Certified Nursing Assistant resume keywords
What a certified nursing assistant resume is screened for, and example bullets to adapt. Use the skills that are true of your experience, and put them inside accomplishment bullets rather than in a bare list.
Also covers: CNA, Nursing Assistant, Patient Care Technician, PCT, Caregiver, Home Health Aide.
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Skills and keywords
These are the terms most consistently used to screen certified nursing assistant applications. Spell tools and certifications the way postings spell them — a screen matches the words, not the meaning.
Example bullets
Each one has blanks in brackets. Fill them with your own figures, or rewrite the line — never keep a number you cannot explain.
- Assisted N residents a shift with bathing, dressing, feeding and mobility.
- Recorded vitals and intake/output for N patients and reported changes to nursing staff.
- Repositioned high-risk patients every N hours, contributing to zero pressure injuries over period.
- Built trust with residents living with dementia using calm, consistent routines.
Verbs that signal ownership
Open bullets with these rather than with “responsible for” or “worked on”: