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Brisbane Rivervale Hospital

Dear Hiring Team,

I am writing to express my interest in the Emergency Department Registered Nurse position at Brisbane Rivervale Hospital. With a solid foundation in acute and emergency nursing care in Brisbane, I am keen to contribute my skills in rapid assessment, patient resuscitation, and systematic clinical communication to your dedicated emergency team.

In my current position as an Emergency Department Registered Nurse at Moreton Bay General Hospital, I care for up to five acute patients per shift across adult emergency and rapid-assessment bays. In this fast-paced environment, I conduct initial evaluations and categorise clinical acuity under the Australasian Triage Scale while completing essential emergency procedures, such as cannulation, phlebotomy, 12-lead ECG acquisition, and targeted medication administration during resuscitation events. To maintain continuity of care and minimise handover delays during ward transfers, I consistently apply structured ISBAR communication.

Complementing my frontline emergency duties, I contributed to clinical quality improvement through an emergency sepsis pathway audit at Moreton Bay General Hospital. Reviewing door-to-antibiotic turnaround times across 140 admissions, I collaborated with senior nursing colleagues to implement standardised sepsis pathology collection packs, which cut average collection initiation time by 18 minutes. Combined with my prior background managing deteriorating adult medical and surgical patients at Kurilpa Health Service, this experience reinforces my commitment to safe, evidence-based acute practice.

I welcome the opportunity to discuss how my clinical background and acute emergency competencies align with the operational needs of Brisbane Rivervale Hospital's emergency department. Thank you for considering my application.

Yours sincerely,

Lachlan Vance