LinCerd

Most jobs especially hospitals and any other outpatient or affiliation with larger hospital system has it written in contracts that even if you have an associates of nursing you will pursue admission to a BSN program within 2-4 years of start date (depends on hospital). This is because research suggests that nurses with BSN have higher patient safety ratings and competency levels to advocate for overall better patient care. It's a liability thing and getting a BSN is the best bet. Honestly most nurses I have worked with even get their degrees from ECPI and other private schools and they are not looked down upon. Experience talks, especially in nursing.

I would try out some more applications elsewhere if you don't hear back in the meantime. Following up with email and phone calls is all you can do at this point and if they do not want to respect your time and dedication to this position then it is their loss

I will say it could be worth it depending on what you would like to do and have done. Nurses don't necessarily need to work 7a-7p or 7p-7a and you don't even have to work inpatient if you don't want. If youre building rappor at the place you are currently working and could collaborate to get a job position when you graduate I don't see why not. Unless of course it is not fully paid for then I would not recommend going into debt/seeking loans in order to pursue this degree at a more advanced age.