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Free CNA Resume Templates

Free, ATS-friendly CNA resume templates in Microsoft Word and Google Docs — genuinely free, no account and no paywall. Certified nursing is direct, hands-on care, so each one leads with what hiring screens for first: your state CNA certification (with number) and BLS/CPR, then the bedside fundamentals — ADLs (bathing, dressing, feeding, toileting), vital signs, transfers & mobility, repositioning, charting/EHR (PointClickCare, MatrixCare, Epic), fall prevention, and HIPAA — plus the compassion and dependability the work demands. Four designs for four settings — long-term care / SNF, hospital / acute care (PCT), home health, and new graduate — each in three colors. Whether you're experienced or writing a CNA resume with no experience, pick a layout and fill in your skills.

The care set

Four CNA designs, each in three colors.

Long-Term Care for nursing-home and assisted-living CNAs, Hospital / Acute Care for CNAs and patient care technicians on med-surg and telemetry floors, Home Health for one-on-one in-home and private-duty care, and New Graduate for your first CNA job with no experience. Every one opens in Word or Google Docs, stays on one page, and is built to be ATS-friendly — certification and bedside skills front and center.

Long-Term Care — Rose

Long-term care / SNF layout — circular cert badges (state CNA #, BLS/CPR, years) and a dark care-snapshot strip (residents/shift, day/NOC, ADLs). Direct Care | Clinical & Safety split, PointClickCare.

Long-Term Care — Plum

The long-term-care design in plum — certification-first, with a residents-per-shift snapshot and dementia/memory-care framing for nursing-home and assisted-living CNAs.

Long-Term Care — Slate

The skilled-nursing layout in slate — a calm, neutral take for experienced CNAs in long-term care, restorative nursing, and assisted living (STNA in Ohio, GNA in Maryland).

Hospital / Acute — Navy

Hospital / acute-care layout for CNAs and patient care technicians — a dark credential sidebar (CNA, BLS/CPR, EKG) with telemetry, phlebotomy, and safe-transfer skills, plus patient-ratio cards. Epic · Cerner.

Hospital / Acute — Blue

The acute-care PCT design in blue — a sidebar format for med-surg and telemetry floors, foregrounding vitals, EKG, venipuncture, and ADLs at hospital scale.

Hospital / Acute — Teal

The patient care technician layout in teal — a clinical sidebar for CNAs and PCTs moving into acute care, with telemetry, specimen collection, and rapid-response skills.

Home Health — Teal

Home health aide / CNA layout — a centered header with an availability, license & languages strip and a Personal Care | Home & Companion split. For one-on-one in-home and private-duty care.

Home Health — Sage

The home-health design in sage — a warm, calm format for caregivers and HHAs who lead with compassion, companionship, and dependable in-home personal care.

Home Health — Rose

The home health aide layout in rose — built for private-duty and hospice-adjacent CNAs who provide ADLs, medication reminders, and companionship in the client's home.

New Graduate — Purple

New-grad / no-experience CNA layout — leads with an objective and cert cards (state CNA #, BLS/CPR, clinical hours) above an Education & Training section with a 120-hour clinical rotation. For your first CNA job.

New Graduate — Blue

The new-grad CNA design in blue — an education-first format that turns your CNA program, clinical rotation, and certification into a job-ready resume with no paid experience.

New Graduate — Teal

The entry-level CNA layout in teal — a clinical-hours-forward template for newly certified nursing assistants writing a CNA resume with no experience.
What DONs look for

What goes on a CNA resume.

Care facilities screen CNA resumes for certification and proof you can do the bedside work safely. Put what a charge nurse and the ATS look for right up top — which is exactly what these templates do:

  • Certification, near the top and in a block. Your state CNA license with the number (STNA in Ohio, GNA in Maryland), plus BLS/CPR (AHA) with the expiration date. Still in training? Write “CNA (expected [date]).”
  • The bedside fundamentals. ADLs (bathing, dressing, feeding, toileting), vital signs, transfers & mobility (gait belt, mechanical/Hoyer lift), repositioning, intake & output, fall prevention, infection control, and HIPAA.
  • The EHR, named exactly. PointClickCare and MatrixCare for long-term care; Epic and Cerner for hospitals. Plus any bilingual ability — it’s a real advantage in patient care.
  • Clinical hours — especially with no experience. No paid CNA job yet? Lead with your certificate and your clinical-rotation hours as experience. The New Graduate design is built around exactly that.

CNA vs. nurse: a CNA is certified, not licensed as a nurse— lead with your CNA certification and care performed under an RN/LPN, not nursing licensure. If you’re an RN or LPN, our nursing templates (license-forward) fit better; moving into a clinic role? See medical assistant.

Chart your details

Fill it in and apply.

  1. Click Open in Google Docs to copy it into your Drive, or Download Word for the .docx.
  2. Put your CNA certification (with state and number) by your name and in the credential block, and your BLS/CPR expiration date.
  3. Edit the skills to match the posting — ADLs, vital signs, transfers, PointClickCare, fall prevention, HIPAA — spelled out for the ATS.
  4. No experience? Use the New Graduate design and lead with your CNA program and clinical hours, then export a PDF to send and a Word copy for ATS portals.
CNA skills for a resume

The skills and duties CNA recruiters search for.

