Career change

[spartus]

I used to be a EMT-B, let it laps about 2 years ago. I was volunteering doing that while I worked my way into my current career, airline pilot. Now I'd like to get back into the healthcare field. My thoughts were mainly of getting my RN, some friends have mentioned PA as another option but the prereqs for that are a little out of my grasp at the moment, so a RN is my first choice. So my question is wether or not getting my RN will meet some of those requirements?(Human Anatomy, organic chem, ect...) and whats the best way of going about getting the RN since I'm in a non medical career field? Idealy I'd like to get hired at a hospital and then have them pay for my schooling. How likely is it that they would do that? Also anyone know of any type of nursing scholarships or programs with work agreement for individuals pursing health careers as Registered Nurses?

Thanks for the help.

[arciedee]

Each school has its own requirements, so I'd suggest looking at the schools around you that you're interested in to see what their requirements are. Some of the basic ones across the board are A&P I&II, microbiology, English, college math.

I haven't heard of any hospitals that will pay for your school in exchange for a work commitment, but they may exist. Tuition reimbursement may be an option, but you'd have to check the institutions' policies. You may have to work a minimum number of hours a week or have been working for a minimum amount of time before they will reimburse.

[DoGood2u]

Lakes Region General Hospital has something called TuitionLink. It has something to do with promising to work for them after graduation in exchange for paying some tuition. Not sure how much.