Tech job at hospital?

I was wondering what kind of jobs some of you who have worked for a hospital in order to qualify for tuition reimbursement have done? I am thinking of taking a dysrhythmia class this fall so that I can qualify to be a Monitor tech at one of the local hospitals here. Has anyone out there done this? Or do you have any other suggestions? I don't have the time/money to take a CNA course and would not qualify to be a CNA until after the first 8 weeks of the nursing program. I hope to start nursing program next fall if I get accepted. Another reason to work at the hospital is that the nursing program looks favorably upon people who are already working in a healthcare setting and as competetive as it is to get in, I need all the points I can get. I love to read the posts on this site, although I post very rarely. Thanks in advance for your suggestions.