Job experience without clinicals??

TeresaRN2b · Nov 21, 2002

Hmm, just a thought maybe you could apply as a medical receptionist or a unit clerk or something like that. I doubt you will be able to work as a nursing assistant with no certification or experience, but I may be wrong on that. If you went to work at a doctors office they might let you get some training or at least watch in on some things. At the very least it would get you used to being around patients. You could look at the hospital for unit clerk position as well. I am not sure how difficult these jobs would be to get, but it's all I could think of at the moment.

Teresa

abby27 · Nov 23, 2002

The best thing you can do is get your CNA. You will get so much experience. It only takes a couple of months and it will look so good on your resumee.

Abby27

Tigger100S · Nov 23, 2002

Thanks for the ideas guys. Unfortantley I can't get my CNA because I am away at college in the middle of nowhere, there are no community colleges up here or anything, and when I get home if I got it then, I would only have enough time to get the training, not to actually work! I'm still looking for any other ways to get trained though.

Tigger100S · Nov 23, 2002

Teresa-

What exactly is a unit clerk? what kind of credentials do they need? I have seen listings for them under the help wanted in a couple hospitals at home.

jschut, BSN, RN · Nov 23, 2002

How about as a helping hand at a nursing home? They answer call lights and deliver water and help make beds and such....

Vsummer1 · Nov 23, 2002

Originally posted by Tigger100S
Thanks for the ideas guys. Unfortantley I can't get my CNA because I am away at college in the middle of nowhere, there are no community colleges up here or anything, and when I get home if I got it then, I would only have enough time to get the training, not to actually work! I'm still looking for any other ways to get trained though.

Getting the training will be working! I wish I had done it, it would have made this semester so much easier.

Love-A-Nurse · Nov 23, 2002

are you finished with your first semester of clinical yet, is so, this allows one to work as a cna.

cakarol · Nov 24, 2002

You could also do some volunteer work at a hosptal or clinic. I am getting ready to do some volunteering at a Clinic in the area for low income families! They know that I am a nursing student so they also said they would try to let me experience as much as possible while there.

I am sure anywhere you go would be more than happy to accept you as a volunteer...that way you would also get your foot in the door. PLUS - it always looks good to have volunteer work on you resume! Even if it is only one day a week for a few hours!!!!

Good luck!

-Claire

Vsummer1 · Nov 24, 2002

originally posted by love-a-nurse
are you finished with your first semester of clinical yet, is so, this allows one to work as a cna.

i thought so too, but not where i am.

meownsmile, BSN, RN · Nov 24, 2002

In my area most nursing students can work as care tech's on hospital floors after they reach the time they start clinicals. Usually Soph/Junior year they work as Tech I,, and junior/seniors can work as Tech II after they have had some clinical experience. They arent considered NA's, but work with the NA's and are able to go with the RN's to do more complex care. Is this an option?

Tigger100S · Nov 25, 2002

Thanks everyone for your responces! I have tried many local hospitals but no one can offer me an aid/tech position untill I have completed a semester of clinicals, which will not be untill next Spring. I have also been looking for volunteering oppertunities, and would you beileve it, all the hosptials have waiting lists for volunteering! They explained that the high schools have adapted a new graduation requirement of so many hours of documented volunteer work. The only volunteering they offered me was behind the register in the hospital's pharmacy...no thanks. I'm still looking, hopefully something will come up!