A template built for certified nursing assistant roles — designed to surface patient census, EHR fluency, and the ADL competencies that nurse managers and DONs use to separate strong candidates from the rest.
Tailor yours nowCertified Nursing Assistant with 2 years of experience in a 200-bed skilled nursing facility. Consistently assigned to a 12-resident hall on the memory care unit, with zero fall incidents over 18 months. Proficient in PointClickCare and Epic for ADL charting, vital signs, and intake/output documentation. BLS-certified, trained on Hoyer and sit-to-stand lifts.
Clinical: ADLs, vital signs, fingerstick glucose monitoring, specimen collection, infection control, fall prevention, dementia care, wound care observation Equipment: Hoyer lift, sit-to-stand lift, gait belt, mechanical bed, pulse oximeter EHR: PointClickCare, Epic Certifications: CNA (Illinois), BLS/CPR (AHA)
Nurse managers read CNA resumes differently depending on where you worked. A 200-bed SNF memory care unit is a very different clinical environment than a 12-bed assisted living home. Name your facility type, bed count, unit specialty, and typical resident-to-CNA ratio in the first bullet. “Provided ADL assistance for 10–12 residents per shift on a 200-bed SNF memory care unit” tells the hiring manager exactly what workload you can handle.
Most CNA resumes list “assisted with daily living activities” and stop there. The CNAs who get hired at hospitals and higher-acuity facilities are the ones who can document. Name the EHR you used (PointClickCare, Epic, MatrixCare) and describe your charting discipline: on-time documentation rates, the types of data you entered, and whether you charted independently or under supervision.
Zero fall incidents, zero transfer injuries, on-time medication reminder compliance — these are the numbers that matter in CNA hiring. Facilities face real liability when transfers go wrong or falls spike. A bullet like “zero transfer-related injuries over 18 months” is a stronger signal than any adjective about being “compassionate” or “dedicated.”
Hoyer lift, sit-to-stand lift, gait belt, glucometer, pulse oximeter — list the specific equipment you have used. If you have specialty experience (dementia care, post-surgical, wound care observation, hospice), surface it. Specialty experience is what gets you into higher-paying hospital or specialty-unit roles.
Include the ones you actually have. Leave out the ones you’d struggle to discuss in an interview.
For CNA roles, the Professional template works well — clean formatting signals attention to detail, which is exactly what a DON or nurse manager wants to see from someone who will be charting patient data and handling transfers. Avoid overly designed templates; healthcare hiring managers want to scan your credentials and experience quickly, not admire your layout.
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