Certified Nursing Assistant Resume Example
An entry-level certified nursing assistant in Indianapolis, three years on day shift in skilled nursing, now in a practical nursing program part-time.
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Why it works
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“Certified nursing assistant, active on the Indiana Nurse Aide Registry, with 3 years on day shift in a 120-bed skilled nursing facility. Care for 10 to 12 residents a shift with no falls during my transfers. CPR/BLS.”
Certification and registry status come first, since that is what a facility checks before hiring. Then the setting, the shift and the resident load.
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“Care for 10 to 12 residents on day shift across long-term care and short-term rehab, including 3 on Hoyer lifts”
Setting, shift, load and the lift equipment in one line. A scheduler can see exactly where this aide fits.
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“No resident falls during my transfers in 3 years, using sit-to-stand and two-person transfers as care-planned”
A safety record stated plainly and limited to what the aide controls, which is the thing a director of nursing worries about in a new hire.
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“Picked up 38 extra shifts in 2025 with zero call-offs, 12 of them on short-staffed weekends”
Attendance with numbers. Reliability is hard to show on a resume, and a count does it.
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“Served meals to 80 assisted living residents, matching each tray to the diet order with no errors in 2 state surveys”
Pulls relevant experience from a non-clinical job: accuracy with diet orders and time spent with residents.
How it scored
We ran this example through the same free roast you can use, three times, and kept the middle result. The roast ranks a resume against a typical applicant pile and grades hard: even a resume with a number in nearly every bullet usually lands in the B range.
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Shay Robichaux Certified Nursing Assistant, Long-Term Care and Rehab Indianapolis, IN | shay.robichaux@example.com SUMMARY Certified nursing assistant, active on the Indiana Nurse Aide Registry, with 3 years on day shift in a 120-bed skilled nursing facility. Care for 10 to 12 residents a shift with no falls during my transfers. CPR/BLS. EXPERIENCE Certified Nursing Assistant, Whitewater Gardens Health and Rehab | Oct 2023 - Present - Care for 10 to 12 residents on day shift across long-term care and short-term rehab, including 3 on Hoyer lifts - No resident falls during my transfers in 3 years, using sit-to-stand and two-person transfers as care-planned - Chart ADLs, vitals, weights and intake and output in PointClickCare every shift, with no late entries - Picked up 38 extra shifts in 2025 with zero call-offs, 12 of them on short-staffed weekends - Precept new aides on their first 3 shifts, 9 trained since 2024 and 8 still on staff - Keep a 2-hour turning schedule for 4 high-risk residents on my assignment Dietary Aide, Linwood Place Senior Living | Aug 2021 - Sep 2023 - Served meals to 80 assisted living residents, matching each tray to the diet order with no errors in 2 state surveys EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS Certified Nursing Assistant, Indiana Nurse Aide Registry, 2023, BLS (AHA), 2025 State-approved Nurse Aide Training Program, Ivy Tech Community College, 2023 Practical Nursing program, Ivy Tech Community College, part-time, expected 2027 SKILLS Hoyer and sit-to-stand lifts, Two-person transfers, Vital signs, Intake and output, PointClickCare, Feeding assistance, Turning schedules, Infection control
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