Beth Israel Deaconess is a Harvard teaching hospital where ICU nurses round alongside residents and fellows, and that kind of close interdisciplinary practice is what I want for the next stage of my career. I'm a BSN-prepared RN licensed in Massachusetts, CCRN certified with current BLS, ACLS, and PALS, and I'm applying for your Registered Nurse position in the Medical Intensive Care Unit.
For the past six years I have worked in the 24-bed medical ICU at Massachusetts General Hospital, usually caring for two high-acuity patients per shift, sometimes three. My patients are often on ventilators, pressors, and continuous hemodynamic monitoring, and I have gone eighteen months without a medication error. When our HCAHPS communication scores sat at 84%, I led the unit's move to bedside shift report, so families heard the plan at the handoff instead of after it. Scores reached 93%. I also served on our CLABSI prevention committee, where daily line audits and dressing-change checks helped cut central-line infections 30%.
I take charge on night rotation for a 12-bed pod and precept new graduate nurses. Before the ICU, I spent two years on a medical-surgical unit at Tufts Medical Center with five to six cardiac and post-op patients, where stronger discharge teaching and follow-up calls helped cut 30-day readmissions 15%. That floor taught me to catch early signs of decline, which I still rely on.
I would bring those safety habits and steady family communication to your MICU team. I'd welcome the chance to shadow a shift or speak with the nurse manager. Thank you for your time and consideration.