HS106 Unit 8 Health Career Résumé and Profile Example

From Rating to Résumé: A Unit 8 Résumé and Professional Profile Translating Navy Corpsman Experience for Civilian Health Employers

[Student Name]

Purdue University Global

HS106: Health Science Profession and Career Planning

Unit 8 Résumé and Professional Profile

[Instructor Name]

[Date]

The student, experience and employers are composite; the sources cited are real.

Target Role

Patient care technician in the emergency department of a Hampton Roads hospital, a role that would add civilian patient care hours, keep my skills current and pay while I study. Job postings for this role ask for vital signs, phlebotomy, ECGs, basic life support, documentation and teamwork.

Résumé

Summary. Hospital corpsman with eight years of inpatient and field patient care, including emergency assessment, IV therapy, airway support and medication documentation. Seeking an emergency department patient care technician role while completing a BS in Health Science.

Experience. Inpatient medical ward, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, two years. Provided direct care for up to eight adult patients a shift, measured and recorded vital signs, performed phlebotomy and 12-lead ECGs, and reported changes in condition to nurses and physicians. Trained six new corpsmen on ward procedures.

Battalion aid station, Marine infantry battalion, three years. Assessed and treated sick and injured Marines, started IVs, splinted fractures and managed airways in field conditions. Triaged a multiple-casualty vehicle accident and coordinated evacuation of four patients.

Branch clinic, three years. Supported primary care visits, gave immunizations and maintained medication logs that passed two inspections with no findings.

Education. BS in Health Science, Purdue University Global, in progress. Navy Hospital Corps School and Field Medical Training Battalion.

Certifications. Basic Life Support, current. National Registry Emergency Medical Technician, current.

Every bullet on a military résumé has to pass one test: would a civilian manager know what this person can do on Monday?

Translation Choices

I removed my rate and rank abbreviations from the body, since "HM2" means nothing to most civilian employers, and described the level of responsibility instead. I replaced "BAS" with "battalion aid station" and explained it through the work. I kept numbers, patients per shift, people trained, casualties triaged, because they show scale. I dropped collateral duties unrelated to patient care, such as my section's security duties, to keep the résumé to one page. I listed the EMT certification prominently because it is the credential most postings recognize directly.

I also checked that every skill I listed is within what a patient care technician does in civilian practice. IV starts, for example, are allowed for technicians in some hospitals and not others, so I described them as experience rather than as a skill I expect to use.

Professional Profile

Former Navy hospital corpsman with eight years of hospital, clinic and field patient care, now completing a BS in Health Science at Purdue Global and working toward a career as a physician assistant. Experienced in emergency assessment, procedures and teaching. Interested in emergency and hospital medicine in Hampton Roads and in connecting with veterans who have made the move into civilian health careers.

Notes on the Profile

The profile names my long-term goal, which a résumé for a technician job should not, because networking contacts can help with the bigger path. Veterans are admitted to most PA programs and some programs actively recruit them (Michaud et al., 2015), and the profession itself began with former military medics and corpsmen (Cawley et al., 2012), so stating the goal openly is an asset. With PA employment projected to grow 21 percent over the next decade, contacts made now may also become future colleagues or employers (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2026a). It ends with a specific request, to connect with veterans in health careers, since a clear request is more likely to get a response. My interviews in Unit 6 came through exactly that kind of connection.

Next Steps

I will ask the Center for Career Advancement to review both documents and to check whether local hospitals post technician roles through their own sites or through a shared portal.

References

Cawley, J. F., Cawthon, E., & Hooker, R. S. (2012). Origins of the physician assistant movement in the United States. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, 25(12), 36-40. https://doi.org/10.1097/01720610-201212000-00008

Michaud, E., Jacques, P. F., Gianola, F. J., & Harbert, K. (2015). Education of military veterans in physician assistant programs. Journal of Physician Assistant Education, 26(2), 77-85. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPA.0000000000000025

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026a). Physician assistants. In Occupational outlook handbook. U.S. Department of Labor. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/physician-assistants.htm