完成职业发展

Just when Jacob Bochert ’21 MSN thought COVID-19 ruined his plan to advance his nursing career, he discovered 皇冠体育. 在Mount Mercy的帮助下，他得以实现自己的职业目标，成为Mercy Medical Center的外科/肿瘤住院经理。

When COVID interrupted Jacob’s goals to advance his career, he wasn’t sure what the next step was. 仁慈山就在雅各布的拐角处，帮助他实现了获得领导角色的梦想。

"It stood out to me that at Mount Mercy I was able to do the whole thing online, which was perfect.”
– Jacob Bochert '21 MSN

仁慈山给了雅各一条实现他的目标的道路，尽管他面临着挑战。 雅各布通过田径被介绍到仁慈山，并在学习期间成为了球队的一员。 Jacob was impressed with his visits to campus and knew Mount Mercy’s 护理学硕士 program was a good fit on his journey.

“I knew from a very early time that I've always wanted to be in a leadership role,” said Jacob. “Truthfully, I wanted somewhere that was closer to home, but it stood out to me that at Mount Mercy I was able to do the whole thing online, which was perfect.”

雅各布喜欢在课堂上结识各种各样的人，尤其是那些比他年长、经验丰富的护士。

“I was probably the youngest in my cohort but having that experience of talking to people who have been in nursing for a long time was so nice. We got to see what kind of experiences people had and how it shaped their careers.”

雅各布也很尊敬他的教授们，以及他们帮助学生的奉献精神。

“Dr. Shaw really stood out to me. 和她一起工作很棒。 Anytime I needed help with anything she was super responsive and was always there to make sure that we were all successful,” said Jacob.

雅各布利用他在Mount Mercy学到的技能，帮助他获得了目前在Cedar Rapids Mercy Medical Center外科肿瘤科住院经理的职位。 A typical day in Jacob’s role involves figuring out how to staff the unit based on the number of patients they have and planning out where the surgical patients are going to go.

作为一名“住院经理”，雅各布有时需要与员工展开艰难的对话。 “If you're giving people feedback on how they can improve their job performance or if there is something that has gone wrong, ask yourself how you can turn that into something that's positive and make it a learning experience.”

雅各布喜欢有机会与他通过慈善医疗中心与校友一起认识的学生一起工作。 "The main advice I give students is to make sure that you're going after every opportunity possible,” Jacob shared. “It doesn't have to be big, whether you're at a hospital, working with your CNA, or just delving into every single patient that you know.”