jobs for nursing students

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I would like to start this thread as summer is near and people are starting to look for jobs. For nursing students or soon to be nursing students ,what jobs are you currently working while in nursing school ? I know it can be pretty hard to find flexible jobs that will work around your schedule and pay DECENTLY. Please feel free to leave comments below.

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Specializes in MICU.

I had 2 flexible jobs as a CNA and a part time 16 hours CNA job every other weekend. I just got my dream job at a large teaching hospital as a student nurse extern/part time in ICU unit. I'm ready for the challenges!!

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I don't know what you would consider decent pay but CNA/aide in home care can be very flexible from how many hours you want to work and even being able to pick shifts you want. Though average start rate can be a little lower sometimes then some LTCs

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I don't know what you would consider decent pay but CNA/aide in home care can be very flexible from how many hours you want to work and even being able to pick shifts you want. Though average start rate can be a little lower sometimes then some LTCs

Decent pay, it whatever one considers it to be. While I can certainly manage on cna pay, I know some of my classmates cannot due to various factors such as kids, mortgage , bills, having to pay school fees out of pocket etc.

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Congratulations to loveofrn, I defiantly recommend that people get a job in hospital if they can , all of the graduates from my school who worked in the hospital during school get jobs immediately after graduation.

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Specializes in MICU.
I don't know what you would consider decent pay but CNA/aide in home care can be very flexible from how many hours you want to work and even being able to pick shifts you want. Though average start rate can be a little lower sometimes then some LTCs

This is true in some areas especially in Philadelphia

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Specializes in MICU.

The best bet for us nursing students is to be a CNA in home health care rather than in LTC because of the flexibility

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The best bet for us nursing students is to be a CNA in home health care rather than in LTC because of the flexibility

Is the home health aid done through an agency?

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Specializes in MICU.

Yes, most agencies requires at least an home health aide license or one semester clinical rotation while some agencies in my area requires a driving license without prior experience. Most of my friends work for agencies with only a driving license

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Okay that what I thought, anyway, the home health agency here ( Maryland) require that you have experience, atleast the good ones. I was actually warned to be careful about the agencies around here, too many bad ones. It best if ones know someone and you actually make some good money, one of my former friends use to make $15 per hour.

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Specializes in MICU.

My pay range for both jobs is aroun 12-13 and my part time job is $14. Still it is not that bad

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Yes your experiance in home care can be wonderful or horrible and it all can be due to what kind of agency you work for.

I am very luck and work for a great company that takes pride in wanting to be a great provider for our clients and doing their very best to want to make the employees happy with their job.

I did not have to have a CNA to work for them. I started just as an aide but without experience they watch closely what clients they give you. Then a few months later i took their CNA course and it helped me tremendously and I get more acute clients now and I feel more confident as a care giver since taking my CNA

Definetly check out the agencies well before working for them.

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