Can someone enlighten me ?

[bambo_O]

hey guys ! I graduated October of last year the program was sponsored by LA county and a nursing home they paid all of my school expenses in exchange of working for them for a year, now that i passed my boards, they want me to apply to this nursing home as a CNA while waiting for my "actual license"...but ill probably receive my license 5-6 weeks from now cuz they said that they gonna mail the $100 check together with license my application on Feb 15-ish

i couldve pay the fee out of my own pocket to have my license sooner but im broke =(

Anyways i dropped by to a NH near my place(not the one who sponsored me) the DON agreed to train me as LVN even if i dont have the actual license yet

Now heres my dilemma:

Should i work as CNA while waiting for my license(5 - 6 weeks =() , or as LVN even though i dont have my actual license yet? is that legal ?

any suggestions ?

thanks for the help guys !

BTW great forum !!!!

-bamboo

[elkpark]

One important question is what the contract you agreed to with the original NH (that paid for your education) says -- if you go to work for the 2nd NH, will that violate the agreement you have with the original NH? (It's hard to imagine how it wouldn't.)

Typically, those we'll-pay-for-your-schooling-in-return-for-you-working-for-us agreements specify that, if you default on your side of the agreement (for example, go work for another employer) you owe them the money they invested in your education immediately, in a lump sum (or, alternatively, if they feel like being nice, that you can make payments over time, but you still owe them the money).

5-6 weeks (of working as a CNA vs. working as an LVN) isn't that big a deal, in the long run -- esp. if it's going to mess up your contract with the original nursing home! Read all the fine print in your contract and be sure of what you are obligated to before you make a decision.