Jobs in Doc's office?

pagandeva2000, LPN · Feb 24, 2008

I am a bit confused with your question: are you asking if you can get hired in a doctor's office as a CNA that desires to become a nurse by entering into a nursing program one day, or are you asking if you can get hired in a doctor's office as a CNA?

What I would do is take additional classes in phlebotomy and EKG, and if you are not seeing jobs listed in the newspaper, then, maybe mail a resume to the doctor's offices in your area stating your experience and prudentials. Most of them need someone who can draw blood.

Actually, the position you are seeking is a medical assistant which is a different sort of training. I would not apply for a medical assisting school, really, because most of them charge a high tuition, then, the graduate student usually has a hard time finding a position. If they do, the pay is low and to pay back for a tuition that is usually $10,000+, most cases, that is not affordable for a CNA that may earn about $10 an hour with no medical benefits.

nasaodds · Feb 24, 2008

I am looking for a job as a CNA would be nice to find somewhere to work while I go through the lpn program and finish. It will be a while before I start the program though. I have just completed the CNA course and took the state cert. test last week.... Still waiting to find out how it went. I posted a thread on the Ky. page @ allnurses.com asking about taking those additional coureses and if they would be worth money spent. No was pretty much the response. I am willing to take them if it will help get me a job. I am however not willing to spend the money to take the classes if they won't help me get a job.

pagandeva2000, LPN · Feb 25, 2008

I am looking for a job as a CNA would be nice to find somewhere to work while I go through the lpn program and finish. It will be a while before I start the program though. I have just completed the CNA course and took the state cert. test last week.... Still waiting to find out how it went. I posted a thread on the Ky. page @ allnurses.com asking about taking those additional coureses and if they would be worth money spent. No was pretty much the response. I am willing to take them if it will help get me a job. I am however not willing to spend the money to take the classes if they won't help me get a job.

I would take the classes in EKG and phlebotomy if I were going to nursing school in the future. The phlebotomy helped me a great deal as a nursing assistant as well as a nurse. And, if I had learned how to interpet EKGs back then, I would have really been on the ball. I took an EKG course after nursing school, and am glad I did it. Many hospitals are looking for technicians who are CNA certified and hold a phlebotomy certificate. Good luck in your exam, and your new career!

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Feb 27, 2008

Most nursing programs are conducted during the daytime hours. Most doctors' offices are open and operating during the daytime hours. Therefore, a doctors' office would not be the ideal place to work while attending a nursing program, because these two entities are running during the exact same hours.

The only exception would be to find a technical school LPN program that is operated during the evening hours so you'd be able to work during the day at a doctors' office.

pagandeva2000, LPN · Feb 27, 2008

Most nursing programs are conducted during the daytime hours. Most doctors' offices are open and operating during the daytime hours. Therefore, a doctors' office would not be the ideal place to work while attending a nursing program, because these two entities are running during the exact same hours.
The only exception would be to find a technical school LPN program that is operated during the evening hours so you'd be able to work during the day at a doctors' office.

One of the other disadvantages of working in a doctor's office while attending school is that many, MANY times, last minute patients arrive with a multitude of problems. In other words, the clinic does not close until the last patient is cared for. And, many times, the doctor leaves before his assistants do. This happens in my clinic each day.

It is tiring, really. While I know that we have a commitment to care for patients, I have to say that many times, they are really inconsiderate of the time of the health care workers. We also have families, chores and errands to run, and since banks, post offices, other doctors, phone and electric companies have hours that are concurrent with clinic hours, we have been taken advantage of. Also, if you have a doctor that is very slow, this also impedes on our personal time.

A personal example is just today- I work the 'late clinic' at my hospital. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, I work 10:30 to 7:00pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12-8:30. We have a doctor that works on Tuesdays that a snail or slug can beat in a race to the finish line. We did not leave until 10:30pm tonight...because we cannot leave until the doctor does. And, sometimes, we have to medicate these patients with insulin, Clonidine, nebulizer treatments and send patients to the emergency room. I take public transportation to work, and many times, have to take a cab home in the evenings because I am tired. If I had a commitment to school, that is one class that I would have missed. And, if for some reason, I call in sick, then, another nurse has to work in my place. That unanticipated absence places another to be at risk to stay late. If THAT nurse was in school, she would have missed by default, so to speak. We have assistants that work with us, and they have the same problem. If they were in school, they would be screwed every Tuesday. I can honestly say that I would not have been in the best of spirits if I was wondering how I was going to get home to my own family if I had young children, and because of this doctor, I am up at 1:30am doing laundry and loitering here in allnurses (smile).

CLC172 · Mar 5, 2008

Most nursing programs are conducted during the daytime hours. Most doctors' offices are open and operating during the daytime hours. Therefore, a doctors' office would not be the ideal place to work while attending a nursing program, because these two entities are running during the exact same hours.
The only exception would be to find a technical school LPN program that is operated during the evening hours so you'd be able to work during the day at a doctors' office.

That does depend on where you are. My nursing program runs almost entirely at night, with only a few exceptions for clinical days. All of us work during day hours.