Antoinette Clarke
Baltimore
Summary
Compassionate Nurse Assistant with experience at Johns hopkins hospital, Harte Heritage Assisted Living, skilled in vital signs monitoring and providing emotional support. Successfully enhanced patient comfort and safety through effective mobility assistance and adherence to infection control protocols, ensuring a dignified and respectful care environment. Committed to maintaining privacy and regulatory compliance.
Experienced with patient care, ensuring comfort and safety in clinical settings. Utilizes effective communication to support both patients and healthcare teams. Knowledge of medical procedures and protocols, enhancing overall patient experience. Johns hopkins hospital experience in nursing care.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nursing Assistant
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
09.2025 - Current
- Assisted nursing staff with patient care tasks, enhancing overall patient comfort and satisfaction.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to healthcare team, ensuring timely medical interventions.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop individual care plans tailored to patient needs.
- Trained new staff on best practices in patient care and hospital protocols, fostering a collaborative environment.
- Streamlined documentation processes using electronic health record systems, enhancing accuracy and efficiency in data management.
- Helped patients effectively manage routine bathing, grooming, and other hygiene needs.
- Improved patient satisfaction by providing compassionate assistance with daily activities, such as bathing, dressing, and feeding.
- Checked patient vitals such as temperature, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels.
- Promoted a safe and clean environment by maintaining strict adherence to infection control protocols and sanitation standards.
- Promoted good oral and personal hygiene by aiding patients with shaving, bathing, and teeth brushing.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Skillfully operated medical equipment, such as glucose monitors and blood pressure cuffs, ensuring accurate data collection for informed decision-making by healthcare providers.
- Agreed to take on additional shifts and extra hours during busy periods and holidays to maintain proper staffing and floor coverage.
- Percepting New hires.
Nurse Assistant
Inspiration Assisted Living
Windlass Drive Middle River
09.2024 - Current
- 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.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Supported patient mobility by transferring them from bed to chair or other locations using proper lifting techniques, reducing the risk of injury for both patients and staff members alike during such activities.
- Vitals Signs
Nurse Assistant
Harte Heritage Assisted Living
Baltimore, MD
01.2025 - 11.2025
- 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.
- Answered call lights and supported patient comfort and safety by adjusting bed rails and equipment.
- Supported patient mobility by transferring them from bed to chair or other locations using proper lifting techniques, reducing the risk of injury for both patients and staff members alike during such activities.
Nurse Assistant
York Medical Emergency Centre
Kingston
04.2020 - 03.2022
- Ensured continuity of care through effective handover communication between shifts, detailing critical information about each patient''s current status, recent changes in condition or treatment plans that may require special attention from incoming staff members taking over responsibility for their care upon arrival at work each day.
- Improved patient care by assisting nurses with daily tasks and providing compassionate support to patients.
- Administered medications as prescribed, maintaining accuracy and ensuring patient safety.
- Recognized potential emergencies quickly, implementing appropriate interventions under the guidance of supervising nurses or physicians while awaiting further assistance from emergency response services if needed.
- Assisted in wound care management, following established procedures to minimize risk of infection and promote proper healing.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to enhance knowledge and skills in nursing assistance practices.
- Contributed to infection control efforts through strict adherence to hygiene protocols and diligent cleaning practices.
- Maximized patient satisfaction by helping individuals carry out personal tasks such as dressing and walking.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by ensuring a comfortable environment during their stay in the healthcare facility.
- Offered immediate assistance in emergency and routine paging situations to evaluate needs and deliver care.
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs.
- Helped clean and prepare patient consultation rooms to maintain hygiene standards
- Utilized therapeutic communication, empathy and active listening skills to encourage and develop positive relationships with patients.
- Changed linens in rooms, keeping spaces fresh and clean for patient health and satisfaction.
- Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
- Documented patient information and care activities in electronic health record.
- Supported ambulation and physical therapy needs by conducting planned exercise routines.
- Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight and recording intake and outtake information.
- Transported patients between rooms and appointments or testing locations.
Nurse Assistant
Eazi Days Home For The Elderly
St Catherine Jamaica
06.2017 - 11.2021
- Demonstrated strong teamwork skills when working alongside fellow nurse assistants, nurses, physicians and other healthcare professionals striving towards common goals centered around providing high-quality care tailored specifically towards meeting individual patient needs as they arise throughout course treatment process.
- Maintained accurate documentation of patient records, contributing to efficient communication among healthcare team members.
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living, promoting independence and dignity.
- Monitored vital signs for early detection of potential health issues, enabling timely intervention from medical staff.
- Helped patients effectively manage routine bathing, grooming, and other hygiene needs.
- Agreed to take on additional shifts and extra hours during busy periods and holidays to maintain proper staffing and floor coverage.
- Wound Care
- Medication Administration
Education
Diploma - LPN
Ultimate Health School
Manassas, VA08-2026
No Degree - Nursing
Formen Nursing Academy
Glen Burnie, MD02-2024
Skills
- Vital signs monitoring
- Patient care
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Infection control
- Emotional support
- ADL support
- Regulatory compliance
- Wound care
- Information collection
- Patient assessments
- Healthcare ethics
- Motivational skills
- Patient positioning
- Patient relations
- Mobility assistance
- Feeding assistance
- Medication administration
- Team collaboration
- Staff assistance
- Patient charting
- Safety protocols
- Personal care assistance
- Compassionate care
- Verbal and written communication
- HIPAA compliance
- Recording vital signs
- Direct patient care
- Clinical skills
- Basic life support
- First aid and CPR
- Patient hygiene assistance
- Patient lifting
- Reliable team player
- Meal planning
- Patient-focused care
- Quality assurance
- Patient management
- Preparing meals
- Specimen collection
- Bedside manner
- Geriatric care
- Feeding assistance expert
Languages
English
Full Professional
Certification
- CNA - Certified Nurse Assistant
- CMT - Certified Medication Technician
Accomplishments
Working at John's hopkins hospital which help me to gain world great experience in Nursing care.
Timeline
Nursing Assistant
Johns Hopkins Hospital
09.2025 - Current
Nurse Assistant
Harte Heritage Assisted Living
01.2025 - 11.2025
Nurse Assistant
Inspiration Assisted Living
09.2024 - Current
Nurse Assistant
York Medical Emergency Centre
04.2020 - 03.2022
Nurse Assistant
Eazi Days Home For The Elderly
06.2017 - 11.2021
No Degree - Nursing
Formen Nursing Academy
Diploma - LPN
Ultimate Health School