Nursing Job Description Samples

One of the biggest challenges with recruiting is balancing the need to cast a wide net with the need to target candidates with specific skills and qualities who would be a fit for your facility. The good news is that there’s a way you can accomplish both when you post your job ad. Even better, you don’t have to do all the heavy lifting yourself.

In this section, we’ve created nursing job descriptions covering a wide range of positions that you may have a need to fill. Each of these descriptions was created through a process incorporating the industry knowledge of our in-house team of nursing professionals, a review of current position data and insights, and our own best practices in creating job descriptions designed to perform online.

Whether you need a staff nurse job description, or are just looking for sample language covering the duties and responsibilities of a nurse in a medical ward, this section offers you a great starting point.

How Should You Use These Nursing Job Descriptions?

Every job description is unique and should be based on the specific characteristics and needs of your facility. However, there are also common aspects of any nursing position, from their typical duties and responsibilities, to the education, skills, and experience required for the job.

These job description templates were designed to be customizable, so that you have the ability to tailor them to your facility, while also utilizing the pre-populated content and keywords that we’ve included. The templates also include tips on how you can improve the online performance of your job description, covering insights such as how to:

• Make your introduction more engaging
• Include relevant terminology and messaging for your facility
• Address shift needs and pay
• Create an engaging call to action

How Can These Job Description Templates Boost Performance?

Our content team has had years of experience creating job description templates for online performance and have applied our in-house best practices to each of the templates in this section. From keyword usage to formatting, these templates were designed to make it easier for them to be found by search engines and then to surface in search results, in addition to any job boards where you may end up posting your job.

The combination of a broader reach with tailored messaging will help your facility to both cast a wide net and reel in the right applicants.

Ready to Create Your Next Nursing Job Description?

If you need to find nursing professionals to fill your shifts, but don’t have the time to start from scratch, we’re here to help. Check out the range of job description templates in this section to get started today.