Every employer is looking for a specific set of skills and expertise from job-seekers that match the skills necessary to perform a particular job.
Basically a resume should contain your full name, campus and permanent address, telephone numbers and email addresses. Apart from that a nursing resume should include the following information:
- A clear cut career and job objective which shows your sense of direction to the employer.
- Your resume should have the names of each of your employers and your corresponding job titles.
- Give a brief description about the employer like what they are doing, if they are not well known.
- The number of staff that you manage (if applicable)
- Mention your education, training and licenses as well as academic honors, scholarships and extracurricular activities.
- As a specialized professional nurse, demonstrate what type of individual you are and give as much details as possible of your skills and experience.
- Mention your interactions with other departments, external agencies and health care professionals.
- Highlight your duties and responsibilities as a registered nurse, including planning, assessing and evaluating patient care, record keeping, the type of work or ward and routine tasks carried out etc.
- Present a narrative statement of your value like: experienced with a comprehensive background like pediatric, oncology, long-term care and ICU/ER, knowledge of Medicare home health regulations and JCAHO standards/reimbursement requirements, registered nurse with 10 years of track record providing quality, patient centered care in home, hospital, nursing home, hospice and private office settings etc.
- Highlight any other achievements that have benefited to your department and obviously your organization in general.