Amy Johns, BSN, RN, ONC

4665 Samels Road

Williamsburg, Michigan 49690

December 23, 2014

Clinical Advancement System
Munson Medical Center
1105 Sixth Street
Traverse City, Michigan 49684

To Whom It May Concern,

My name is Amy Johns and I am a staff nurse on D4-Orthopedics. I am applying for Level IV of the
Clinical Advancement System. I have worked on D4 since I graduated from the ADN program at
Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) in 2011. I received my Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
degree from Ferris State University on December 14
th
of this year. Along with achieving my BSN, I also
received my orthopedic nursing certification in January. I have a tremendous professional and academic
work ethic. I graduated from NMC with honors and was on the Deans List every semester of my ADN
and BSN programs. I will be applying for the Master of Science in Nursing program at FSU this summer
and hope to start in January of 2015.

As a staff nurse, I place tremendous importance on modeling positive, professional behavior and
communication with every staff member at all times. I have recently completed training for the role of
charge nurse and have begun working in this leadership position. I am looking forward to adapting my
positive relationship with my coworkers to this new role and to serving the needs of our unit in this way

I have demonstrated that I function very well in a variety of leadership roles. I served as Chair-Elect of
our Unit Action Council from October 2012 through December 2013, at which time I took over as Chair
and as such, began attending Nurse Executive Council meetings. As part of these shared governance
leadership roles, I am heading a project that will comprehensively improve our units intake and output
charting. This project will also be featured in our Magnet

Program recertification application. I am

learning about the structure and principles of leadership not only as they relate to Munson Medical
Center, but also as a responsible steward of the profession of nursing. I embrace the tenets of Magnet

philosophy, and I understand how achieving and maintaining Magnet

certification directly contributes to

the incredible quality of our work environment and to the exceptional care we provide for our patients.

I truly believe that my values are directly in line with the vision, mission, and philosophy of Munson
Healthcare and that I would be an asset to the Clinical Advancement System. I continue to be honored
with the opportunity to serve our patients, our community, and my coworkers through my work at
Munson Medical Center and I look forward to new roles of service through leadership.

Sincerely,



Amy Johns, BSN, RN, ONC