Healthcare Resume Example

HEALTHCARE RESUME

A healthcare resume should show evidence of skills, experience, commitment to quality and an ability of self-evaluation. Below is an example for guidance purposes:

Hershey Myra

1234, Newton Street, Carlisle, MA 01781, (123)-456 7810.

Licensed Practical Nurse Recently graduated.

Education, Licensure, and Certification

Board of Cooperative Services Diploma in Practical Nursing, XXXX Lloyd A. Wilson Tech, Eastern Suffolk AOCES, Northport, NY

Licensed Practical Nurse, California License # 000-0000

IV Certification: Central and Peripheral lines, through I.V.E.C.O.N., 1998

Infection Control, through AOCES, 1997

CPR, through The American Goodness Association, 1997

Areas of Knowledge and Experience

chest, NG, nephrostomy,

casting care, pin care, traction care

IV lines, all types

tracheostomy care

pediatric and geriatric basic care

urinalysis, culture and sensitivity

rehabilitation support functions

finger sticks

psychiatric basic care

wound and burn care

private duty nursing

labor and delivery observation

private duty care plan development

post-partum, new-born nursery

family, aide, LPN care integration

Undergraduate Clinical Training

Med-Surg Good Shepard, St. Joseph's, Brukswick and Huntingtonn Hospitals

Pediatrics Good Shepard Hospital

Orthopedics Brukswick Rehabilitation Center

OB / GYN Good Shepard Hospital

Gerontology St. John's and Our Lady of Fatmina Nursing Homes

Psychiatric BruKswick Psychiatric Hospital

Employment in Healthcare

Private Duty Nurse 1998 to XXXX

Perform total patient care for last stage Parkinson's patient (a former RN) including medications, personal hygiene, range of motion, tube feedings, PT and OT for ten hours a day. Determined needs in initial home visit evaluation and initiated beneficial changes including establishment of nursing care plans, a charting system to insure continuity of care, and development of comprehensive patient history for emergency medication. Take a compassionate and pro-active approach to patient's care-encouraged purchase of high-top sneakers for patient's foot drop, continually provided personal services such as hair care and manicures to stimulate patient, and inform family as to care changes necessary as patient's condition deteriorates.

Medical Office Secretary, Spremo's Chiropractic, Coram, NY 1996 to 1999

Fulfilled basic patient assistance for 50 to 55 patients per day in this very busy office. Calmed patients' fears, created comfortable atmosphere, and acted as moral support. Handled a complete range of medical secretarial duties-scheduling, billing, insurance, collections and heavy phones. Cleared up old accounts and worked out payment arrangements. Renovated office, replacing old decor, and increasing patient satisfaction.

Prior Employment

Trainer and Data-entry Operator, IDQ, Tariou, NY 1994 to 1996

Position required high degree of self-motivation, organization, time-management and accuracy. Worked from home, picked up and delivered daily work load and finished on-schedule although job could be given anytime one day and be expected for completion the next day. Compiled information from surveys, reading and translating often illegible documentation and code into computer for next day delivery. Mentored new hired-trained on data entry techniques and policies.

Direct Mail Handler, Midpacific Graphics, Matic, NY 1994 to 1994

Performed bindery, tagging and bagging functions for clients' direct mailings.

Community Service Award

1997 AOCES Toy Drive Chairperson

As a student project, independently organized campaign and collected over 3,000 new and gently used toys to relieve toy shortage for the children and adolescents at Brukswick Psychiatric Center and the Stone Brook Hospital Psychiatric Unit.

Project was a huge undertaking that was personally rewarding. Was unexpectedly honored by school principal at graduation and given the AOCES' Annual Community Service Award.