updating resume for new job.. does this sound okay?

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I got my first nursing job in a psych ED. I've been there for about a month. While I still have a lot to learn, i feel that I know my role well enough as a nurse to be able to describe by responsibilities. How does this sound? Is it too wordy? Is there something I should add, remove, or change? Thanks!

Position: Registered Nurse, Behavioral Health Emergency Dept.

Responsibilities: Providing compassionate care to high acuity patients with mental health concerns, communication with patients, families, insurance companies, co-workers, medical doctors, and psychiatrists, time management, prioritization of nursing duties, documentation of assessment findings, and safe medication administration.

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This is just my preference but... I would do bullet points. I think they look neater

*Providing compassionate care to high acuity patients with mental health concerns

*Communicating patient needs, treatment, and outcomes with patients, family members, and all other members of the medical team

*Prioritized patient needs while delegating tasks to ancillary personnel

*Practiced safe medication administration

Then in another subheading i would put which documentation and EMR systems you are familiar working with

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Specializes in ER, progressive care.

I agree with the bullet points. Looks neater and easier to read, too.

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Thanks for the feedback guys! I'll incorporate the bullet points. Problem is, I also hold a second job that is also listed on my resume, and I fear that if I do bullets for both, it will extend my resume onto 2 pages. I'm thinking that since my other job is non-nursing, I'll leave it on my resume but cut it down a bit. I guess I don't need that "fluff" now that I have a nursing job. Thanks again!

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Thanks for the feedback guys! I'll incorporate the bullet points. Problem is, I also hold a second job that is also listed on my resume, and I fear that if I do bullets for both, it will extend my resume onto 2 pages. I'm thinking that since my other job is non-nursing, I'll leave it on my resume but cut it down a bit. I guess I don't need that "fluff" now that I have a nursing job. Thanks again!

You could also change the font size to a smaller font to make everything fit into one page...as long as it is readable.

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You could also change the font size to a smaller font to make everything fit into one page...as long as it is readable.

I actually did that! I cut down my non-nursing job to 3 bullet points and reduced the font size to 11. thanks again!

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Thanks for the feedback guys! I'll incorporate the bullet points. Problem is, I also hold a second job that is also listed on my resume, and I fear that if I do bullets for both, it will extend my resume onto 2 pages. I'm thinking that since my other job is non-nursing, I'll leave it on my resume but cut it down a bit. I guess I don't need that "fluff" now that I have a nursing job. Thanks again!

The RULE of keeping your resume to 1 page is kind of extinct. Within the last year, I applied for and got a promotion with my resume at about 2 pages. With current revisions, when I include poster presentations, submitted abstracts, updated professional organization involvement - I'm now at roughly 3 pages. As long as the information is relevant and accurate, it doesn't really hurt. I suppose though, my "resume" is more a CV format now, but still, if it's relevant I don't see the harm in including it. For what it's worth, I include all of my jobs.

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The RULE of keeping your resume to 1 page is kind of extinct. Within the last year, I applied for and got a promotion with my resume at about 2 pages. With current revisions, when I include poster presentations, submitted abstracts, updated professional organization involvement - I'm now at roughly 3 pages. As long as the information is relevant and accurate, it doesn't really hurt. I suppose though, my "resume" is more a CV format now, but still, if it's relevant I don't see the harm in including it. For what it's worth, I include all of my jobs.

thanks for the advice! I'm hoping I'll be getting a third job as a sub school nurse that I can add to my resume as well, so I may be quitting my non hospital job soon. I would still like to keep it on my resume as it offers a lot in terms of customer service experience that is oh so important to nursing now, haha.

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thanks for the advice! I'm hoping I'll be getting a third job as a sub school nurse that I can add to my resume as well, so I may be quitting my non hospital job soon. I would still like to keep it on my resume as it offers a lot in terms of customer service experience that is oh so important to nursing now, haha.

Customer service is important. :) I spent about 4 years in credit card customer service (thank goodness only part time while in high school and college). I couldn't do just that for much longer than I did, though it was entertaining.

Part of why I keep my entire experience (healthcare/nursing especially) on my resume/CV is that I am young and still have to make a case for compensation. (despite 4 years as a RN with RN jobs).

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Customer service is important. :) I spent about 4 years in credit card customer service (thank goodness only part time while in high school and college). I couldn't do just that for much longer than I did, though it was entertaining.

Part of why I keep my entire experience (healthcare/nursing especially) on my resume/CV is that I am young and still have to make a case for compensation. (despite 4 years as a RN with RN jobs).

I'm young too and I dont want to completely remove my non nursing job because I don't want them to think "this lazy bum has never had a job until she was 22?" when I've actually been working since 15, haha.

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I actually did that! I cut down my non-nursing job to 3 bullet points and reduced the font size to 11. thanks again!

This is what I do to cut down on the length. I put the most points on the primary job and use less points on subsequent jobs listed. Never thought of changing the font size. Will have to try that out the next time around.

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