Personal care aide with 2 years supporting adults with physical and developmental disabilities through a Medicaid waiver program. Helped one client go from 3 ER visits a quarter to none over 6 months by setting up a steady meal and fluid routine with the family. Dependable, calm under pressure and careful about privacy.
Experience
Personal Care Aide, Open Door Personal Care (Albuquerque, NM)
Sep 2024 – Present
Support 3 clients with bathing, dressing, grooming, meal prep and errands under each client's Medicaid waiver service plan
Cut one client's ER visits from 3 a quarter to none over 6 months by building a meal, fluid and bowel routine with the family
Record shifts and tasks in the Sandata EVV app and report missed medications or new bruising to my supervisor the same day
Direct Support Professional, Rio Vista Group Homes (Albuquerque, NM)
Jan 2024 – Aug 2024
Assisted 4 adults with developmental disabilities with daily routines, community outings and medication reminders
Education
High School Diploma, Valley High School (Aug 2019 – May 2023)
Skills
Personal care: ADLs, transfers, incontinence care, grooming
Daily living: meal prep, errands, light housekeeping, community outings
Certifications: CPR and First Aid, New Mexico personal care services training
How to write a Personal Care Aide resume
A strong Personal Care 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
Personal Care Aide resume FAQ
What should a Personal Care Aide resume include?
A Personal Care 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 Personal Care Aide?
Vital, Classic and Modern work well for Personal Care Aide roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Personal Care Aide resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Personal Care Aide put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Personal Care Aide roles are Patient care, Clinical documentation, EHR systems (Epic, Cerner), Infection control, Care coordination and Patient education.
How do I write strong Personal Care 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."