Real-Resumes for Medical Jobs
Editor Anne McKinney

                 

A key to advancing professionally is to choose the right industry in which to work, and if your interests are in any way medically related, you are fortunate career-wise. The medical field is a fast-growing one, and this targeted resume and cover letter book will help you enter this “land of opportunity” or advance in it. A key is to make sure your resume “talks the lingo” of the medical field. Get the book that can show you how to best express and phrase the concepts you want to communicate. Here’s a book in which you will find resumes with job titles such as these: director of nursing, medical therapist, nurse’s aide, medical doctor (M.D.), nurse practitioner, dental hygienist, cytotechnologist, director of nursing, director of dental surgery, pharmaceutical sales representative, massage therapist, medical administrator, medical supplies coordinator, nursing home administrator, medical office manager, operating room nurse, patient care advocate, orthopedic technician, pharmacy manager, phlebotomist, registered nurse (R.N.), licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.), public health case worker, transcriptionist, veterinary technician, and many more!“

As the world gets increasingly specialized, the career-minded need resume books which are specifically targeted to their needs. If you want to enter or advance in the medical field, you don’t need just any resume book. You need an industry-specific book. Every resume and cover letter we put in a Real-Resumes Series book has been tested and proven in the real job market. Your choice of a resume book is one of the most important career decisions you will ever make.”
—Anne McKinney, editor

"It is very specific to the medical industry, teaching a foundation of medical industry resume writing which is easy to tailor and customize to special needs. Cover letters demonstrate how to support the resume with a hard-hitting summary." - The Midwest Book Review

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Table of Contents


Introduction: The Art of Changing Jobs 1


PART ONE: Some Advice About Your Job Hunt 4

Step One: Planning Your Job Hunt and Assembling the Right Tools 4
Step Two: Using Your Resume and Cover Letter 6
Step Three: Preparing for Interviews 9
Step Four: Handling the Interview and Negotiating Salary 11
Researching Companies and Locating Employers 13

PART TWO: Cover Letters For Medical Jobs 17
The Anatomy of a Cover Letter 20
Sample Cover Letters for Medical Jobs 22

PART THREE: Real-Resumes For Medical Jobs
Section I. Students Seeking to Enter the Medical Field 25
Biological Sciences grad with lab tech experience (Mary Erkelen) 26
Biology grad with laboratory experience (George Coopland) 28
Biology grad with minor in chemistry (Kathleen Gallagher) 30
Biology Teaching grad with student teaching experience (Janet McCue) 32
Chemistry grad with research assistant experience (Laura Ann Feldhahn) 34
Chemistry grad with experience as a tutor (Carol Mace) 36
Doctor of Pharmacy with numerous clinical rotations (Joseph E. Mullen) 38
Health Care Management grad (Allison Miller) 40
Medical Billing Certification with nursing experience (Gerald Faich) 42
Natural Sciences grad with biotechnology knowledge (Elka Westervelt) 44
Nursing grad with clinical rotations (Ragina Raftery) 46
Nursing grad with clinical rotations (Andrew Reese) 48
Nursing grad with CNA and phlebotomy internships (Young S. Sondheimer) 50
Occupational Therapy grad with clinical rotations (Deborah Lucas) 52
Physician Assistant grad with surgical tech background (Su H. Chung) 54
Veterinary Technology grad with multiple internships (Shannon Henry) 56

Section II. Administrators and Support Staff 59
Accounting Management (Jennifer Maley) 60
Admissions Clerk (James Gray) 62
Assistant Director of Nursing (Sandra Bush) 64
Clinic Assistant Director (Martha Stewart) 66
Dean of Health Sciences (Cecilia Denton Scott) 68
Home Health Care Regional Director (Terri Alligood) 70
Hospice Case Manager (Samuel Jackson) 72
Medical Accounts Manager, billing experience (Katie Eubanks) 74
Medical Office Manager, insurance and coding skills (Rosalind Rulnick) 76
Medical Operations Manager (Nigel Steven Johnson) 78
Medical Secretary (Megan Russell) 80
Mental Health Program Manager (Frederick Hallgarth) 82
Nursing Home Administrator (Maureen Spears) 84
Nursing Home Director and Medical Facility Manager (Myrna J. Reese) 86
Office Manager (Jennifer Boose) 88
Patient Accounts Representative (Virginia Franks) 90
Patient Administration Supervisor (Alex Gaines) 92
Patient Affairs Office Supervisor (Rachel K. Williams) 94
Patient Care Specialist (Scott Cleaves) 96
Patient Registration Specialist (Alisa Maria Colvin) 98

Section III. Experienced Medical Professionals 101
A Curriculum Vitae (Margaret Smith, B.S.N., R.N.)) 102
Certified Nurse Aide (Barkley M. Basset) 106
Certified Nurse Aide (Jessica Rodriguez) 108
Certified Nursing Assistant (Lisa Niles) 110
Certified Nursing Assistant (Ariel D. Mermaid) 112
Charge Nurse and Clinical Coordinator (Sherry Stevens) 114
Charge Nurse and Staff Nurse (Jenny Brook Gump) 116
Clinical Assistant (Jodie Thomas Damon) 118
Head Nurse (Belinda Warren) 120
Licensed Practical Nurse (Chris Chambers) 122
Licensed Practical Nurse (Irene Fisher) 124
Nurse Liaison (Patricia T. Stewart) 126
Nursing Supervisor (Dorothy Dix) 128
Operating Room Staff Nurse (Maria Luisa Cardenas) 130
Registered Nurse (Allison Hedgpeth) 132
Registered Nurse, Ortho/Neurological Surgical Unit (Natalie Crudup) 134
Registered Nurse, Pediatric Special Care Unit (Gina Sanders) 136
Respiratory Care Nurse (Megan Long) 138
Staff Nurse (Anita Michelle Carlton) 140
Staff Registered Nurse, Emergency Department (Larry French) 142

Section IV. Other Medical Professionals 145
Cytotechnologist (Yolanda M. Zion) 146
Dental Assistant (Heidi W. Schwartz) 148
Licensed Massage Therapist (Lana Marie Markleson, N.C.T.M.B.) 150
Medical Administrative Assistant (Elizabeth Wenters) 152
Medical Equipment Maintenance Services Supervisor (Ward McCally) 154
Medical Doctor (Jeff Jacobs, M.D.) 156
Medical Doctor (Doris McAlister, M.D.) 158
Medical Logistics Manager (Harold Bullard) 160
Medical Supply Supervisor, U.S. Army experience (Jonathon DeCarlo) 162
Nuclear Medicine Technologist (Megan Locklear) 164
Nutritionist and Marketing Manager (Soraya Zahran, LDN) 166
Nutrition Products and Services Manager (Veronica Wagner) 168
Pharmaceutical Sales Consultant (Ashley Johnson) 170
Pharmaceutical Sales Representative (Bobby Smith) 172
Pharmaceutical Sales Representative (Rebecca A. Skenteris) 174
Pharmacy Technician (Jerri Blank) 176
Physician Assistant (Stewart May) 178