What an EMT resume should lead with
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) jobs are in ambulance services, fire departments, hospitals, and event medical teams. A hiring manager for these jobs reads the top of your resume first, so put this there: NREMT or state EMT certification and level, BLS/ACLS, field or clinical hours, and calm under pressure.
This is a licensed or certified job, so put a "Certifications and Licenses" section above your work history. If you are still in training, list it with the month you expect to finish.
Write your summary in two or three lines. Say the job you want, what you have done that fits it, and one thing that makes you reliable.
A sample EMT resume. Type your details and watch it fill in.
[Your name]
[City, State] · [your phone] · [your email]
Summary
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) with [number] years of [experience, clinicals or training]. [Your two strongest skills for this job, for example patient assessment and emergency care.] [One result you are proud of, with a number.]
Certifications and Licenses
- NREMT EMT certification [date earned, or "expected Month Year"]
- State EMT license [date earned, or "expected Month Year"]
- Paramedic (NRP) [date earned, or "expected Month Year"]
- BLS (Basic Life Support) [date earned, or "expected Month Year"]
Experience
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), [Employer name], [City, State]
[Month Year] to [Month Year or Present]
- Responded to emergency calls [add how many, how often, or for whom].
- Assessed patients and gave emergency care [add how many, how often, or for whom].
- Took vital signs and monitored patients during transport [add how many, how often, or for whom].
- Gave oxygen and used an AED [add how many, how often, or for whom].
- Moved patients safely with stretchers and backboards [add how many, how often, or for whom].
[Your previous job title], [Employer name]
- [A duty from this job that also matters as an EMT, with a number.]
Skills
Patient assessment · Emergency care · CPR and AED · Vital signs · Patient transport · Patient care reports · Staying calm under pressure · Teamwork · emergency medical care · BLS · CPR · AED
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Credentials to list on an EMT resume
List only what you hold or are finishing. Put the state or issuing body and the year.
- NREMT EMT certification
- State EMT license
- Paramedic (NRP)
- BLS (Basic Life Support)
- ACLS
- PALS
- Emergency vehicle operator course (EVOC)
- Driver's license
Example EMT resume lines
These are things people in this job really do. Use a line only if you did it, and add a number when you have one: how many patients, loads, orders or rooms, or how often.
- Responded to emergency calls
- Assessed patients and gave emergency care
- Took vital signs and monitored patients during transport
- Gave oxygen and used an AED
- Moved patients safely with stretchers and backboards
- Wrote patient care reports
- Checked and restocked the ambulance
- Completed ride-along and clinical hours
Skills and words employers look for in an EMT resume
Many employers search resumes by keyword, and recruiters skim for the same words. Use the ones that are true for you, spelled the way the job posting spells them.
Skills: Patient assessment, Emergency care, CPR and AED, Vital signs, Patient transport, Patient care reports, Staying calm under pressure, Teamwork, Radio communication, Safe driving.
Words from EMT job postings: patient assessment, emergency medical care, BLS, CPR, AED, patient transport, vital signs, patient care reports, scene safety, NREMT, radio communication, teamwork under pressure.
| Top skills to show | Words employers search for |
|---|---|
| Patient assessment | patient assessment |
| Emergency care | emergency medical care |
| CPR and AED | BLS |
| Vital signs | CPR |
| Patient transport | AED |
| Patient care reports | patient transport |
| Staying calm under pressure | vital signs |
| Teamwork | patient care reports |
| Radio communication | scene safety |
| Safe driving | NREMT |
What the job involves: O*NET 29-2042.00, Emergency Medical Technicians (US Department of Labor).
Coming to EMT work from another job
Your past work counts if you say what it shows. Security work shows emergency response and incident reports; driving jobs show safe vehicle operation; military shows working under pressure.
Never claim a duty you did not do. Say what you did in words this job uses.
If you still need the training, WIOA can pay for it if you qualify: see how WIOA pays for EMT training.
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