Does working as a caregiver in someones home change the "new grad" designation?

[mr cooper]

So in California the BRN has been really, really bad about giving out ATT's despite me having graduated several months ago. I have started the job hunt, sent out applications etc. but the lack of a test date was frustrating and I realized I needed to start working in nursing in some way... so just recently I became an IHSS caregiver. I currently do not hold an RN license or CNA certificate... or anything except my BSN. Will working in this capacity make me no longer a "new grad" for new grad programs? I would be absolutely devastated if I was no longer made eligible for new grad spots because of this job. Will putting this job on resumes for new grad spots hurt me? Will adding this job to my resume hurt me in any capacity? I personally think it is a positive since it is some experience, but I do not know how HR and nursing managers think. Again, this job is just something for me to do in nursing before I get my license and get my first RN job and make some extra cash. Like I said I am a "caregiver" and when I was talking with the RN today it seemed pretty clear I was not making any nursing judgment calls or working in any capacity as an RN. But I don't know if anything changes in the arbitrary designation once I get my license.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

I wouldn't think so. You are working as an unlicensed caregiver, not an RN, because you do not possess licensure as an RN. Since you have never worked as a licensed nurse, you should still be eligible to apply to new grad programs.

[mr cooper]

So even with my RN license that I will get while doing this job, I will be an unlicensed caregiver still. That deisgnation will not change. Ok, thats a positive.

[mr cooper]

Also in terms of a resume builder... is it actually a help or a hindrance? I have heard most people say its a good, but some have mentioned negatives with it on the resume...

[elkpark]

Working in a position "below" one's current level of education and licensure carries some risks, which people should be aware of if they are going to do that. Although you are working in an unlicensed, unskilled "caregiver" role and your employer will restrict you to that scope of practice, you need to be aware that, if anything happens to go sideways enough to end up in court, the courts will hold you to the standard of your highest level of education and licensure, which will be that of an RN.

[mr cooper]

That is important to know. Considering I am working at another organization and working closer to an RN level there doesn't seem much of a point in doing this job in terms of resume building and the risks seem substantial. Just today I had to stay overtime, though I was tempted to leave, because my backup did not come on time and despite being told I could leave, I refused to because I was worried about repercussions like this.