Hello all. I am really new here but it looks like there are a lot of people here that could help me. I am in Sylvester, GA. I just graduated EMT school in Sept but I can not find a job, everyone around here is only hiring paramedic. I do start medic school in Jan, but that will be another year of school. I have been calling around to like hospitals and offices looking for work as well, but they all require a CNA license and don't accept EMT. I did find one agency on DOL that is based out of Albany that said I could come in and take their test, and as long as I made an 80 or higher I could work with their company as a CNA. I didn't know if I could pass it, but I went any way. I ended up making a 92 and was told I would get a call back. That was 3 weeks ago, so I called back to check on the job, and was told that they weren't hiring, even when I went in to take the test, but they were looking for qualified applicants to put on their call sheet and that I was on that sheet and as soon as they had an opening in my area, they would call me. I need a job yesterday if you know what I mean. But it did get me to thinking. I have had personal experience taking care of my grandparents and things, I've been a volunteer Firefighter for 5 years. I was in nursing school for almost a year until I got pregnant with my second son and dropped out. I've been very active with a volunteer medical team for almost 2 years now. So I have the knowledge and some experience. The only things I missed on that CNA test I took was questions about what the CNA was and was not allowed to do. I just answered them as an EMT and did no studying before I went.
I said all that to kinda ask this, is there a way I could go and take a state test or something legit and get a CNA license with out having to go to school for it?
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Hello all. I am really new here but it looks like there are a lot of people here that could help me. I am in Sylvester, GA. I just graduated EMT school in Sept but I can not find a job, everyone around here is only hiring paramedic. I do start medic school in Jan, but that will be another year of school. I have been calling around to like hospitals and offices looking for work as well, but they all require a CNA license and don't accept EMT. I did find one agency on DOL that is based out of Albany that said I could come in and take their test, and as long as I made an 80 or higher I could work with their company as a CNA. I didn't know if I could pass it, but I went any way. I ended up making a 92 and was told I would get a call back. That was 3 weeks ago, so I called back to check on the job, and was told that they weren't hiring, even when I went in to take the test, but they were looking for qualified applicants to put on their call sheet and that I was on that sheet and as soon as they had an opening in my area, they would call me. I need a job yesterday if you know what I mean. But it did get me to thinking. I have had personal experience taking care of my grandparents and things, I've been a volunteer Firefighter for 5 years. I was in nursing school for almost a year until I got pregnant with my second son and dropped out. I've been very active with a volunteer medical team for almost 2 years now. So I have the knowledge and some experience. The only things I missed on that CNA test I took was questions about what the CNA was and was not allowed to do. I just answered them as an EMT and did no studying before I went.
I said all that to kinda ask this, is there a way I could go and take a state test or something legit and get a CNA license with out having to go to school for it?