Re: Getting a hospital job
if you know people in the hospital
espically rns or staff in Hr it helps
but the application process is sloooooooooooooow as molasses
pcas are hired but they are made to take a stna course
upon being hired
it is now becoming mandatory to be state certified
this way the registry knows if your a nurses aide with a clean history
of no abuse and negect
it records the date of hire and expiration date as well
states if the persons certification is active and no bad reports were left
on patient abuse or neglect
its by far the best thing when it comes to having taking care of a patient
to have the skills , not just come off the street and no knowledge of
basic to critial care
they will also teach to 12 lead ekg and how to set up telemetry
and monitor glucose testing as well
some pcas will train as a mst
multi skilled tech
and they will train you to do blood draws
espically if your in cardiac floors or med surg floors
Agency work will float you to hospitals to do work on different floors
its a good way to get your foot in the door
Good Luck
angel wings
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