Nurse practitioner cover letter
Nurse practitioner letters should name the population and the certification in the first lines. A clinic is hiring a scope, not an essay. One visit type you already conduct is the proof.
Resume tips for a nurse practitioner
How to open
State the certification and the setting. Mention prescriptive authority only as you hold it. If the posting is acute care and you are certified in primary care, say the difference. Do not blur the credentials.
A visit you own
Name one kind of visit and what you did: assess, treat within protocol, or refer. Leave out the patient's identity.
The agreement
If the state or the site uses a collaborating physician, say you have practiced under that kind of agreement. Do not promise you need none if the law says otherwise.
Privileges
Procedures and admitting are yes or no. If the answer is no, leave them out.
An example paragraph
This is an example to adapt, not a letter from a real applicant. Use it only where every detail is true for you.
I am applying for outpatient family practice. I am board certified in family practice, I see adult and pediatric visits under a collaborating agreement, and I refer when a problem is outside my privileges.
What to skip
Skip a privilege you have not been granted, a different population written as if it were yours, and patient details. Skip outcome statistics.
Questions
- Should I explain a move from the hospital to a clinic, or the reverse?
- Yes, in one sentence. The certification and the visit type still have to match the posting.
- Do I attach a procedure log?
- Only if they ask, and only with cases you are allowed to share. The letter should not depend on it.