Advice on resume for HHC Transfer.

Atownshend · Apr 3, 2014

Changes I just made after reading it for the 5th time!

Changed "or" to "and" between PEG and NG tubes.

Changed tense of last point from "Interpretation of telemetry" to "Interpreted telemetery."

Should I change "Collects specimens, including blood from venipuncture and fingerstick as well as urine from in and out catheterizations and viral and bacterial swabs from nares, throat and wounds." to "Collects specimens, including blood from venipuncture and fingerstick as well as urine via catheterizations and viral and bacterial swabs from nares, throat and wounds."?

Atownshend · Apr 3, 2014

Here is the cover letter. Do you think I'm shooting myself in the foot by saying the reason I'm leaving the ER? FYI the I-CARE values are integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence

First Last name

Address

E-mail address – [email protected]

Contact number – (123) 555-1234

4/3/2014

Name, Clinical Operations Manager

address

Dear Ms. Name,

This is in regards to the per diem home health RN position available on the intranet. I have a lot to bring to the table with my 5+ years of acute care experience within our organization. I would make a great addition to your team of nurses and am very interested in breaking into the home health care field.

My personal values have always been aligned with the I-CARE values. This coupled with a positive attitude helps me go the distance in providing our patients with a positive customer experience. I also have worked tirelessly to not only make my personal practice as organized as possible but also to help to standardize and organize practices on the unit through the development of organizational tools. My updated admission tool and admission packet was published on (document program) for use by our nurses on (floor name) and helped to streamline processes and avoid redundancies, allowing our nurses to spend more time with their patients.

In the last year I’ve had the opportunity to work as an emergency RN at (hospital name). The variety and exposure have been invaluable to me and I’ve seen everything from newborns to centenarians, from simple coughs to sepsis, from sprained ankles to broken bones. This exposure has fortified my assessment skills as well as sharpened the skill set I already possessed. While I love working in the department, I am unable to put in the kind of hours long term that would satisfy the department’s needs and give me enough critical care and trauma exposure to really feel at home there.

I have long had aspirations to become a home health nurse and feel that my current skill set would translate to the field nicely. I have done a lot of research into the field and I’m ready to make the jump and hope to stay for years to come.

Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward hearing from you and finding my “home” in home care.

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Atownshend · Apr 4, 2014

I made some changes to the body of the cover letter...

This is in regards to the per diem home health RN position available on the intranet. I am very interested in breaking into the home health care field, and with 5+ years of acute care experience, I would make a great addition to your team of nurses.

My personal values have always been aligned with the I-CARE values. This coupled with a positive attitude helps me go the distance in providing our patients with a positive customer experience. I have worked tirelessly to not only make my personal practice as organized as possible but also to help to standardize and organize practices on the unit through the development of organizational tools. My updated admission tool and packet was published on (document software name) for use by our nurses on (hospital floor) and helped to streamline processes and avoid redundancies. This allowed our nurses to spend more time with our clients.

In the last year I have had the opportunity to work as an emergency RN at (hospital name). The variety and exposure have been invaluable to me and I have seen everything from newborns to centenarians, simple coughs to sepsis, and sprained ankles to broken bones. This has increased and strengthened my skill set.

I have long had aspirations to become a home health nurse and feel that my current skill set would translate nicely. I have researched home health nursing, am ready to make the jump and hope to stay for years to come.

Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward hearing from you and finding my “home” in home care.