CNA Job Description for Resume

Choose the routine responsibilities that best match the role you want.

• Assisted [X] residents per shift with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and mobility needs.
• Recorded vital signs, weights, and intake and output for [X] patients each shift in [EHR system].
• Transferred residents using gait belts, Hoyer lifts, and two person assists with no fall incidents.
• Repositioned bedbound patients every two hours on the turning schedule to prevent pressure ulcers.
• Answered call lights within [X] minutes on a [X] bed unit across day and night shifts.
• Reported changes in skin condition, appetite, and behavior to the charge nurse before end of shift.
• Followed infection control and HIPAA protocols including hand hygiene, PPE, and isolation precautions.
• Fed and monitored [X] residents at each meal, tracking percentage eaten and total fluid intake.

First job, under a year, or still in training.

• Completed [X] clinical hours and passed the state CNA certification exam on the first attempt.
• Shadowed senior aides on a [X] bed long term care wing during a [X] week orientation.
• Stocked linens, briefs, gloves, and personal care supplies in [X] resident rooms each shift.
• Escorted residents to therapy, dining, and activity rooms using wheelchairs, walkers, and gait belts.
• Learned charting workflows in [EHR system] and logged ADL documentation for [X] residents daily.

Training others, running shifts, owning a process.

• Trained [X] new CNAs on transfer technique, charting standards, and call light response times.
• Led shift huddles for a team of [X] aides, assigning resident loads and break coverage.
• Audited ADL and restorative charting for [X] residents weekly, closing gaps before state survey.
• Precepted nursing students during clinical rotations, demonstrating vitals, peri care, and safe lifting.
• Coordinated with charge nurses and therapy staff on care plan updates for [X] high acuity residents.