Certified Nursing Assistant Resume Examples
A certified nursing assistant (CNA) resume should lead with your state certification and registry status, then show the care you give: activities of daily living, vital signs, transfers and safety, and how many residents or patients you look after per shift. New CNAs lead with the training program and its clinical hours. Experienced CNAs lead with the setting, such as long-term care, memory care, rehab or hospital, and a result.
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Sample resume
Entry-level CNA resume example
For a newly certified nursing assistant whose experience is the training program's clinicals and caring for a family member.
Professional Summary
Newly certified nursing assistant who completed a 120-hour state-approved program with 40 hours of supervised clinicals in long-term care. Skilled in ADLs, vital signs and safe transfers, with two years of caring for a grandparent at home after a stroke.
Licenses and Certifications
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Jul 2026Pennsylvania Nurse Aide Registry
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Apr 2026American Heart Association
Clinical Experience
CNA Clinical Trainee
Apr 2026 – Jun 2026Three Rivers Senior Living · Pittsburgh, PA
Cared for 4-6 long-term care residents per clinical shift under a nurse instructor: bathing, dressing, toileting and feeding.
Took vital signs and recorded intake and output, reporting changes to the instructor right away.
Transferred residents safely with gait belts and a mechanical lift and passed every skills check-off on the first attempt.
Family Caregiver
Sep 2023 – Mar 2026Private home · Pittsburgh, PA
Cared for my grandmother after a stroke: medication reminders, bathing, meals and her physical therapy exercises.
Kept a daily log of blood pressure, meals and symptoms to share at her doctor visits.
Coordinated rides and appointments with three specialists and a home health agency.
Education
Nurse Aide Training Program
Mar 2026 – Jun 2026Allegheny Career Institute · Pittsburgh, PA
State-approved, 120 hours including 40 hours of supervised clinical practice.
Skills
- Activities of daily living
- Vital signs
- Safe transfers and gait belts
- Mechanical lift
- Intake and output
- Infection control
- Dementia communication
Hannah Mitchell
Certified Nursing Assistant
Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 555-0193 · hannah.mitchell@email.com
Newly certified nursing assistant who completed a 120-hour state-approved program with 40 hours of supervised clinicals in long-term care. Skilled in ADLs, vital signs and safe transfers, with two years of caring for a grandparent at home after a stroke.
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Licenses and Certifications
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Pennsylvania Nurse Aide Registry
Jul 2026
Basic Life Support (BLS)
American Heart Association
Apr 2026
Clinical Experience
CNA Clinical Trainee
Three Rivers Senior Living · Pittsburgh, PA
Apr 2026 – Jun 2026
Cared for 4-6 long-term care residents per clinical shift under a nurse instructor: bathing, dressing, toileting and feeding.
Took vital signs and recorded intake and output, reporting changes to the instructor right away.
Transferred residents safely with gait belts and a mechanical lift and passed every skills check-off on the first attempt.
Family Caregiver
Private home · Pittsburgh, PA
Sep 2023 – Mar 2026
Cared for my grandmother after a stroke: medication reminders, bathing, meals and her physical therapy exercises.
Kept a daily log of blood pressure, meals and symptoms to share at her doctor visits.
Coordinated rides and appointments with three specialists and a home health agency.
Education
Nurse Aide Training Program
Allegheny Career Institute · Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 2026 – Jun 2026
State-approved, 120 hours including 40 hours of supervised clinical practice.
Skills
Activities of daily living, Vital signs, Safe transfers and gait belts, Mechanical lift, Intake and output, Infection control, Dementia communication
Sample resume
Experienced CNA resume example
For a CNA with several years in long-term care or rehab who also trains new aides.
Gloria Mensah
Certified Nursing Assistant · Rehab and Memory Care
Professional Summary
Certified nursing assistant with seven years in short-term rehab and memory care. Care for 10-12 patients per shift, train new aides on the unit, and keep charting complete in PointClickCare. Known for calm, patient care with residents living with dementia.
Licenses and Certifications
Maryland Board of Nursing
American Heart Association
Clinical Experience
Harborview Rehabilitation Center
Baltimore, MDCare for 10-12 rehab patients per shift after hip and knee replacement, stroke and cardiac surgery.
Help patients practice transfers and walking between therapy sessions, following each therapist's mobility plan.
Record vital signs, meals and intake and output in PointClickCare and report changes to the nurse at once.
Trained eight new CNAs in two years on lift policy, documentation and the unit routine.
Chesapeake Gardens Senior Living
Baltimore, MDCared for 12 residents living with Alzheimer's and other dementias on the evening shift.
Used redirection, music and familiar routines to calm residents during late-day agitation.
Turned and repositioned bed-bound residents every two hours; the unit had no new pressure injuries in my last year.
