Travel Nurse Text-Only Resume Examples
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Raymond Ortiz
123 Bedford Avenue, New York, NY 12345 | (123) 456-7890 | [email protected]
Profile
Patient-focused Registered Nurse with 5+ years of hospital experience. Skilled at balancing and prioritizing tasks in a dynamic and fast-paced healthcare setting. Adapt readily to new work settings and challenges based on recent experience as a float pool nurse. Committed to continuous learning.
Key Skills
— Cross-Discipline Coordination
— Healthcare Documentation
— Healthcare Team Collaboration
— Medication Administration
— Patient & Family Relations
— Patient Advocacy
— Patient Health Assessment
— Patient Safety & Security
— Process Streamlining
— Task Prioritization
— Time Management
— Vital Signs Monitoring
Professional Experience
DWC Hospital, New York, NY | 2018 to Present
Float Pool Nurse (January 2020 to Present)
— Float to GI, cardiac, pulmonary, and other floors of this Level 1 academic medical center
— Accurately administer medications and provide regular updates to the attending physician
— Monitor vital signs, install IVs, and perform blood tests as needed
Registered Nurse (November 2017 to December 2019)
— Provided pre- and post-operative care to pediatric and elderly patients in the oncology care unit
Prior Experience Highlight
— Gained strong sense of teamwork and adaptability as a Server at Pizza Hut (Syracuse, NY).
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), University of Syracuse, NY | 2017
3.8 GPA | magna cum laude
Joseph Corbin
123 Carpenter Street, Philadelphia, PA 12345 | (123) 456-7890 | [email protected]
Profile
Collaborative Travel Nurse with strong recent nursing home experience. Build positive, productive relationships with other healthcare team members. Efficient and reliable, drawing on advanced prioritization skills to deliver consistent care quality to residents with varying medical needs. Bilingual: Fluent in English and Spanish.
Key Skills
— Cross-Discipline Coordination
— Healthcare Documentation
— Healthcare Team Collaboration
— Medication Administration
— Patient & Family Relations
— Patient Advocacy
— Patient Health Assessment
— Patient Safety & Security
— Process Streamlining
— Task Prioritization
— Time Management
— Vital Signs Monitoring
Professional Experience
Travel Nurse, BRQ Med Services | March 2022 to Present
Current Assignment: ZDM Skilled Nursing Facility, Philadelphia, PA (December 2022 to Present)
— Monitor and provide care to patients with diagnoses including vascular dementia, alcohol-induced dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease
— Watch for sudden changes in mental status, helping detect ailments such as aspiration pneumonia, urinary tract infections, acute kidney injury (AKI), hypernatremia, and other electrolyte abnormalities
— Praised for quickly learning procedures and actively collaborating with other nurses and healthcare providers
— Ensure each patient’s safety and security at all times
Previous Assignments:
OTO Nursing Home, Sioux Falls, SD (July 2022 to December 2022)
FPV Skilled Nursing, Columbus, OH (March 2022 to July 2022)
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Semester Study Abroad Program: Institute for the International Education of Students, Barcelona, Spain
— Learned and adapted to a different city, culture, language, and currency
Languages
Fluency in Spanish | Proficiency in Italian
Jasmine Brown
123 W 15th Street, Minneapolis, MN 12345 | (123) 456-7890 | [email protected]
Profile
Travel Nurse with strong recent experience in ICU settings. Adapt readily to new work conditions and challenges. Highly focused and resourceful, drawing on previous experience in the ED of a major hospital.
Key Skills
— Cross-Discipline Coordination
— Healthcare Documentation
— Healthcare Team Collaboration
— Medication Administration
— Patient & Family Relations
— Patient Advocacy
— Patient Health Assessment
— Patient Safety & Security
— Process Streamlining
— Task Prioritization
— Time Management
— Vital Signs Monitoring
Professional Experience
Travel Nurse, OKD Health | September 2021 to Present
Current Assignment: Neonatal ICU, Rosenberg Hospital, Boston, MA (December 2022 to Present)
— Closely monitor and assess newborns’ health status, and communicate key changes to the physician
— Maintain active communications with parents and other family members, putting complex health topics in clear terms
— Provide parents with detailed education on proper newborn care, breastfeeding, and monitoring for illness
Prior Assignments:
Medical ICU, Malfara Hospital, Minneapolis, MN (September 2022 to December 2022)
Pediatric ICU, Jackson Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD (April 2022 to September 2022)
Neonatal ICU, Bergsen Regional Hospital, Columbus, OH (January 2022 to April 2022)
Emergency Department Nurse, Jackson Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD | August 2019 to September 2021
— Assessed patients on admission to determine their physical and psychological health and gather a social history
— Worked with teams of up to 7 practitioners to generate an emergency care plan and communicate the details at handover meetings
— Picked up shifts on other floors, including GI, cardiac, and pulmonary
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN | 2019
Tips for Writing a Better Travel Nurse Resume
1. Emphasize your adaptability
Your role as a travel nurse is essentially the same as other nurses in your medical facility. The difference lies in your form of employment. Since you must move between various locations and nursing assignments (often on short notice from your agency), the job requires high adaptability. Emphasize this attribute, and you’ll help position yourself as someone who can excel in the role.
You can develop the theme of adaptability in various parts of your resume, regardless how much travel nurse experience you have. For example, consider giving details on any:
Example: Nurse experience you’ve gained in an ED or other fast-paced medical setting
- Travel Nurse with strong recent experience in ICU settings. Adapt readily to new work conditions and challenges.
- Highly focused and resourceful, drawing on previous experience in the ED of a major hospital.
Example: Experience you’ve had as a float pool nurse
- Patient-focused Registered Nurse with 5+ years of hospital experience.
