Director of Critical Care Mr./Ms. X, Chief Nursing Officer

Adventist Midwest Health System

120 North Oak Street, Hinsdale, IL 60521

RE: DIRECTOR OF NURSING III, Critical Care, Full Time (Job Number: 118447)

Dear Mr. / Ms. X:

My annexed resume is submitted for the position of "Director of Nursing III, Critical Care, Full Time, Job Number 118447." While the resume details my extensive qualifications, I appreciate this opportunity to speak pointedly about my exceptional capabilities for this position. Excellent patient care is the hallmark of my 20-year Nursing career and with or without the title of "Director," I have readily led, collaborated or followed as needed in my unflinching commitment to that ideal. As a result, in addition to the customary minimal qualifications, I possess a depth and breadth of outstanding skills that make me an exemplary candidate and I welcome 24-hour accountability to achieve system-wide excellence.

I am specifically well-suited to an executive role...

A permanent resident of Illinois, I received my BSN in Illinois, obtained my Illinois Nursing license in 1991 and have continually maintained my license to this day. Nearly my entire Nursing career has been concentrated in Illinois and I have been employed by the Adventist Midwest Health System for nearly 2 years as staff nurse in ICU/CICU/ER at Adventist LaGrange Hospital, which is known for both its high-tech proficiencies and personal patient approach. In addition, as a charge nurse in an acute care setting, I am accustomed to quickly adapting and making decisions under pressure. Consequently, while obtaining my Masters in Nursing, I am already proficient in maintaining Adventist's healthcare systems, safety policies and procedures, as well as complying with such governmental health care regulations as JCAHO, OSHA and IDPH.
I am also well-qualified to direct critical care in generally accepted…