Becoming a NICU nursing aide?

[futurenurseheather]

hi, i am currently a pre-nursing student and i just passed my CNA test...i am really interested in pursuing a career in the NICU after graduating nursing school and i was just wondering...do they need CNAs in the NICU...or anything pertaining to help? i am not sure because I have never heard anything about it...does anyone have any info about this? and if so, how do you go about getting the job?

[MA Nurse]

The NICUs I have worked in don't use CNA's. We use volunteers to cuddle babies, though. Some NICUs might use CNA's, just call some and ask. Good luck!

[Bobbkat]

The NICU that my mother works in uses PCT's, but I know that most of them have been there for years, so it might not be the easiest position to get.