can you still work as an aide, even though you are an RN NOW AND YOU Passed the stat

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My question is whether you can work as an aide even though you are an RN now. Please don't answer why would you want to?

I have to work off a debt to my hospital for tuition reimbursement till November or December:redbeathe

pacific as always

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I am in the same boat. I worked as a CNA for 3 years at a LTC and they helped pay for my school. I had agreed to work for them for 1 year after graduating. I had to I would have had to take out loans if I did not.

Now I am a RN and I will start my full time RN job on Mon and I will be working as a CNA pool at the LTC. I have to work 2 weekend shifts per month and that is it. They would not let me be a pool RN but they will switch me to a pool RN after working 6 months as a RN.

So yes you can, I know a couple LPN's doing the same thing too.

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Specializes in Acute Mental Health.

How bizarre! You would think if a place offers tuition reimbursment or retention in the facility, they would place you in a position that you actually acquired your degree in. I can't imagine who came up with the rules surrounding that one!

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Specializes in Cardiac Care.

At the hospital I do my clinicals in, an RN is frequently drafted to be "the aide" when one is not scheduled or if one calls in sick. However, I'm told that although their responsibilities may be different on that day, their accountability is not. In other words, they may not have the responsibility for doing meds or treatments, but they are accountable to the patient and the facility to act in a manner that any reasonably prudent RN would act in.

I'm not sure what the salary difference (if any) is like...

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I think it is fine as long as you are not stepping out of your scope of practice as an aide when you are working as an aide.

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Transplant, Education.

Most hospitals I've heard of don't allow it. Once I passed NCLEX, I had to stop working as an aide. My hospital won't allow it due to accountibility/scope of practice that the PP mentions. Stinks, too, because there is a major nursing glut in my area and I can't get a job.

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Thank You everyone.

My hospital offered me a job as an Rn. However they want to make me sign another contract for a year. I don't want to sign contracts! I am a new grad, young, and single, and on top of that I have a bachelor's degree in another field. Anyone maybe has a suggestion where I could go like temp agency or something to work for a month.

Thanks for all your input

God Bless:redbeathe

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Specializes in ED, ICU, MS/MT, PCU, CM, House Sup, Frontline mgr.
thank you everyone.

my hospital offered me a job as an rn. however they want to make me sign another contract for a year. i don't want to sign contracts! i am a new grad, young, and single, and on top of that i have a bachelor's degree in another field. anyone maybe has a suggestion where i could go like temp agency or something to work for a month.

thanks for all your input

god bless:redbeathe

try a nursing registry type agency. they have temp/seasonal/whatever jobs for nurses (lpns and rns). plus, they may pay a lot more per hour then a regular ft job in your area.

i too will be working two jobs when i graduate... i am either going to work two floors in the hospital (ft and pt) or i am going to work ft at the hospital and pt for another facility. i will be pimping my rn license rather then go back to being an aid. i don't think i can psychologically return to being a tech once i am a rn. before becoming a tech i graduated with honors, earned two degrees, worked as leader in my community and in health care, and won several awards. soon after becoming an aid i almost forgot my accomplishments and identity! :crying2:

on the other hand, being an aid served a valuable purpose to me because it enhanced my clinical skills at a time i was unable to compete for a nurse extern position. thus, if you are being treated well in your position and you will benefit, then more power to you if that is the route you choose! gl!:up:

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Specializes in Transplant/Surgical ICU.

If you are in Los Angeles, I can recommend you to a good friend of mine. She owns a registry/staffing business that hires new grads. They look for long term or short term assignments for nurses and negotiate their salary. I know a couple of new grads found good jobs with the company. PM me if you need the phone number.

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Specializes in Pediatric Psychiatry, Home Health VNA.

It depends on the state laws and the hospital regulation. I live in MA and some hospitals don't allow you to continue working but others do. My hospital does and I continued working as a CNA after I passed the boards because of the nursing glut in the Boston area.

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really appreciate this,

I'm in Ohio trying to move to CA or Alaska for one year or two. I halted the recruitment processes, because I had to study for the Nclex. I passed!!! and now I don't have a job, here in Ohio, unless I work as a nurse and sign a one year contract. Bay area has a glut too!!! and Alaska is a hard decision. I guess maybe I'll work as a sub for 2 weeks.

thank you all,

:redbeathePacific

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I can understand why you want to do this. There is a hospital here that pays GN's very well and have better benefits then other hospitals. But you have to sign a 2 year contract because of their fellowship program. I thought that was a bit much. I am not tied to my hometown and don't want to be forced to work at a place for two years. The hospital that I will be working at does not require this. The benefits are not as nice but hey I am not tied down to one place. That is why I decided to go to nursing school in the first place. If I don't like one area I can transfer to another area.

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