Abigail Ratliff
Louisville,KY
Summary
State-certified Nursing Assistant with extensive senior-level experience in healthcare settings. Highly observant and reliable, with a strong bedside manner and excellent time-management skills to effectively address patient requirements in high-volume care facilities. Proficient in providing mobility and personal hygiene support. Detail-oriented and successful in geriatric healthcare, demonstrating a personable and compassionate approach with superior communication and rapport-building skills. Committed to delivering comprehensive and individualized patient care and education. Adept at liaising with medical professionals, patients, and families to ensure continuous top-quality care and education.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Nursing Assistant
Nurstat LLC Agency
12.2023 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Landmark of Iroquois Park
05.2023 - 10.2023
Certified Nursing Assistant
Lyndon Woods
07.2022 - 03.2023
- Provided high-quality personal care services such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and feeding to ensure patient dignity.
- Assisted patients with daily living activities for enhanced comfort and wellbeing.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Maintained a clean, safe environment by sanitizing surfaces, changing linens, and disposing of waste properly.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Improved patient care quality by monitoring and recording vital signs, fluid intake, and output.
- Reduced fall incidents by implementing safety measures like bed alarms and proper positioning techniques.
- Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.
- 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.
Daycare Assistant
Southside Daycare
Iroquois Park
12.2021 - 07.2022
- Maintained clean, neat and hazard-free areas to protect kids, personnel and families.
- Assisted in maintaining a safe and healthy environment, ensuring cleanliness and proper supervision of children.
- Provided lunchtime assistance to monitor children, assist with eating and serve food.
- Sanitized dishes, tabletops, toys, and frequently touched surfaces to prevent spreading of germs.
- Used patience, skill and various behavior modification techniques to maintain order and safety.
- Provided support during naptime routines, ensuring a peaceful environment for restful sleep.
- Applied positive behavior management techniques to enhance social interactions and emotional development.
- Supported the emotional well-being of children by providing nurturing care and addressing individual needs.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Jefferson Community College
05.2026
Skills
- Communication
- Team work
- Leadership
- Time management
- Patient focused care / Direct Patient care
- Geriatric care
- Rehab care - safety and rehabiliation
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Positioning & transferring patients
- Infection control
- Recording vitals
- Interpersonal skills
- Alzheimer's and Dementia Care
- Child care
Certification
- Certified Nursing Assistant
- CPR ( Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)
Timeline
Certified Nursing Assistant
Nurstat LLC Agency
12.2023 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant
Landmark of Iroquois Park
05.2023 - 10.2023
Certified Nursing Assistant
Lyndon Woods
07.2022 - 03.2023
Daycare Assistant
Southside Daycare
12.2021 - 07.2022
Associate of Science - Nursing
Jefferson Community College