Medical Cover Letter Examples: 7 Samples by Role and Level

Medical assistant cover letter, entry level after an externship (186 words)

Dear Ms. Alvarez,

I am applying for the medical assistant position at Riverbend Family Medicine. I finished a medical assistant certificate program at Columbus State Community College in August, passed the CMA (AAMA) exam in September, and completed a 160 hour externship at a busy internal medicine practice.

During the externship I roomed 18 to 22 patients a day for two physicians. I took vital signs, height and weight, recorded the history in Epic, and prepared each room before the physician came in. By the third week I was drawing blood on my own, logging every specimen and sending it to the lab with the right requisition.

Your advert mentions a high number of pediatric visits. I spent my last two externship weeks on well child visits, where I learned that a calm parent is half of a calm child, and that you explain the shot to the parent before you pick up the needle.

I am available to start immediately, can work any of the three shifts listed, and would be glad to come in for a working interview.

Sincerely, Jordan Ellis (614) 555 0127

New graduate registered nurse cover letter, entry level (179 words)

Dear Mr. Patel,

I am applying for the new graduate RN residency on your medical surgical unit at St. Clare Hospital. I graduated with a BSN from the University of Cincinnati in May and passed the NCLEX-RN in June. I hold an active Ohio RN license.

My senior practicum was 180 hours on a 32 bed med surg floor, where I carried a four patient assignment under my preceptor by the final month. I gave scheduled and as needed medications through the Pyxis and charted in Epic, including admission assessments and discharge teaching.

One night a post operative patient's heart rate crept up over two sets of vitals while his pain score stayed the same. I flagged it to my preceptor, we called the rapid response team, and he was treated for a bleed early. I learned to trust the trend more than the single number.

Your residency offers a twelve week preceptorship, which is the structure I want for my first year. I can work nights and every other weekend.

Sincerely, Maya Robinson, BSN, RN (513) 555 0164

Experienced nurse cover letter, mid level, moving to the ICU (182 words)

Dear Ms. Nguyen,

I am applying for the staff nurse position in your medical ICU. I have five years as an RN on a 28 bed step down unit at Mercy General, where I care for three to four patients on cardiac drips, titrate to protocol and manage arterial lines. I hold a California RN license, BLS and ACLS, and I am working toward the CCRN.

On step down I am usually the nurse who receives patients coming out of the ICU, so I know your handoff from the other side. I have also floated to the ICU twelve times this year, taking two patient assignments under the charge nurse.

Last spring I noticed a patient on a heparin drip with new bruising and a falling hemoglobin the lab had not yet flagged as critical. I held the drip per protocol, called the physician, and wrote up the timeline in the chart. The patient did not need a transfusion.

I am ready to work three twelve hour nights and complete your ICU orientation in full.

Sincerely, Daniel Okoro, RN (916) 555 0139

Medical receptionist cover letter, mid level (155 words)

Dear Dr. Brennan,

I am applying for the medical receptionist role at Lakeshore Pediatrics. I have three years at the front desk of a four provider family practice, checking in 60 to 80 patients a day in athenahealth and verifying insurance before every visit.

My desk schedules appointments for four providers, confirms the next day by text and phone, and collects copays. I also handle referral faxes, scan outside records to the right chart the same day, and route lab results to the nurse line.

Pediatric offices run on the phone at 8 a.m. Ours did too, so I started a same day sick visit list that the nurses could see, which stopped us double booking the one open slot. Parents get a call back with a time instead of a hold queue.

I am bilingual in English and Spanish, and I can start with two weeks' notice.

Kind regards, Lucia Ramirez (312) 555 0185

Medical secretary or medical administrative assistant cover letter, mid level (154 words)

Dear Ms. Coleman,

I am applying for the medical secretary position in your orthopedic surgery department. For four years I have supported three surgeons at Northside Bone and Joint, scheduling surgeries, confirming diagnostic appointments and completing prior authorization forms for imaging and procedures.

I manage each surgeon's calendar in Cerner, book operating room time with the hospital scheduling team, and send pre operative instructions and paperwork to every patient a week before surgery. I complete insurance claim forms and follow up on denials every Friday until they are paid or appealed.

When our department moved to a new authorization portal, I wrote a one page guide for the front desk and the nurses so requests stopped coming back incomplete. Our surgeons now see the authorization status before they promise a date.

I type 70 words a minute, use medical terminology every day, and can start in three weeks.

Sincerely, Teresa Kim (206) 555 0172

Career changer cover letter into a patient care technician job, entry level (163 words)

Dear Mr. Hughes,

I am applying for the patient care technician position on your rehabilitation unit. I am a certified nursing assistant as of last month, and before that I spent six years in retail management, where I ran a team of nine and handled every complaint the store had.

In my clinical rotation at Brookdale Rehab I cared for up to eight residents a shift, helping with bathing, transfers and meals, and recording intake, output and vital signs. I learned to use a gait belt and a mechanical lift safely and to report a skin change the same shift.

Retail taught me two things that transfer straight to your unit: staying calm when someone is angry with you for something you did not cause, and finishing the checklist when the shift is busy. Your residents deserve both.

I can work days or evenings and every other weekend, and I am ready to start your orientation.

Sincerely, Andre Wallace, CNA (704) 555 0119

Practice manager cover letter for a medical office, senior level (164 words)

Dear Dr. Feldman,

I am applying for the practice manager position at Summit Dermatology. For seven years I have managed a six provider internal medicine practice with 22 staff, covering scheduling, billing, staffing, compliance and the patient experience.

I hire, train and schedule the front desk, medical assistants and billing team, and I run the monthly provider meeting on access, collections and complaints. I led our move to a new practice management system without closing a clinic day, and I own our HIPAA training and annual policy review.

The decision I am proudest of was cutting our new patient wait by changing the template, not by adding hours. I moved two follow up slots a day per provider into new patient time after reviewing our no show pattern, and the waitlist shrank within a quarter.

Your advert names a second location opening next year. I would like to talk about how I would staff it before day one.

Sincerely, Karen Liu (480) 555 0150