Registered Nurse resume example

Hospital and health-system recruiters filter RN resumes on licensure, specialty, and setting before a human reads a word — so your license, certifications, and unit type belong near the top, spelled out with acronyms (e.g. 'BLS/ACLS', 'Epic EHR').

Strong nursing bullets quantify care: patient loads, unit type, HCAHPS or fall-rate improvements, and the systems you charted in. This example keeps a clean, single-column layout that parses cleanly and reads the way a charge nurse expects.

Sofia Ramirez

Registered Nurse, BSN, RN

Phoenix, AZ sofia.ramirez.rn@email.com +1 (602) 555-0188 linkedin.com/in/sofiaramirezrn

Summary

Compassionate BSN-prepared Registered Nurse with 7 years in acute-care med-surg and telemetry. Skilled in high-acuity assessment, Epic charting and interdisciplinary care coordination. Contributed to a 22% reduction in patient falls, consistently achieved above-unit HCAHPS scores, and maintained zero reportable medication errors over two years.

Experience

Registered Nurse · Telemetry

Valley Medical Center · Phoenix, AZ

Mar 2021 — Present

Managed a 4:1 patient load on a 36-bed telemetry unit, administering cardiac monitoring, titratable IV drips, and post-procedure recovery across 12-hour shifts.
Championed an hourly-rounding protocol that helped cut unit fall rates 22% and lifted HCAHPS communication scores by 11 points.
Mentored 8+ new-graduate nurses annually and served as charge nurse for 2 shifts weekly, directing 14 clinical team members.

Registered Nurse · Medical-Surgical

St. Catherine Hospital · Tucson, AZ

Jun 2018 — Feb 2021

Administered post-operative and acute medical care for a 5:1 patient ratio across a 40-bed surgical unit, completing 20+ clinical assessments per shift.
Reduced medication administration discrepancies 34% by establishing a double-verification barcode workflow, reaching 6 consecutive quarters with zero errors.
Coordinated multidisciplinary discharge planning for 120+ patients monthly, lowering 30-day readmissions by 14% across two years.

Skills

Patient Assessment · Telemetry · Medication Administration · IV Therapy · Wound Care · Epic EHR · Care Coordination · Patient Education · Infection Control · Charge Nurse

Education

Arizona State University

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

2014 — 2018

Sigma Theta Tau honor society · 3.8 GPA

Certifications

RN License (AZ, active — on file) · BLS (AHA, current) · ACLS (AHA, current) · PALS

Registered Nurse · Classic Clean template · single-column, ATS-safe.

ATS keywords for a Registered Nurse resume

Applicant tracking systems match your resume against the job description's vocabulary. Mirror the terms below that are true of you — ideally with a metric attached.

Registered Nurse (RN)BLSACLSPatient CareElectronic Health Records (EHR)EpicMedication AdministrationCare PlanningPatient AssessmentIV TherapyInfection ControlHIPAATriageWound CareTelemetry

What recruiters look for

Active RN license (with state) and current BLS/ACLS certifications, near the top.
Specialty and setting: ICU, med-surg, ED, telemetry — with typical patient ratios.
EHR fluency named explicitly (Epic, Cerner) — a hard filter for many systems.
Outcome metrics: HCAHPS, fall rates, readmissions, med-error reduction.
Clean, single-column format with standard section headings for ATS parsing.

Before & after: one bullet

Weak

Responsible for caring for patients on a busy medical floor.

Strong

Managed a 5:1 patient load on a 32-bed med-surg unit; contributed to a 22% drop in patient falls.

Common mistakes to avoid

Omitting license number/state or listing an expired BLS/ACLS date.
Vague duties ('provided patient care') instead of unit, ratio, and outcome.
Leaving out the EHR system — many ATS screens filter on 'Epic' or 'Cerner' directly.
Ornate templates with icons and columns that scramble in hospital ATS software.