Nursing Assistantsresume guide.
Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff. A strong Nursing Assistants resume shows service orientation, active listening and social perceptiveness, and names the tools you have worked with, such as Epic Systems, Apache Spark and Microsoft Outlook.
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- 1Show the result, not just the task."Turn or reposition bedridden patients" is the guide's top task. Pairing it with a stretch of months with no new pressure injuries shows the care worked.
- 2Speed counts, so give the number.Answering call signals is the guide's second task. An average response time is a number nursing homes already track, so it lands with them.
- 3Show what you noticed and who you told.The guide lists measuring intake and output and reporting changes to nurses. Catching early dehydration proves the Monitoring skill this guide ranks highly.
- 4Helping new aides stay is worth a line.Nursing homes still struggle to keep new CNAs, and replacing one is costly. Showing the people you mentored stayed makes you more valuable than your own tasks alone.
- 5Name the charting systems you know.PointClickCare and Epic Systems are the medical software this guide lists, spelled the way job posts spell them.
- 6Show your certification is active.Every CNA job needs an active state certification, so list it with the Virginia Board of Nursing, plus your BLS.
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01Also called
O*NET02Skills employers expect
O*NETImportance is how much the skill matters to the job; level is how much of it the job demands. Both are worth naming on the resume, in this order.
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Service Orientation | Very high | Intermediate |
| Active Listening | High | Intermediate |
| Social Perceptiveness | High | Intermediate |
| Monitoring | High | Intermediate |
| Coordination | High | Intermediate |
| Critical Thinking | High | Intermediate |
| Reading Comprehension | High | Intermediate |
| Speaking | High | Intermediate |
| Active Learning | Moderate | Intermediate |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Moderate | Intermediate |
03Knowledge areas
O*NET- Customer and Personal Service
- Administration and Management
- English Language
- Public Safety and Security
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Education and Training
- Therapy and Counseling
- Psychology
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Personnel and Human Resources
04Common responsibilities
O*NETOrdered by importance. Each one is a bullet waiting for a result and a number.
- Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
- Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
- Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
- Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
- Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
- Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising.
- Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.
- Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
- Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.
- Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.
05Software and tools
O*NET18 tools across 11 categories. The six largest categories are below; Hot marks a hot technology, In demand a tool employers ask for most often.
- Epic SystemsHotIn demand
- MEDITECH softwareHot
- Medical procedure coding software
- Medical condition coding software
- GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
- PointClickCare healthcare software
- Medical record charting software
- Telemetry software
- Billing software
- Apache SparkHotIn demand
- Health information database software
- Microsoft OutlookHotIn demand
- Web browser softwareIn demand
- Microsoft Office softwareHotIn demand
- Microsoft ExcelHotIn demand
- FaceTime
- Microsoft WordHotIn demand
06Education and preparation
O*NET07Putting it on your resume
ResumeXRays guidanceLead with the credential and the record. Job Zone 3 roles usually ask for training, a license or a few years of related experience. Put those on the first screen, then show what you did with them.
List the software you have actually used. Employers scan for Epic Systems, Apache Spark and Microsoft Outlook. Put the ones you know in a skills line, spelled the way the vendor spells them.
Show active listening and social perceptiveness, not just service orientation. Active listening and social perceptiveness rank close to service orientation for this occupation. One bullet per role that shows a decision, a tradeoff or a result covers them.
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