Hospital employment available to us prior to becoming an RN?

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I am currently working for a plumbing company in New York City and I am interested in working in a hospital. My problem is that I do not know what position to apply for other than a Clerical Secretary Assistant which seems nearly impossible to get. I am married, father of two and the only income coming in so i can't take a pay cut from the between 40-45k per year that I make.

I will be attending Molloy College in the fall and I'd love to work closer to home, i spend over three hours per day travelling from Long Island to NYC and I just can't take it anymore.

Any suggestions?

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Specializes in Pediatrics Only.

Have you thought about getting your CNA and working in the hospital actually with patients, instead of applying for the clerical assistant job?

Also, most hospitals will take a student nurse after 1 semester of clinicals for the job of student nurse aide (pretty much like the CNA job, but I do know that mine paid slightly more when i was a Student nurse aide)

Good luck with the new job search and with starting school!

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