Certified home health aide with 3 years at a Medicare-certified agency, visiting 6 to 8 patients a day after hospital discharge. Raised the on-time visit rate on my route from 91% to 98% by planning visits around therapy appointments. Comfortable with post-surgical patients, oxygen users and families learning to give care at home.
Experience
Home Health Aide, Tri-Lakes Home Health Services (Grand Rapids, MI)
Jun 2023 – Present
Visit 6 to 8 patients a day for bathing, dressing, catheter care and safe transfers following the RN's aide care plan
Check and record vital signs, weight and oxygen saturation and call the case manager when readings fall outside set limits
Clock visits and chart tasks in HHAeXchange with EVV, keeping documentation complete on 99% of visits
Raised my route's on-time visit rate from 91% to 98% by grouping visits by area and working around PT and OT appointments
Resident Care Aide, Maplewood Senior Residences (Wyoming, MI)
Jan 2022 – May 2023
Assisted 12 residents a shift with ADLs, meals and toileting and reported changes to the nurse on duty
Education
Home Health Aide Certificate (75 hours), Grand Rapids Community College (Oct 2021 – Dec 2021)
Skills
Patient care: ADLs, catheter and ostomy care, Hoyer lift, range-of-motion exercises
Documentation: HHAeXchange, EVV, aide care plans, HIPAA
Certifications: Michigan home health aide, BLS (American Heart Association)
How to write a Home Health Aide resume
A strong Home Health Aide resume shows patient outcomes, safety and the clinical or operational standards you upheld. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Licenses and certifications
Experience
Education
Skills
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
Patient care
Clinical documentation
EHR systems (Epic, Cerner)
Infection control
Care coordination
Patient education
Regulatory compliance (HIPAA)
Triage
Interdisciplinary collaboration
Quality improvement
Example bullet points
Cared for 5 to 6 patients per shift on a 32-bed cardiac unit with a 98% documentation audit score
Led a falls-prevention initiative that reduced unit falls by 40% over 12 months
Trained 14 new nurses on Epic workflows, shortening their orientation by two weeks
Tips from recruiters
Put licences and certifications (RN, BLS, ACLS) with their state or body near the top.
Name the setting and specialty for each role: unit type, patient population and bed count.
Use a clean single-column layout; hospital applicant systems parse them most reliably.
Recommended templates
Vital (ATS-friendly): Clean clinical layout with a credentials block
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Home Health Aide resume FAQ
What should a Home Health Aide resume include?
A Home Health Aide resume should show patient outcomes, safety and the clinical or operational standards you upheld. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Licenses and certifications, Experience, Education and Skills. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Home Health Aide?
Vital, Classic and Modern work well for Home Health Aide roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Home Health Aide resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Home Health Aide put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Home Health Aide roles are Patient care, Clinical documentation, EHR systems (Epic, Cerner), Infection control, Care coordination and Patient education.
How do I write strong Home Health Aide resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as patients per shift, readmission rate and patient satisfaction. For example: "Cared for 5 to 6 patients per shift on a 32-bed cardiac unit with a 98% documentation audit score."