- Skilled at balancing and prioritizing tasks in a dynamic and fast-paced healthcare setting.
- Adapt readily to new work settings and challenges based on recent experience as a float pool nurse.
- Committed to continuous learning.
Example: Shifts you’ve picked up at other hospital floors or medical facilities
- Assessed patients on admission to determine their physical and psychological health and gather a social history
- Worked with teams of up to 7 practitioners to generate an emergency care plan and communicate the details a handover meetings
- Picked up shifts on other floors, including GI, cardiac, and pulmonary
Example: Early experience in the service industry or other dynamic work environments
- Prior Experience Highlight
- Gained strong sense of teamwork and adaptability as a Server at Pizza Hut (Syracuse, NY).
Example: Study abroad experience in college
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
- Semester Study Abroad Program: Institute for the International Education of Students, Barcelona, Spain
- Learned and adapted to a different city, culture, language, and currency
Example: Foreign language skills
- Collaborative Travel Nurse with strong recent nursing home experience.
- Build positive, productive relationships with other healthcare team members.
- Efficient and adaptable, providing consistent care quality to residents with varying medical needs.
- Bilingual: Fluent in English and Spanish.
2. Detail how you provide reliable nursing care
You can impress the hiring agency by showing how you deliver quality care in diverse roles and assignments. Consider giving details on how you’ve developed your own core practice and time management system and how that system lets you be efficient and effective in many healthcare settings.
Example
Collaborative Travel Nurse with strong recent nursing home experience. Build positive, productive relationships with other healthcare team members. Efficient and reliable, drawing on advanced prioritization skills to deliver consistent care quality to residents with varying medical needs. Bilingual: Fluent in English and Spanish.
3. Streamline formatting for multiple assignments or credentials
When citing a college degree, certification, or other credentials, it’s best to list the information in this order:
Degree or Credential Name,Issuing School or Organization, City, ST
But what if you have multiple degrees from the same college, or training courses from the same program? Following the above format causes you to list the same organization and location info several times, as in:
Master of Arts (MA), University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Washington, Seattle, WA
The effect can be tedious and distracting for the hiring manager, especially in cases where you took many courses at the same training program or did many assignments for the same travel nurse agency.
There’s a better way to show this type of information. List the organization and location info first, once. Then indent the multiple items underneath, so the hiring manager sees they came from the same place:
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Master of Arts (MA)
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Key Skills Hiring Managers Look for on Travel Nurse Resumes
You can give your resume a big boost by adding keywords.
Most employers now use an applicant tracking system (ATS), which scans each submitted resume for keywords relevant to the job opening. When the ATS finds a resume with many relevant keywords, it flags the document for the hiring manager.
To make your resume ATS-friendly, add a keyword-rich “Skills” or “Expertise” section. Here are some common keywords for travel nurse resumes:
| Key Skills and Proficiencies | |
|---|---|
| Cross-Discipline Coordination | Healthcare Documentation |
| Healthcare Team Collaboration | Medication Administration |
| Patient & Family Relations | Patient Advocacy |
| Patient Health Assessment | Patient Safety & Security |
| Process Streamlining | Task Prioritization |
| Time Management | Vital Signs Monitoring |
NOTE: As the above list indicates, you should only use noun phrases in this section. Reserve personal attributes and adjectives (like “highly collaborative” or “strong work ethic”) for your Profile summary. Any time you’re unsure whether a term fits in this section, just plug it into the phrase “I’m skilled in [term].” If the word makes a correct sentence (“I’m skilled in team collaboration”), you can add it. But if it makes nonsense (“I’m skilled in highly collaborative”), that’s your cue to leave it out.
Common Action Verbs for Travel Nurse Resumes
One of the most frequent resume mistakes is using too few verbs. You may fall into repeating the same generic verb (say, “Handle”) many times. This repetition can distract the hiring manager and fail to show the varied nature of your experience. The following list will help you mix up the verbs on your travel nurse resume:
| Action Verbs | |
|---|---|
| Adapt | Adjust |
| Administer | Collaborate |
| Coordinate | Create |
| Document | Evaluate |
| Foster | Improve |
| Modify | Prioritize |
| Provide | Reinforce |
| Relay | Report |
| Respond | Streamline |
| Strengthen | Support |
| Update | |
NOTE: The above verbs are all in the present tense. Use the present tense to describe your current job duties. But use the past tense (e.g., “Adapted,” “Improved”) to describe any past highlights in your current job. Also, use the past tense to describe both duties and highlights in all your previous jobs.
How to Align Your Travel Nurse Resume With a Job Posting
A quick and effective way to align your resume with each posting is through the Key Skills section. For each travel nurse job posting that interests you, follow these steps:
1. Identify the most important skills required. These often appear toward the top of the job posting and/or are cited repeatedly. Consider using an online tool like wordclouds.com to visualize which terms in the text are most frequent or prominent.
2. Among these required skills, highlight any you possess. For example, if one of the posting’s top skills is “teamwork,” consider how collaborative your work experience has or hasn’t been, then highlight it if you feel it’s a strength you’ve gained.
3. Compare the highlighted skills to your resume’s Key Skills section, and add any you hadn’t already listed. Continuing the above example, say you’ve identified teamwork as one of your strengths. Is this reflected in your existing Key Skills section? If not, add a term like “Team Collaboration” or “Cross-Discipline Coordination.”
4. Finally, consider deleting any terms in your resume’s Key Skills section that don’t correspond with the most important skills cited on the job posting.
Through this simple exercise, you can give each hiring manager a clear view of your relevant skillset, making your resume that much more relevant to the job at hand.
More Resume & Cover Letter Resources
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