Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Accomplishments
Certification
Languages
References
Timeline
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Keria Kassim

Keria Kassim

Gainesville

Summary

Dedicated nursing assistant with experience at The Gardens Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, skilled in patient care and vital sign monitoring. Proven ability to enhance resident comfort through compassionate support and effective communication. Committed to maintaining high standards of hygiene and safety while fostering strong relationships with patients and their families. Besides that, I enjoy learning new things and developing new skills as well as meeting new people and learning about new cultural things while respecting them.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Nursing Assistant

The Gardens Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation
Colorado Springs
08.2023 - 08.2025
  • My role as a nursing assistant is to assist residents with their everyday tasks.
  • Transporting patients using wheelchairs, Hoyer lifts, and sit-to-stand machines.
  • Do charting on the patients' daily activities.
  • Helping the patient in and out of bed, and into the wheelchair with gait belts and lift equipment.
  • Taking vital signs on a daily basis to make sure the residents are stable and to assist the nurse.

Housekeeper

Forest Ridge Senior Living
Woodland Park
05.2022 - 08.2023
  • As housekeeping, my job was to clean the residents' room.
  • Upheld the highest standard of cleanliness and sanitation in all work areas.
  • Assisted with deep cleaning projects as needed during slow periods of seasonal changes.

Bussing Tables

Adam's Mountain Cafe
Colorado Springs
06.2022 - 05.2023
  • Assisted with table cleaning, and ensured dining areas stayed tidy and welcoming.
  • Refilled coffee, water, and beverages promptly to enhance guest satisfaction.
  • Supported food service by delivering meals and providing attentive guest assistance.
  • Bussed tables efficiently to maintain a smooth dining flow.
  • Occasionally assisted with hosting responsibilities, such as greeting and seating guests.

Taking care f the plants

Ricks Garden Center
Colorado Springs
05.2019 - 08.2022
  • Watering the flowers and perhaps helping to dust the store's items were my everyday responsibilities.
  • Helping the customers locate the plant they were looking for was one of my other responsibilities.
  • In my spare time, I also assisted the cashier.

Education

Associate of Science -

Santa Fe College
Gainesville, FL

High School Diploma -

Manitou Springs High School
Manitou Springs, CO
05-2023

Skills

  • Patient care
  • Vital sign monitoring
  • Charting documentation
  • Infection control
  • Time management
  • Team collaboration
  • Customer service
  • Patient relationship building
  • Companionship and emotional support
  • Direct patient care
  • Patient care and safety
  • Computer literate
  • Catheter care
  • Continuing education
  • Linen management
  • Supply restocking
  • Specimen collection
  • Personal hygiene support
  • Light housekeeping
  • Electronic charting
  • Healthcare ethics
  • Medical terminology
  • Recording vital signs
  • Basic life support
  • Call light response
  • Patient feeding
  • HIPAA
  • Mobility assistance
  • Room cleaning and restocking
  • Transporting patients
  • CPR certification
  • Dementia and Alzheimer's care
  • Output monitoring and reporting
  • Patient positioning
  • Patient management
  • First aid certification
  • Empathy and understanding
  • Family communication
  • Blood collection techniques
  • Venipuncture expertise
  • Recording data
  • Blood collection
  • Health education
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • Polite communication skills

Affiliations

  • I played volleyball when I was in high school
  • I do lots of hiking.
  • I go to the GYM often.
  • and read books

Accomplishments

  • Sociology award in High School.

Certification

  • Certified Nursing Assistant.
  • Basic Life Support.
  • CPR
  • Phlebotomy

Languages

English
Full Professional
Amharic
Professional

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Nursing Assistant

The Gardens Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation
08.2023 - 08.2025

Bussing Tables

Adam's Mountain Cafe
06.2022 - 05.2023

Housekeeper

Forest Ridge Senior Living
05.2022 - 08.2023

Taking care f the plants

Ricks Garden Center
05.2019 - 08.2022

Associate of Science -

Santa Fe College

High School Diploma -

Manitou Springs High School
Keria Kassim