1. Shafer Stellema
Resource Team
CNA
Phone • 317.450.7258
Address• 219 Waldron St., West Lafayette, IN 47906
Bonnie Windsor, Senior Vice President of Human Resources
Johns Hopkins Medicine
1800 Orleans St. Baltimore, Maryland 21287 443-997-4585
Thursday, May 28th, 2015
Dear Mrs. Windsor,
Emergency medicine is demanding. It is stressful, intense, and at times overwhelming. These are all rea-
sons why I am interested in a position as an Intensivist and Johns Hopkins Medicine, a world leader in
cut-ting edge healthcare.
While working as a lab technician, along side Dr. Bill Phillips, at Abbott Industries, I was put to the test
daily, trying to prevent false positive blood test. Dr. Phillips impressed upon me the gravity of our field of
work. Before you tell someone that they have tested positive for a deadly disease, you better be sure the
test is absolutely correct. This is a similar situation that many Intensivist find themselves in. Patients in
dire need of medical attention are relying on you to make the correct decisions, in a timely manor, know-
ing there is a life on the line.
One of the most important factors in providing first-rate medical care is a cohesive environment. There
are many members of a patient’s medical team, ranging from the nursing assistants, to the hospitalist, to
the specialist. Each member contributes a crucial component to patient health and creating an environ-
ment that promotes collaboration is essential. As a vice president for College Mentors for Kids, I was re-
sponsible for over 50 elementary students and 60 college students every week. I had to make sure there
was clear communication between all members of the team to ensure the children were safe and getting
the most out of our program. This experience taught me how to create clear methods of communication
and be certain that everyone’s comments and thoughts were heard.
Working as a CNA on the resource team at St. Elizabeth Hospital, I was instilled the importance of flexi-
bility and working with the situation at hand. Every shift I was working in different areas of the hospital,
doing an-ything needed of me to provide patients with proper care. As an Intensivist, you never know
what is going to be coming through those doors at any given time, but you have to be able to work with
the situation.
All of these experiences have enabled me to meet all the demands of an Intensivist. I believe that I would
be a great asset to your team and it would be a true delight for me to work with the world-leading doctors
that work at Johns Hopkins.
Thank you for your time and considerations.
Best regards,
Shafer Stellema