygiene, safety and wellness while serving patients of all backgrounds and health conditions.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
PCA 7 Center
United Regional Health Care
Wichita Falls
11.2023 - Current
- Improved patient comfort by providing compassionate and attentive care.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities, promoting independence and wellbeing.
- Maintained a clean and safe environment for patients, reducing the risk of infections and accidents.
- Collaborated with healthcare teams to develop individualized care plans, ensuring optimal outcomes for each patient.
- Prevented bedsores through regular repositioning and skin assessments of at-risk patients.
- Answered patient assistance calls, assessed needs, and offered qualified support.
- Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements.
- Organized and replenished unit supplies to maintain team readiness for expected demands.
- Supported patient admissions, discharges, and transfers to promote team productivity.
- Answered phones for the floor as well as took messages from callers and passed them on to the primary nurses of the patients.
- Helped create hard copy charts and kept them organized and updated with current patient information.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Iowa Park Health Care Center
1109 N 3rd St, Iowa Park, Tx 76367
07.2023 - Current
- Answered call lights in a timely manner, and supported resident comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding residents with shaving, bathing, teeth brushing, and toileting needs.
- Assisted with resident ambulation and transfer needs
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help residents achieve nutritional objectives.
- Cared for residents in assisted living facility and delivered high-quality support to meet needs.
- Completed activities of daily living for residents unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
- Changed linens in rooms, keeping spaces fresh and clean for resident health and satisfaction.
- Documented resident information, care activities, and resident input and output in electronic health record.
- Assisted nursing staff with completing daily rounds.
- Responded to patient requests for supplies and personal comfort items, such as extra blankets.
- Upheld infection control and prevention policies across different patient-facing areas.
- Cared for residents in final stages of life, as well as helped provide post mortem care.
- Upheld privacy, and comfort standards for resident care.
Education
Certification - Certified Nurse Aid
Vernon College
4105 Maplewood Ave A, Wichita Falls, Tx 7630805.2023
Diploma -
Eisenhower High School
Lawton, OK05.2019
Skills
- CPR certified
- Condition Monitoring
- Electronic Charting
- Observing Responses
- Transporting Patients
- Direct Patient Care
- Patient Lifting
- Indirect Patient Care
- Compassionate Caregiver
- Dementia and Alzheimer's Knowledge
- Supporting Personal Needs
- Maintaining Privacy
- Medical terminology knowledge
- HIPAA Compliance
- Seizure Precautions
- Specimen Collection
Certification
- CNA - Certified Nurse Assistant
- CPR
Timeline
PCA 7 Center
United Regional Health Care
11.2023 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Iowa Park Health Care Center
07.2023 - Current
Certification - Certified Nurse Aid
Vernon College
Diploma -
Eisenhower High School