No one's hiring LVN's these days

[sweetface]

I spoke to the teacher at the local community college today in Orange County and she said no one is hiring LVN's these days, especially not in hospitals. She said the LVN's we see at hospitals are students, not employee's. Are any LVN's working in hospitals?

Also, for the LVN's in southern CA, especially Orange County, what did you make your first year?

If the shifts are 12 hour shifts, then we are paid 8 straight hours and 4 hours of OT. 3 days on equals 36 hours. Do they allow overtime on the 4th day? If we want OT can you get it easily to make more money?

Also, is the shift differential standard everywhere you go?

Sorry for all the questions.... Just trying to figure out how I will pay for my vocational college loan...

[raebabelvn, LVN]

I have, but I cant do online classes. I lack the discipline. I looked into West Coast, but its too expensive. What I'll probably do is finish all my pre-reqs at a CC then transfer to a 4 year. Out here, the better schools with the highest pass rates are CSULB and CSULA. Ill be mving to Sacramento though, so now I gotta do more research lol.

[Gypsykat911]

Okay. I work in a Hospital setting and have worked in nothing but hospitals since being an LVN. I guess it just depends on the location of where you are at.

[joesgirllvn]

Ya I am sure it depends where you live! They do hire them in CA, but I think most hospitals want you to have a few years of experience.

[Debsikins]

I live in MN and worked at a hospital clinic as a Cert. Medical Ass't. When I got my LPN, they did not take anymore LPN's so I found a homecare position with pediatrics and I love it. A lot of the LPN's in the hospital took on a HUC job so they didn't lose their pension and 401K. I did not want to do that, I enjoy patient care. I believe the hospitals are replacing LPNS with PCA's who are LPN's and RN's in their clinicals, at least my hospital is doing that.