Education
Patapsco Community College
Baltimore, MDSkills
Care: Activities of daily living, Mobility and transfers, Mechanical and sit-to-stand lifts, Dementia care, Skin checks and repositioning, Vital signs
Systems: PointClickCare
Gloria Mensah
Certified Nursing Assistant · Rehab and Memory Care
Baltimore, MD · (410) 555-0177 · gloria.mensah@email.com
Certified nursing assistant with seven years in short-term rehab and memory care. Care for 10-12 patients per shift, train new aides on the unit, and keep charting complete in PointClickCare. Known for calm, patient care with residents living with dementia.
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Licenses and Certifications
Certified Nursing Assistant and Geriatric Nursing Assistant (CNA-GNA)
Maryland Board of Nursing
Apr 2019
Basic Life Support (BLS)
American Heart Association
Sep 2025
Clinical Experience
Certified Nursing Assistant, Short-Term Rehab
Harborview Rehabilitation Center · Baltimore, MD
May 2022 – Present
Care for 10-12 rehab patients per shift after hip and knee replacement, stroke and cardiac surgery.
Help patients practice transfers and walking between therapy sessions, following each therapist's mobility plan.
Record vital signs, meals and intake and output in PointClickCare and report changes to the nurse at once.
Trained eight new CNAs in two years on lift policy, documentation and the unit routine.
Geriatric Nursing Assistant, Memory Care
Chesapeake Gardens Senior Living · Baltimore, MD
Apr 2019 – Apr 2022
Cared for 12 residents living with Alzheimer's and other dementias on the evening shift.
Used redirection, music and familiar routines to calm residents during late-day agitation.
Turned and repositioned bed-bound residents every two hours; the unit had no new pressure injuries in my last year.
Education
Certified Nursing Assistant Program
Patapsco Community College · Baltimore, MD
Dec 2018 – Mar 2019
Skills
- Care: Activities of daily living, Mobility and transfers, Mechanical and sit-to-stand lifts, Dementia care, Skin checks and repositioning, Vital signs
- Systems: PointClickCare
The people and employers in these samples are fictional. The licenses, tools and duties are the real ones employers ask for, so replace every detail with your own.
How to write a certified nursing assistant resume
- 1
Put 'Certified Nursing Assistant' with your state near the top; employers check the state nurse aide registry before an offer
- 2
Give your ratio: how many residents or patients you care for per shift, and on which unit (long-term care, memory care, rehab, med-surg)
- 3
Name the hands-on skills: ADLs, vital signs, transfers with a mechanical lift, turning and repositioning, intake and output
- 4
Mention the charting system, such as PointClickCare or MatrixCare in long-term care, or Epic in hospitals
- 5
Add BLS, and any extra credential your state offers, such as a medication aide certification
Weak and strong certified nursing assistant bullet points
A duty says what the job was. A strong bullet says what you did, how much of it, and what changed.
The numbers in these examples are illustrative, not real results. Use your own, and only ones you can explain in an interview.
Helped residents with daily needs
Provided bathing, dressing, toileting and feeding for 10-12 long-term care residents per shift, charting every task in PointClickCare
Took vital signs
Took and recorded vital signs for 12 residents twice a shift, reporting abnormal readings to the charge nurse within minutes
Prevented falls
Completed hourly safety rounds and two-person mechanical-lift transfers; the hall went nine months without a fall with injury
More certified nursing assistant bullets to adapt
Each one follows action, task and result. Swap in your own numbers: an employer may ask about any of them.
The numbers in these examples are illustrative, not real results. Use your own, and only ones you can explain in an interview.
Turned and repositioned bed-bound residents every two hours and checked skin at each change; the hall had no new pressure injuries that year
Calmed residents with dementia during late-day agitation using redirection, music and familiar routines
Recorded meals, intake and output and bowel movements for 12 residents per shift in PointClickCare before shift change
Oriented six new CNAs on the hall's routines, lift policy and each resident's care preferences
Keywords employers use for certified nursing assistant roles
- CNA
- Activities of Daily Living
- Vital Signs
- Patient Transfers
- Mechanical Lift
- Infection Control
- Resident Care
- PointClickCare
- BLS
- Dementia Care
Templates for certified nursing assistant resumes
Single-column designs that applicant tracking systems read in order.
Certified Nursing Assistant resume questions
How do I write a CNA resume with no experience?
Put your certification, or your exam date if you are still waiting to test, at the top. Then list your training program like a job: the facility where you did clinicals, the number of hours and the skills you were checked off on. Add caregiving for a family member, volunteering or any customer service job, and include BLS.
How much training does a CNA need?
Federal rules (42 CFR 483.152) require at least 75 hours of training, including at least 16 hours of supervised practical training, for nurse aides in Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes, and many states require more. You then pass your state's competency exam and are listed on the state nurse aide registry.
Should a CNA resume have a summary?
Yes, two or three sentences: your certification and state, the setting and patients you know best, and one strength such as dementia care or post-surgical rehab. A manager filling a night shift on a memory care unit should see the match before reading further.
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