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Esther Ransom

Norfolk

Summary

Experienced Licensed Massage Therapist and Certified Nursing Assistant with a strong background in the medical field. Dedicated to providing exceptional client care and passionate about integrative healthcare and holistic wellness. Currently focused on building a successful career in Massage Therapy after graduating from the prestigious Cayce Reilly School of Massage. Highly skilled in various massage techniques, including swedish, deep tissue, reflexology, neuromuscular, and myofascial release. Seeking an opportunity to apply extensive skills and knowledge to positively impact the lives of clients.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

First Choice Nurses
12.2024 - Current
  • Monitored vital signs and reported any changes or abnormalities to the nursing staff
  • Provided direct patient care, including bathing, dressing, feeding, and assisting with mobility
  • Documented patient information accurately in electronic health records (EHR) to ensure continuity of care
  • Assisted in transferring patients between beds, wheelchairs, stretchers, or other modes of transportation using proper lifting techniques
  • Supported patients' emotional well-being by actively listening to their concerns and offering comfort when needed
  • Performed regular skin assessments to identify any signs of pressure ulcers or other skin breakdowns
  • Maintained strict confidentiality regarding patient information according to HIPAA regulations at all times

Home Health Aide

Private Duty In-Home Care
07.2023 - 10.2023
  • Assist with daily medications
  • Provide companionship
  • Provide transportation and assistance with grocery shopping/errands/appointments
  • Prepare and serve meals
  • Light housekeeping
  • Assist with activities of daily living as needed

CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

ACS Consultants, Inc.
12.2022 - 07.2023
  • Assist patients with activities of daily living, such as, bathing, toileting, dressing, transferring, assistance with eating, etc
  • Document patient's condition/vital signs and report to the Nurse on Duty
  • Turn and reposition patients
  • Obtain accurate patient weights

CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

FIRST CHOICE NURSES OF EASTERN VIRGINIA
10.2020 - 03.2023
  • Assist clients with ADL's
  • Feed clients
  • Transfer from bed to chair and chair to bed
  • Perform ROM exercises with clients
  • Light housekeeping duties
  • Assist with toileting
  • Perform catheter care
  • Take and record vital signs
  • Report any change in condition to nursing staff
  • Worked in a hospital, Lake Taylor transitional hospital and nursing home
  • Took care of approximately 10-14 elderly and disabled patients daily
  • Provided patients/residents with care and companionship
  • Monitored vital signs
  • Served meals
  • Aided residents with personal hygiene
  • Recorded resident care daily
  • Aided in lifting patients when necessary
  • Changed bed linens

Server/Hostess/Cashier

21st Street Seafood Company
04.2022 - 09.2022
  • Greet Customers/Guests with a smile and friendly, welcoming disposition
  • Answer any questions, accommodate needs
  • Seat guests according to seating availability/staffing
  • Take orders, offer suggestions
  • Ring in orders
  • Communicate with kitchen staff and/or bartender
  • Expedite food, garnish plates
  • Pick up and drop off food and drinks
  • Prepare, print and deliver checks/bills
  • Collect and process payments
  • Get change and deliver to customers

CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

Brightstar care
06.2020 - 01.2021
  • Assisted clients with ADL's
  • Prepare food and beverages and feed clients
  • Transfer from bed to chair and chair to bed
  • Perform ROM exercises with clients
  • Light housekeeping duties
  • Assist with toileting
  • Perform catheter care
  • Assist with taking medications
  • Take and record vital signs
  • Report any change in condition to nursing staff

Home Health Aide

BAYADA Home Health Care
12.2019 - 07.2020
  • Provide assistance with ADL's
  • Meal preparation
  • Light housekeeping
  • Standard precautions
  • Measure and record weight and vital signs
  • Assist with ambulation

CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

Regency Health & Rehabilitation Center
02.2019 - 12.2019
  • Provide care to residents by assisting with activities of daily living, including toileting, bathing, dressing, feeding, making beds and keeping the rooms tidy, emptying trash and taking linen to laundry, passing and collecting meal trays, measuring and recording vital signs as needed, measuring and recording input and output, documentation of adl's

CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

Princess Anne Health & Rehab Center
11.2018 - 01.2019
  • Provide care to residents and assist with activities of daily living, including toileting, bathing, dressing, feeding, making beds and keeping the rooms tidy, emptying trash and taking linen to laundry, passing and collecting meal trays, measuring and recording vital signs as needed, measuring and recording input and output, documentation of adl's

CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

Concordia Nursing and Rehabilitation - River Pointe
06.2018 - 11.2018
  • Provide care to residents and assist with activities of daily living, including toileting, bathing, dressing, feeding, making beds and keeping the rooms tidy, passing and collecting meal trays, measuring and recording vital signs as needed, measuring and recording output for residents with catheters, documenting in resident's chart

Registration Associate

Sentara Independence Emergency Department
04.2012 - 12.2012
  • Greeted and checked in patients, scanned I.D
  • And insurance cards into charts, Updated contact information, Printed wristbands and paperwork, Communicated with ED Tech and/or nursing staff, Billed insurance, Collected and processed copayments, Explained financial options to patients, transferred patients in system to different facilities

Education

High School Diploma -

Ocean Lakes High School

Nurse Aide Diploma -

Tidewater Medical Training

General Studies

Tidewater Community College
Virginia Beach, VA

Higher education in Massage Therapy -

Cayce Reilly School of Massotherapy
Virginia Beach, VA
09.2024

Skills

  • Deep tissue massage
  • Customer service
  • Swedish massage
  • Chair Massage
  • Swedish Massage
  • Reflexology
  • Professionalism and ethics
  • Stress relief massage
  • Trigger point massage
  • Range of motion improvement
  • Treatment Planning
  • Aroma therapy
  • Hydrotherapy techniques
  • Postural assessment
  • Myofascial release
  • Neuromuscular therapy
  • Anatomy knowledge
  • Orthopedic massage
  • Scalp massage

Certification

  • Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) 10/2024 to 10/2025
  • Drivers License
  • Massage Therapy License, 02/01/25 to 07/31/27
  • Heartsaver CPR AED certification, American Heart Association, Indefinite, 11/30/24 to 11/2026


Timeline

CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

First Choice Nurses
12.2024 - Current

Home Health Aide

Private Duty In-Home Care
07.2023 - 10.2023

CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

ACS Consultants, Inc.
12.2022 - 07.2023

Server/Hostess/Cashier

21st Street Seafood Company
04.2022 - 09.2022

CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

FIRST CHOICE NURSES OF EASTERN VIRGINIA
10.2020 - 03.2023

CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

Brightstar care
06.2020 - 01.2021

Home Health Aide

BAYADA Home Health Care
12.2019 - 07.2020

CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

Regency Health & Rehabilitation Center
02.2019 - 12.2019

CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

Princess Anne Health & Rehab Center
11.2018 - 01.2019

CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant

Concordia Nursing and Rehabilitation - River Pointe
06.2018 - 11.2018

Registration Associate

Sentara Independence Emergency Department
04.2012 - 12.2012

High School Diploma -

Ocean Lakes High School

Nurse Aide Diploma -

Tidewater Medical Training

General Studies

Tidewater Community College

Higher education in Massage Therapy -

Cayce Reilly School of Massotherapy

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