CNA jobs in a hospital

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I'm a CNA I student I also have my EMT-B. I've always heard its really hard to get a CNA position with no experience or contacts at a hospital. Anyone have any experience with this? Forgive me if this has been asked a million times, I'm new ?

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Specializes in CNA, HHA, RNA,.

Generally all hospitals want CNA's with experience and that includes CNA's who have also worked in LTC, but these days they want experience over new grads, especially in hospital setting.

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I was hired into the hospital as a brand new CNA. Had no problem. Most of the other cnas had no previous experience either.

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Maybe it depends on the area? Thanks y'all! I guess I'll just start applying once I'm finished & see what happens!

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Specializes in Med-surg Telemetry, Leadership, Education.

Your EMT license may help you obtain an ER tech job. While hospitals do employ primarily experienced CNAs, it's possible to get a hospital CNA job with little/no CNA experience. I worked in LTC for 5 months, then obtained a hospital CNA job.

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That's great! I don't mind LTC work I have a special place in my heart for the elderly & especially dementia patients but I want the benefits more specifically the tuition reimbursement that hospitals in my area can offer for nursing school. Thanks :)

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This is kind of off topic but how is the workload for hospital CNAs compared to LTC or SNF ? I heard it's hell working in nursing homes.. Patient load is crazy and you barely have time to take breaks

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I don't know from experience but I've heard they're both really challenging in their own ways both are hard work.

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This is kind of off topic but how is the workload for hospital CNAs compared to LTC or SNF ? I heard it's hell working in nursing homes.. Patient load is crazy and you barely have time to take breaks

Both are challenging in different ways. LTC is way more changing, turning, feeding, etc. In hospital, there is way more going on and more duties to perform like vital signs and stuff.

Hospital also means you don't get to know the clients as well as you would in LTC.

Benefits and drawbacks to both places.

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