Is anyone else familiar with this? (sounds too good to be true)

[SaraMC]

Okay, so my best friend knows a girl who's best friend has been an RN for 10 years now and she brought me up in conversation I guess and told her how I just received my acceptance letter and was excited and how I've been a straight A student and was going to have to quit my current job to start nursing school, etc, etc...

So then the RN lady tells my friend that she can get me a job at the (better) local hospital where shes worked at for 10 years being an orderly, tearing down beds, etc. Thing is, this "job" actually pays $15 an hr, and you can choose to work 1-3 days a week, 8 hour shifts, and its specifically for nursing students and there is a huge list I'm told of people on it, waiting for a position while they're in school. She says she wants to sit down with me sometime and get a few details, like when I'm supposed to start and all that, and that she will simply talk to her boss and get me on the top of the list I guess...

My friend also said that they also can guarantee you a job at that hospital as an RN once I've graduated if I sign a contract with them while I'm in school... I really cannot believe this, it sounds like the MOST perfect situation just fell into my lap and I'm overwhelmed. But if this is really the case, I could not be more grateful and appreciative. Has anyone heard of this type of thing? Do you have the same program/opportunity available to you? Thanks for the feedback! :-)

[WillyNilly]

It may be a valid job, not that high in pay or glamorous . Answering call lights, toileting, bathing, running non stop, vitals, blood draws, etc.

I would ask for more info.

[SilleLu]

There is a similar one in my area, no idea what the pay is, they call it a student tech. You do have to sign a contract that you will work for them for two years after you graduate.

[16mm]

you better hop on that! lol!

[pmabraham, BSN, RN]

Hi:

If it were me, I would check it out hoping it was true.

Thank you.

[i♥words]

I have heard of several such positions, and they are hard to get. I say use your connections and snag that job! But make sure you check the fine print before you sign a contract.

[krisiepoo]

One of the main ways anyone gets a job in my area in a hospital is through connections so hop on that train and don't look back!

[HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD]

It is not unusual for hospitals that suffer from labor shortages to provide significant amounts of support for students in return for a work commitment. I know of several rural facilities that basically offer a 'free ride' to local HS grads that want to become nurses & have two acquaintances whose hospital employers paid 100% for their MSN(NP) education - same deal.

Before you sign anything, be sure to read all of the fine print and ask for clarification on anything you don't understand.

[Herrington]

At the school I plan on going to, they've got this deal with the hospital right next door (they're both part of a larger partnership), where you can apply to work at the hospital as a tech (not sure if it's a full-on nurse tech, but just as a student) after your first semester of nursing school. From what I understand, the duties are similar to that of a CNA, but maybe a bit more so. I'm not sure how much it pays, days you work, part/full-time etc., but it's definitely something I plan on looking into when I start, and you should to. It'd be excellent experience I think.

And as for the whole "sign this agreement and you'll have a job with us upon graduation" thing...I have no idea if that's something our school/hospital has worked out either, but if they offer it where you are, then yea, I'd get on that.