Healthcare
The right skills on your resume can mean the difference between landing an interview and getting filtered out. Here are the exact skills licensed practical nurse employers are looking for in 2026.
These technical skills are the foundation of any strong licensed practical nurse resume. Employers and ATS systems specifically scan for these:
In-demand Patient care skills are essential for patient care workflows and employer expectations.
In-demand Medication administration skills are essential for medication administration workflows and employer expectations.
In-demand Vital signs monitoring skills are essential for vital signs monitoring workflows and employer expectations.
In-demand Wound care skills are essential for wound care workflows and employer expectations.
In-demand IV therapy skills are essential for iv therapy workflows and employer expectations.
In-demand Patient education skills are essential for patient education workflows and employer expectations.
In-demand EHR charting skills are essential for ehr charting workflows and employer expectations.
In-demand Collaboration with RNs skills are essential for collaboration with rns workflows and employer expectations.
Don't just list these — demonstrate them through your experience bullets with concrete examples:
Empathy
Show through specific achievements, not just mentions.
Communication
Show through specific achievements, not just mentions.
Attention to detail
Show through specific achievements, not just mentions.
Teamwork
Show through specific achievements, not just mentions.
Composure under pressure
Show through specific achievements, not just mentions.
Create a dedicated Skills section
Place a "Skills" or "Core Competencies" section near the top of your resume — after your summary but before your experience.
Use columns for visual efficiency
List skills in 2–3 columns to save space and make them easy to scan. Bullet points or pipe (|) separators work well.
Match the job description exactly
Copy exact skill names from the job posting. If they say "REST APIs" and you wrote "RESTful services", you might miss ATS matches.
Separate hard from soft skills
Keep technical/hard skills in your Skills section. Demonstrate soft skills through your experience bullets and summary instead.
Most licensed practical nurse job applications are screened by ATS before a human ever reads them. Use these keywords naturally throughout your resume:
These three skills are associated with the highest-paying licensed practical nurse roles:
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