Certified patient care technician with 3 years of hands-on care, now on a 32-bed medical-surgical unit caring for 8 to 10 patients a shift. Kept a strict 2-hour turn and skin check schedule that helped the unit go 9 months without a stage 2 or higher pressure injury. Skilled in phlebotomy, 12-lead EKGs and reporting vital sign changes early.
Experience
Patient Care Technician, Shenandoah Valley Medical Center (Harrisonburg, VA)
Sep 2023 – Present
Care for 8 to 10 medical-surgical patients a shift with bathing, toileting, feeding, walking and safe transfers using Hoyer and sit-to-stand lifts
Take vitals, blood glucose checks and intake and output and report changes to the RN using SBAR
Draw about 20 morning labs and run 12-lead EKGs for chest pain and pre-op orders
Kept a 2-hour turn and skin check schedule, helping the unit go 9 months without a stage 2 or higher pressure injury
Certified Nursing Assistant, Massanutten Health and Rehab (Harrisonburg, VA)
Aug 2022 – Aug 2023
Assisted 12 residents a shift with ADLs, meals and mobility and charted in PointClickCare
Education
Certificate, Patient Care Technician, Blue Ridge Community College (Jan 2022 – Jul 2022)
Skills
Patient care: ADLs, transfers, turning and skin checks, fall prevention, specimen collection
A strong Patient Care Technician 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
Patient Care Technician resume FAQ
What should a Patient Care Technician resume include?
A Patient Care Technician 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 Patient Care Technician?
Vital, Classic and Modern work well for Patient Care Technician roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Patient Care Technician resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Patient Care Technician put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Patient Care Technician roles are Patient care, Clinical documentation, EHR systems (Epic, Cerner), Infection control, Care coordination and Patient education.
How do I write strong Patient Care Technician 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."