OK. I'm a pre-nursing student attending a local community college in California. To gain hospital experience (and make a little money to pay for the enormous debt I'll be in once I go to nursing school), I enrolled in a C.N.A. program at Nightingale Nursing in San Leandro. I graduated the top of my class, however, I had idiotically scheduled my C.N.A. state board exam, TEAS, and NET test within three weeks of eachother. I then broke out in hives from stress! So I figured that the least important of the three tests was my C.N.A. test (since I'm not in dire need of the C.N.A. immediately) and so I cancelled it and will probably reschedule it for the summer (so I have time to study for it).
I also signed up to be a volunteer in the E.R. at John Muir hospital, which I've been doing for a few months now. However, I ended up quitting my job at an Elementary School in order to pursue a career as a C.N.A. and have no income at the moment (which is starting to prove unfavorable).
I was hoping someone could tell me of an entry-level, no experience (or little experience) needed job at a hospital to gain hospital experience. I'm really not concerned about the amount of money I'd be making since I'm not in a financial crisis or anything, but I'd really like to get myself comfortable in a hospital position.
I applied for a few jobs around here (I'm in the California East Bay Area) like techs, nursing assistant (even though I don't have my certification), secretary, etc. but haven't heard back from any of them--probably due to my lack of experience in the medical field. Quite the catch 22.
Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!