Fairly new RN graduate with Medical Assistant interview

NurseLoveJoy88, ASN, RN · Apr 25, 2011

Yes. Sometimes you have to take a step back to move forward. Any experience at this point is good. Just do your best and hopefully they will allow you to take an RN position. Please note that you will always be held to a RN license which means you are accountable for your patients even if you are not the nurse in charge of the patients care.

roser13, ASN, RN · Apr 25, 2011

Please make sure that your state will allow you to work below your license. Call your Board of Nursing.

elprup, BSN, RN · Apr 26, 2011

That's what I ended up doing. But after I took the job, for a really low wage....I went in to my first day and found out that medical coverage for my kids would cost me $900.00 a month! I really wanted to work but told them I could not do it for the pay they were offering me. I apologized and was going to leave. Then they doubled my wage! My wage is still low but at least it's better!

Good luck. Hang in there.

Hootnhollern · Apr 26, 2011

I was also in the same boat as you. I went into the interview (for Monitor Tech) with my portfolio and honestly told the NM that I was trying to get my foot in the door as an RN and that I didn't blame her if she didn't hire me a a Tech. The next day the Nurse Recruiter called and offered me an RN position.

finallyRN7, BSN · Apr 28, 2011

I've become really anxious about this decision. For those of you unfamiliar with my situation..I am a fairly new RN. It's coming up on one year since I graduated. I've had my license since Nov '10 after passing first time, and I've been job hunting for four months now. In my original post, I didn't mention that the job is 11 hours away in another state. It's with the Dept. of the Army, in the emergency room, and the pay will range from 27k-36k (GS-4). I'm sure I will be given the lowest wage (27K)? And that's not a whole lot to support myself and my 2 younguns with. Who's to say I'll be offered more just because they see I'm also an RN? My kids' medical and dental will be covered under their father's insurance, but I don't know a whole lot about the area in order to find a good neighborhood and housing for me and my kids,etc. and I don't know anyone in the area either. If I went on the interview, I decided that driving would be alot cheaper and less stressful than taking a plane, renting a car, and getting lodging,etc. What if I waste money and time to actually go to this interview and isn't offered the job? If I were offered the job, I wonder how long would they give me to relocate? What if a position of RN in that hospital never becomes available for a while, and when it does, who will want to hire me since I still won't have RN experience? My biggest fear is that I will get stuck in a Medical Assistant position and miss out on opportunities to finally get an RN position here or wherever I decided to relocate to. There are several positions of RN which I qualify for that I'm applying for today that I could possibly get....I just don't want to miss out on an RN position after working my butt off just to get an ADN degree. I'm about to start back to school to pursue my BSN all online in two weeks. I don't know what to do about this..the interview is on Monday. :eek: Not alot of time left to prepare for it all. I appreciate the advice from the writers who have replied so far. I certainly understand the advice about taking a step back in order to move forward, but I'm sure if I can take that risk and risk being stuck behind. Would I be setting myself up to become stuck?..I welcome all the advice I can get. I've never had such a decision to make.:crying2: THANKS for all the insights well in advance.