Facilities screen CNA resumes on a short list of terms — use the ones that match your setting, spelled the way the posting spells them:

Patient care:activities of daily living (ADLs) · bathing, dressing, feeding, toileting · transfers and ambulation (gait belt, Hoyer lift) · repositioning and skin integrity · vital signs (BP, pulse, temp, respirations, SpO2) · intake/output · catheter care · specimen collection.

Clinical & setting-specific:EKG/telemetry and venipuncture (hospital PCT) · dementia and memory care, restorative nursing, hospice comfort care (long-term care) · medication reminders and companionship (home health) · infection control and PPE · fall prevention.

Documentation & teamwork: charting in PointClickCare, Epic, or MatrixCare · reporting changes to the RN · resident/family communication · HIPAA. Write each as something you didwith a number where one exists (“12–14 residents per shift”), not as a bare list.

CNA questions

CNA resume FAQ

How do I write a CNA resume with no experience?
Lead with an objective, then put your certification (state CNA #) and BLS/CPR up top, and feature your CNA program and clinical hours (e.g., "120-hour clinical rotation") as your experience — coursework and hands-on training stand in for a paid job. List the skills you actually practiced (ADLs, vital signs, transfers, charting) so the resume reads as job-ready. The New Graduate design is built for exactly this.
What skills should I put on a CNA resume?
The bedside fundamentals employers screen for: ADLs (bathing, dressing, feeding, toileting), vital signs, transfers & mobility (gait belt, mechanical/Hoyer lift), repositioning and fall prevention, intake & output, charting/EHR, infection control, and HIPAA — plus the soft skills that matter in care: compassion, patience, and dependability. Mirror the exact wording from the job posting.
Should I use a resume objective or a summary?
Use an objective if you're a new grad or have no experience — it signals your goal and eagerness to learn in one or two lines. Use a professional summary if you're an experienced CNA, and back it with quantified results ("reduced unit falls 35%") and the EHR systems you know (PointClickCare, MatrixCare, Epic).
What's the difference between a CNA, STNA, GNA, and PCT?
They're closely related nurse-aide roles. CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) is the national term; STNA (State Tested Nurse Aide) is Ohio's term for the same role; GNA (Geriatric Nursing Assistant) is Maryland's, on top of CNA. A PCT (Patient Care Technician) is a CNA with extra acute-care skills like phlebotomy and EKG. These templates work for all of them — just relabel the title to match your state and the posting.
Are these CNA resume templates ATS-friendly?
Yes — they use a single-column-readable layout with standard headings and spelled-out skills and certifications (CNA, BLS/CPR, ADLs, PointClickCare) rather than relying on graphics, so applicant tracking systems at hospitals and care facilities parse them cleanly in both Word and Google Docs.
What do I need to edit these templates — Word, Google Docs, or both?
Either one works; you do not need both. The .docx opens in Microsoft Word (2010 onward, including the free web version), and the one-click Google Docs copy edits in your browser with any free Google account. The layouts are verified to match in both, so pick whichever you already use at home or on the facility computer.
How should I list my CNA certification and license?
Put it near the top — after your name and in a certifications block — with the state and number, e.g., "CNA — State of Ohio, #CNA-228104, active." Add your BLS/CPR (AHA) with the expiration date. Recruiters and the ATS scan for the credential on its own line, so don't bury it in a paragraph.
How long should a CNA resume be?
One page. For nearly every CNA — new grad or experienced — one focused page covering your certification, skills, and experience is what hiring managers expect, and all of these designs hold to a single page.
What is a good CNA job description for a resume?
Two or three bullets per job that name the setting, the patient load, and the care you delivered: 'Provided ADL care, vital signs, and repositioning for 12–14 long-term-care residents per shift; charted in PointClickCare; reported changes in condition to the charge nurse.' Add one bullet with a result — a fall-prevention record, a preceptor role, a perfect attendance award.
Is there a CNA resume template for a hospital versus long-term care?
Yes — they're different pages above. The Hospital/Acute layout foregrounds telemetry, EKG, and venipuncture for patient care technician roles; the Long-Term Care layout leads with residents-per-shift, dementia care, and restorative nursing; Home Health with availability and companionship. Pick the setting you're applying to.
What should a CNA resume objective say?
Use a two-line summary rather than an objective unless you're brand new: certification and state, setting experience or clinical hours, and one strength — 'State-certified CNA (Ohio #123456) with 400 clinical hours in skilled nursing; BLS/CPR; known for calm, thorough ADL care and clean documentation.' New graduates can call it an objective and add the setting they want.
Can I get a CNA resume template in Word for free?
Yes — every template above has a Download Word button for the .docx and an Open in Google Docs button for a one-click copy. No signup, no watermark.

CNA / certified nursing assistant resume templates · Updated June 2026

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