ATS-FRIENDLY NURSE RESUME TEMPLATE

Replace every bracketed section with your real details. Keep the section headings simple if you plan to upload this resume to an applicant tracking system.

NAME
[Your full name]
[City, State] | [Phone] | [Email] | [LinkedIn] | [Portfolio or GitHub if relevant]

TARGET TITLE
Nurse

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Registered nurse experienced in patient care, charting, medication administration, and coordinating with interdisciplinary teams.

Rewrite this summary with your own years of experience, strongest skills, industry context, and one or two proof points. Keep it short, specific, and aligned with the job description.

CORE SKILLS
- Patient Care
- Medication Administration
- EHR
- Care Planning
- Patient Education
- Triage
- Vitals
- Clinical Documentation

ATS KEYWORDS TO CONSIDER
- registered nurse
- patient care
- clinical documentation
- EHR
- care coordination

Add keywords only when they honestly match your background. Put them in skills, experience bullets, projects, certifications, or tools. Do not stuff keywords into a random list.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
[Company Name] - Nurse
[Month Year] - [Present or Month Year]
- Provided direct care for 5-7 patients per shift while maintaining accurate EHR documentation.
- Educated patients and families on discharge instructions, medication use, and follow-up care.
- Collaborated with physicians, therapists, and case managers to update care plans.
- Precepted 3 new nurses on unit workflows, safety checks, and documentation standards.

Rewrite these bullets with your real work. Strong bullets usually include action, scope, tools, and result. If you do not have exact numbers, use honest context such as team size, frequency, project scope, customer volume, or time saved.

PROJECTS
[Project Name]
- Explain the problem, your role, the tools used, and the outcome.
- Include a link only if it is clean, current, and relevant.

EDUCATION
[Degree, Certification, Bootcamp, or Training]
[School or Provider] | [Year]

CERTIFICATIONS
- [Certification name, provider, year]

ATS CHECKLIST
- Use standard headings: Summary, Skills, Experience, Education, Projects, Certifications.
- Keep important information as selectable text.
- Use role-specific keywords truthfully.
- Avoid heavy graphics, tables, and text boxes for job portal uploads.
- Open the exported PDF before applying.