Job qualifications the same for external candidates?

[mee9mee9]

So I work for an hospital and I am trying to get on as a care partner or patient care tech. both say the only qualifications are 1 year experience or graduation from a Nurse Assistant program. My thing is i keep putting in applications and getting no response. I meet these qualifications but i wonder if I was certified if it would put me above the other candidates, external and internal. have any of you experienced this before?

[Missingyou, CNA]

Getting certified would help, it certainly wouldn't hurt!

Where I work, if you are a current employee, they look at your attendance record for the past year as well as any recent disciplinary actions you may have and if your inservies are all up to date.

So, even if you are the only internal applicant who applied for a position, if you are someone who calls out sick often they will most likely pass you by and hire from outside.

[johndough]

Based on my experience, hospitals and other big company uses computer based programs to filter all the resumes they receive. Your resume is joined in with hundreds of other candidates, so you need to use the right keywords to get higher chances of a hiring manager to read your resume. A hiring manager will not look at all of those resumes, sadly.

Before you apply, read the job description and make sure that you are using the same types of wordings. If it says "assist patients with...," make sure to mention that you "assist" them rather than "helped" or "provided."

Also, make a short bullet summary of your qualifications on top part of your resume. Write down your qualifications matching the qualifications they require, such as 1+ years of CNA experience, etc.

Yeah, getting certified might advance your career and it will only help you. If it says on the job description that you need certification or certification preferred but not required, then you should be certified. Good luck on your hunt!

[mee9mee9]

This is a typical posting. Keeping in mind I would be a internal candidate, how would you approach this?

Care Partner - NICU

Description

Nights 7pm-7am

After successful completion of role specific and unit specific orientation, care partners will assists with the implementation of patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse. All care and treatment will be age appropriate.

1) Requires current enrollment in a program of professional nursing RN) and successful completion of first semester of nursing school to include nursing fundamentals clinical, or 2) graduation from a Nursing Assistant or Aide Training Program, or 3) minimum of one year previous experience as a care partner or nursing assistant/technician. High School diploma/GED required.

Key Functions and Expected Performances:

Provides basic age-appropriate patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.

Provides and completes basic hygiene according to hospital standards.

Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality during procedures and care activities.

Turns and properly positions immobilized patients every 2 hours and skin inspection performed with appropriate follow-up.

Accurately obtains vital signs.

Correctly documents vital signs.

Reports abnormal findings in a timely manner (i.e., significant changes in base line vital signs reported to nurse immediately)

Monitors and documents I&O's, calorie counts, and weights accurately according to unit guidelines.

Communicates appropriate information to the nurse partner.

Obtains and maintains integrity of specimens in accordance with hospital laboratory policies and procedures and physician's order.

Correctly identifies patient and labels specimen.

Obtains and delivers specimens per unit/laboratory procedure.

Communicates appropriate information to the nurse partner.

Performs selected procedures and treatments.

Follow hospital/unit specific policies and procedures

Provide privacy while performing all procedures and treatments.

Provide patient/family education prior to performing procedures and treatments.

Will attempt procedure or treatment no more than twice before soliciting advise from a more experienced care provider.

Will document according to hospital/unit policies.

Communicates appropriate information to the nurse partner.

Maintains patient/family safety.

Follows hospital/unit specific policies and procedures related to patient/family safety and confidentiality.

Provides orientation of unit and surroundings to patient/family.

Maintains patient/family confidentiality.

Knowledgeable about use of equipment/supplies.

Documents appropriate safety measures per unit specific policies.

Communicates appropriate information to the nurse partner.

Participates in quality improvement activities.

Attends unit board meetings.

Attends staff meetings.

Attends in-services.

Communicate patient/family satisfaction information to the appropriate person.

Basic Qualifications

Job requires High school graduate or GED and 0 years of experience or the equivalent

[johndough]

Yeah, it says there that 1) currently enrolled in RN program 2) certified NA 3) 1+year exp

They'd probably give preference for the (1) RN students and (2) CNA

I've heard about the care partner job and I've seen a lot of nursing students with that job description most of the time.

You do have 1 year of experience working for them but they are probably seeking someone who was trained by a certified school and skills certified by the state.

I know that it's upsetting not get a job when you are an internal applicant. I was a volunteer for more than 2 1/2 years at a hospital and I was applying for a "sitter" position and I was not invited for an interview. This job does not even need a whole lot of skills because you cannot touch the patient. Unfortunately, I did not get any job from them.

So, get certified. It only adds to your credentials.

[mee9mee9]

so its better for me to go ahead and get certified even though thy just require graduating from the nursing assistant program

Yeah, it says there that 1) currently enrolled in RN program 2) certified NA 3) 1+year exp

They'd probably give preference for the (1) RN students and (2) CNA

I've heard about the care partner job and I've seen a lot of nursing students with that job description most of the time.

You do have 1 year of experience working for them but they are probably seeking someone who was trained by a certified school and skills certified by the state.

I know that it's upsetting not get a job when you are an internal applicant. I was a volunteer for more than 2 1/2 years at a hospital and I was applying for a "sitter" position and I was not invited for an interview. This job does not even need a whole lot of skills because you cannot touch the patient. Unfortunately, I did not get any job from them.

So, get certified. It only adds to your credentials.