Job Description and Analysis for ARNP, Case Study Example

Job Requirements

Upon graduation, all candidates are required to have an ANRP license in the State of Florida and a specialty in one of the following: Primary Care, Adult Health, Geriatrics, or Palliative Care. In addition, Oncology experience is highly desirable. In addition, it is necessary to possess strong communication skills and the ability to work across a variety of team environments, including the IDG team. Finally, all candidates are required to be prepared to educate other nurses and clinical staff members to improve quality of care for all assigned patients. The job description’s duties and requirements are relatively brief, but they provide a summary of the critical factors that impact the needs of this position. For all candidates, it is important to have the skillset and knowledge that is required to transition into the position without difficulty and to be proactive in making a difference across the unit and in the lives of all patients and of the organization as a whole.

Cover Letter

Your job listing caught my attention with much enthusiasm. I am confident that my 18 years of practical experience in acute hospital care, home health, hospice care, and my credentials as a Licensed State of Florida Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner could provide significant value and benefit to your team.

I place great emphasis on my training and education in the nursing field, including my certification as a Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse and End of Life Care Nurse Educator. Within these roles, I have grown as a strong a dedicated leader with a commitment to my work and a focus on providing my clients with the highest level of patient care that I am able to offer.

My resume addresses some of my most significant accomplishments that I have acquired throughout my career.  My background has afforded me many “intangible” qualifications that have become key priorities in my professional career, including resourcefulness, insight, adaptability, pride, integrity, accountability, appropriateness, a strong, honest work ethic, adept multitasking ability, and exceptional communication and organizational skills.

I also possess extensive experience in managing large caseloads and heavy patient volumes which require collaborations with patients and other healthcare providers. I am proficient in symptom and pain management and am skilled in managing all required documentation to facilitate high quality patient care at all times.

I ask for a few minutes of your time, so we can further explore the contribution I could bring to your organization. Please do not hesitate to contact me at xxx-xxx-xxxx or via email at xxxxxxxxxxxxxx  to discuss this opportunity in greater detail and to schedule an interview.

I look forward to hearing from you soon and appreciate the opportunity to be considered for this position.

Job Responsibilities

Level of Productivity:  Exceeds productivity standards / Meets productivity standards / Does not meet productivity standards

Ability to adapt and level of flexibility: Able to adapt at a high level / Able to adapt under some conditions / Difficulty in adapting to change under different circumstances

Knowledge and Skillset: Possesses strong knowledge of critical nursing principles and objectives / Possesses basic knowledge of critical principles and objectives / Does not possess sufficient knowledge of critical principles and objectives

Ability to Communicate: Possesses excellent communication skills / Possesses average communication skills / Possesses lower level communication skills and requires improvement

Working in Teams: Possesses a strong ability to work in a team-based environment / Possesses an average ability to work in a team-based environment / Possesses limited ability to work in a team-based environment

Patient Care: Possesses excellent patient care skills in working directly with patients / Possesses average patient care skills in working directly with patients / Possesses lower than average patient care skills in working directly with patients

Professional Growth and Ongoing Development: Possesses a strong and focused ability to improve professional growth and development / Possesses an average ability to improve professional growth and development / Possesses a limited ability to improve professional growth and development

Cultural Awareness and Competence: Possesses a strong awareness of different cultures, belief systems, and core values / Possesses an average awareness of different cultures, belief systems, and core values / Possesses a limited awareness of different cultures, belief systems, and core values

Primary Strengths: Please describe three (3) primary strengths that you bring to the work environment on a daily basis.

Primary Weaknesses: Please describe three (3) primary weaknesses that may limit your professional growth and development.

Goals and Objectives for the Coming Year: Please describe three (3) primary goals and objectives that you will work on in the coming year in order to meet professional needs and expectations.

References

UC Merced Performance Appraisal and Development Plan. Retrieved from http://hr.ucmerced.edu/files/page/documents/performance_appraisal_represented.pdf