CNA as a career

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Hi everyone! I'm about to start a CNA certification course through the red cross and I was wondering if being a CNA could be a life long career? My goal is to work at a hospital. I have an extremely bad anxiety disorder and bad school phobia which stops me from being able to really become a nurse like I originally wanted to. Can i make a career out of being a CNA in a hospital? Thanks so much!

[sistrmoon, BSN, RN]

Outside the acute care hospital setting, CNAs can be promoted into lower management positions and/or 'nicer' roles. This happens regularly in the area where I reside.

I've seen CNAs promoted to staffing coordinators, central supply managers, purchasers, administrative assistants, bookkeepers, HR assistants, case management assistants, directors of housekeeping, activities directors, and so forth. These positions provide upward movement in pay, working conditions, and career mobility.

Yep we have different "tiers" of CNA. Some get trained in phlebotomy and do lab draws, some do EKGs(on the cardiac floor.)