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You might luck into a CNA job in the baby/mother area but if there is nothing there work as a CNA somewhere, anywhere, to get some experience to put on your resume. Consider working part time while you take the sono tech class. Yes, you can work nights and take classes during the day. Good luck.
I work on a mother/baby unit as a "patient care technician" (we used to be called nurse techs). It's very similar to a CNA (which I was for 8 years), but doesn't require state certification, just hospital-provided training. It doesn't pay quite as well, but it's much more pleasant than the nursing home I used to work for.
I'm also getting to stay there in a RN position when I graduate next month:yeah:
Our labor/delivery unit is completely separate from mother/baby and doesn't use techs, just "certified surgical technicians" (similar to your scrub techs, I'm guessing). Is there more than one hospital in your area? Maybe they have different staffing...
Yes it is possible, I am looking at all the hospitals in the area, but I am just looking on there websites as to what they currently have open. There are very few in ob to begin with, So I am guessing that the people they do have like it so well they are not going anywhere. :) I am assuming they don't have near the turn over rate as a nursing home. I am not going to give up, I am just going to keep looking every day. Thank you all again for the advice. It is very helpful.
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hello, anyone that can help, please i don't know where to turn. i am currently a cna, i haven't worked as a cna for several years, i just got done taking my reffresher course so that i can start looking for a job. but i have always wanted to do work in baby and mother or labor and delivery, or even something along those lines. i don't think anyone hires cna's in those areas do they? because if so that would be a great way to find out if that's what i want to presue. i have thought about going to school for sono tech. i just really don't know where to go or what to do, i am looking for some advice from anyone that is willing to help me out. help me please!