CNA salary/sitter

azcna · Mar 18, 2012

Out of curiosity, why do you want to be a sitter? It's characterized by hours of boredom, punctuated by periods of wrestling patients/ avoiding being hit by them.

tomc5555 · Mar 19, 2012

I work primarily in client homes, but I do a fair amount of 'sitting'. I love observing and assisting CNA/PT techs and nurses. I always pick up techniques for skills. Its a great environment to learn and network. As far as scope of practice, it's whatever the facility and the agency want. The aides love me be ause I take great care of the patient and it's less work for them. The patient is happy as I am their advocate. My agency is happy because they get good feedback about me. To me it's a win situation. If I were interested I would use this network to seek employment in the hospitals or facilities. For now I like home care and hospice, but enjoy the occasional sitting jobs.Good luck.

WANT2BSN · Mar 19, 2012

Thanks for your responses!

To answer your question azcna, i need a job and also it will help me gain experience. I dont believe all patients are the same. I was told that if I get a CNA lisence I would be able to get sitter jobs also.

Thanks tomc5555, you gave me a broad outlook on what to expect. So what does the pay look like? Is it worth it? I used to be a social worker, so dealing with different/special people is not new to me. The experience will help me in nursing school hopefully.

tomc5555 · Mar 20, 2012

My agency pays 13-15 per hour.Not a lot of money, unfortunately.

WANT2BSN · Mar 21, 2012

I know right? But it'll do while I'm in school. Are you in school? Thanks for your responses.