Part-time jobs

ChangeHappens · Jul 25, 2008

i guess it would depend on where you're at. there are a lot of postings for part time jobs in my area. if nothing else, contact the places you want to work at and ask.

rancelumsden · Jul 25, 2008

No one can generalize across the the country. I'm in Chicago area and yes, it's pretty easy to get PT because there are so many jobs. I live in reasonable commuting distance to 3 major hospitals and at least 2 dozen LTC's/assisted living places.

The hard-to-staff time is weekends. If you're willing to work Sunday, that gives you an edge, again, at least around here. A lot of places will take people to work just weekends (sat and sun).

So, you're really going to have to do the footwork yourself. If you're serious about looking for jobs, just going on the net won't do it. You need to get names/addresses of places you could potentially work at and make some calls, fill out apps, and actually go to these places.

mzjennx, BSN, RN · Jul 25, 2008

Hi there. I was a CNA working at the hosital 8 hour shift 3x a week. I use to work Tuesday on evening shift 3-11 after nursing school or night shift 11 to 7, then the weekends on evening shift. When my school schedule was more difficult to maintain, I worked Friday nights and then weekend on evening shifts. I did this for about 2 years till I had to quit nursing school all together because school was getting harder. Good luck to you. You just need to find a manager who is flexible or else you have to work call-in instead of a part time position. Either way you get your food thru the door and you build rapport with the manager and company and your a potential hire as a RN one day.

DreamyEyes · Jul 26, 2008

I work 4 days a week, 8 hour shifts as a CNA. My hours are 6 am - 2 pm.. but I will be cutting back to 2 shifts a week when I go back to school this fall. There are a TON of part-time jobs out there available for CNA's. However, you might have a bit of a problem trying to find a place where you can only work Sundays, and not Saturdays, as a lot of places require weekends. At my work, we are required to work every other weekend if we're full or part time. Maybe you could try working per diem as a CNA or looking into home health care? I'm sure there's something out there for you, though, as there are always jobs available for CNA's. Good luck! :redbeathe

Gabby_101, BSN · Jul 27, 2008

Out of 9 of the CNA's that I work with only 2 of them are full time. There is no doubt that there are more part time jobs out ther than full time jobs. Where I work you only have to work 20 hrs. a week to get benefits so you still get all the perks and only have to work 2-3 days a week.

emndarmic · Aug 1, 2008

I just interviewed for an every other weekend only job at a local hospital. This works out for me perfectly if I get the job since I am in full-time school starting in Sept. I'm taking about 15-16 credit hours per quarter so this seems to be the perfect job for me. I work home health 3 days a week for 3 hours and hope I can change those days and keep both jobs. Maybe you can look into home health as an option as well. Some hospitals such as the one I interviewed at hire like that to relieve "regular" workers on weekends, maybe check out your local hospitals and ask if they do the same. My starting wage was $1.75 more on the hour than my home health. Maybe between the two jobs I can afford the gas to get to school... :crying2:

Good luck in your job search!