RN, BSN, MSN, NP. License, certifications, unit type, patient acuity, EHR system. Healthcare CVs win on credentials and unit-specific competencies, not on prose.
Lead with a Licenses & Certifications block at the top, not buried at the bottom. RN license number and state, BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS, TNCC, CCRN, and any specialty certs. Recruiters and HR screen on these as hard filters.
Education goes near the top for new grads, near the bottom for experienced RNs. Always include the degree (BSN, ADN, MSN), school, and year. Honors and clinical rotations are worth a line.
Each role: hospital, unit (ICU, ED, med-surg, telemetry, OR, L&D, NICU, oncology), bed count, typical patient ratio, acuity level, EHR (Epic, Cerner, Meditech, Allscripts). 'ICU RN, 22-bed cardiac surgical ICU, 1:2 ratio, level I trauma, Epic' is the line a charge nurse hiring manager scans for.
Bullets quote specific competencies: continuous renal replacement therapy, IABP management, vasopressor titration, ventilator weaning. Unit-specific language proves the experience without a paragraph.
Name, credentials line (RN, BSN, CCRN), contact, and a Licenses & Certifications block before the work history. Recruiters and HR systems screen on credentials as hard filters.
License type (RN), state, license number, and active expiration date. Add compact-state license details if you hold one. Multiple states each get their own line.
Yes. Each rotation gets a one-liner with the unit type, hospital, hours, and a specific competency learned. New grads with three substantial rotations write longer CVs than they expect to.
Reverse-chronological, one to two pages, Licenses & Certifications at the top, units and acuity per role, EHR named per role, specialty competencies as bullets.
No. Group ongoing education at the bottom by category (cardiac, critical care, leadership). List specific recent CEUs only if they map to the JD.
Free. License and certifications, parsed cleanly.
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