Applying for an ACP position at UCH

[otpywg67]

I'm applying for an ACP position at UCH and need tips on how to ace the interview. I just finished my second semester of nursing school and I have very little medical experience so I really need this job to gain more experience.

[dan1100rt]

I reviewed my application from 2008 for my ACP position (I save everything). I also had no medical experience going into nursing school and my ACP position, but I was candid about that in the interview. I expressed my desire to use the ACP position to learn more about healthcare and hospital work, and to increase my comfort with patient care. Make sure you stress your flexibility, comfort in working with all ethnicities of co-workers and patients, and your willingness to do anything and learn anything, and to take a position on any unit in the hospital (they're all great units with their own strengths and special experiences). The ACP position is really great experience and gets your foot in the door of the hospital.

You're not going to be "just" an ACP. We RNs rely heavily on our CNAs and ACPs and a good one can make a crazy shift that much easier (and a less of a go-getter can make it more hellish).

Please post back to let us know how it went.