Pre-nursing healthcare jobs that still pay the bills.

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Hey everyone!

So glad to be here after many months of lurking in the shadows. I am a hop, skip and jump away from submitting my Maricopa CC application. So exciting!

I am darn near 30 and a career-changer currently working in food-service (ugghhh) to pay the bills. Like most other pre-nursing students I want to get a position in a facility, (hospital is most desirable) but still need to pay the bills.

I am taking EKG class this coming week and would like to be a Telemetry Tech by the first of the year. What are my other options for decent paying jobs, minimum $13/hr. I plan to spend the1-1 1/2 years of being waitlisted working my tail off/two jobs, so I can afford not work or work very, very part-time while in nursing school. My Fiancé has a good salary and is moving up at his job. We will use the waitlist time to get ahead.

CNA/LPN is out for me because I don't want to take another semester of classes for a position that will pay less than I am currently making. 3-4 years ago this would have been a feasible option.

Specifics would be very helpful. I am not to terrible familiar with the whats and hows of getting a healthcare job. Should I just call up the HR departments of the facilities I am interested in and see what is available. I've been looking online at their job boards but know that they probably get a lot of applications, I don't want to get lost in the paper trail.

What extra cert's are beneficial to get while I have some down time. I plan on getting CPR, BCLS next.

Thank you for the suggestions!

Your job sounds awesome!

I work at banner good sam, we are hiring for a health unit coordinator starting at 12 but goes up from there! Get to be on the floor with patients and i always go in the room and watch the things they do like IV, Caths, Dressing changes..etc go on the site and look up Health Unit Coordinator
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