Nurse Recruiters at Johns Hopkins Medical Center.

[tmitch8489]

Hello everyone,

I graduated with my ASN back in 2011 and have now been working at a doctor's office which specializes in pain management. I have now become quite bored with the idea of working as a nurse in a doctors office and am looking for a more fast paced environment. My father actually works with someone who's best friend is a Nurse Manager at Johns Hopkins and I have spoke to him about using him as a reference and that he is ok with. Sorry for the rant but I was wondering if anyone knew that names of any of the Nurse Recruiters at Johns Hopkins so that I can address them personally in my cover letter? I was also wondering if anyone knew what kinds of attributes Johns Hopkins are looking for in a cover letter as I am "technically" a new graduate since I have not working in a hospital. I am currently half way thru my Bachelor's Degree at Towson University so I know that is a plus but was wondering if anyone had any other suggestions.

Thanks for any insight,

Tristan

[eager1hasbegun]

There are multiple recruiters, I wouldn't worry about trying to address them specifically. The most important things to focus on are your work experience and why you want to work for Hopkins. They value teaching, evidence-based practice, and educational advancement. Work those aspects into your cover letter and you should be fine. The recruiter is only looking for minimum qualifications so I wouldn't stress--just be prepared for your interviews with unit managers.

Another few words of advice. A reference from a supervisor or teacher you have worked with closely and knows you professionally is much more valuable than that of a manager whom whoever you interview with easily may not know (or they do know and do not care for). Good luck. You're NOT a new grad. There are dozens of nursing specialties and acute care is just one of them. Use your experience to your advantage: pain assessment and management is a BIG issue in acute care so you got the jump on it!

[ChristineN, BSN, RN]

I agree, you are NOT a new grad. You have been working for two years and even though you have not been working in the hospital, you still have skills to bring to the table. Please do not market yourself to Hopkins as a new grad as they are not going to see it that way