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  1. Got Med/Surg position!

    Jen411 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    A hospital I had been waiting to hear back from, called today and offered me a position on either cardiac rehab unit,med/surg,another unit with infectious diseases?, or float. While I was waiting to...

  2. Got Med/Surg position!

    Jen411 replied to Jen411's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hospital interview tomorrow... If this Director of nursing cancels again its probably ment to be..Keeping my fingers crossed!! I did all that paper work for like an hour for that nurse agency and the...

  3. Busy...busy..busy.. Start the 30th!

    Jen411 replied to cmm4ever's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Not sure if you bought scrubs yet.. But walmart's are normally affordable. I will tell you tho I'm not sure if anyone else had this problem but their scrub pants are OVERSIZED.. I suggest you try the...

  4. Got a hospital cna job

    Jen411 replied to JoeM's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congrats on your new job! From going from LTC to the hospital was a culture shock. It was weird seeing LPNs at the hospital I was at anyway, being my peer and not my supervisor. Hospital was busy, But...

  5. Frustrated with this orientation process/hospital!!!! (just need to vent)

    Jen411 replied to cmm4ever's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Wow, that lady is very unprofessional and obviously doesnt know her information.. I would be highly p'd-o as well. Hopefully once you start that it would be as dysfunctional as the orientation. Just...

  6. question: what exactly happens at an orientation at nursing home job?

    Jen411 replied to gorideaquad's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    For mine it was 2 days and wore told to wear "business casual" attire... 1st day policy and procedure,rules,etc etc.. 2nd day videos,schedule,some clinical stuff in "staff development" office.. Taking...

  7. Got Med/Surg position!

    Jen411 replied to Jen411's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hi I haven't checked the boards for a few days, so Im just seeing your message. I didnt go back to the hospital. I got called last monday for an interview at another local hospital but on their long...

  8. Got Med/Surg position!

    Jen411 replied to Jen411's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I did have the "trainer" all 3 days, when she wasn't pawning me off. I mean they were decent to me, but the last day I worked when my "trainer" threw me under the bus and claimed I didn't finished the...

  9. Resigned From Long Term Care

    Jen411 replied to interceptinglight's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I don't blame you, These facility's preach about hostile working environments and verbal abuse and so forth... But they never practice what they preach. Pick and choose favorites is common...

  10. Got Med/Surg position!

    Jen411 replied to Jen411's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    My thoughts exactly. I explained this to her as well and she stated she "didnt think there would be any further problems". Easy to say that when your not actually on the floor working side by side...

  11. Got Med/Surg position!

    Jen411 replied to Jen411's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well Update on the situation... So I called and basically resigned thursday night, Not very professional to leave a message on the nurse managers voicemail. Ofcourse she didnt get it until today! She...

  12. Daily duties of CNAs?

    Jen411 replied to rrowleyy's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well

  13. PRN list is laughable

    Jen411 replied to parumph's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I know the feeling at the ltc facility I worked the same would happen.. I wish they had an on call this, give them beepers if your beeped get your butt to

  14. Got a promotion!

    Jen411 replied to LaterAlligator's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congrats on your new

  15. Anyone worked as CNA while pregnant?

    Jen411 replied to klynn81's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I worked until I was about 37/38 weeks on a hard short staffed dementia unit. If you work in one of these units to sun-downers your belly is target practice. Their are some residents that want to...

  16. Got Med/Surg position!

    Jen411 replied to Jen411's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It was my 3rd day of actually working on the floor. This women I worked with were in their 40's/late 40's maybe? It wasnt like I was working with 20 some year olds. I'm sure its not like this...

  17. Got Med/Surg position!

    Jen411 replied to Jen411's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    today wasn't the greatest, I'm considering quitting. My trainer keeps calling me princess, which is starting to irrate me! kinda reminds me when someone calling you hun, very unprofessional IMO ! I...

  18. working weekends only

    Jen411 replied to momof2prettygirls's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I did weekends at a LTC facility for 5 years. I enjoyed it for a long time since I had 5 days free to take my kids to their sports,etc. I got paid a nice weekend bonus which was 3 dollars above base...

  19. Got Med/Surg position!

    Jen411 replied to Jen411's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Oh yes I did Vitals.None manual tho. Then they had i/o papers taped to the front of the beds.You would put their p.o intake on those. Alot like I said were NPO tho since they were pre-op. Bedbaths,...

  20. Got Med/Surg position!

    Jen411 replied to Jen411's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well today was my first day. Overwhelmed isn't the word for it. My day started off with the aides/lpns deciding what team they will be on, then off we went.. room to room the lpns did the...

  21. Got Med/Surg position!

    Jen411 replied to Jen411's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    OH I know what you mean the hospital was more or less eager to pass along their mission rather then what the job was on the unit I would be one. Med/surg (the clean side). Ill post after work monday...

  22. Got Med/Surg position!

    Jen411 replied to Jen411's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I start Monday, Although I really hoped to be starting this week. I guess I will just have to cross my fingers and hope for the best. The Unit manager called me to give me a start date today but other...

  23. Got Med/Surg position!

    Jen411 replied to Jen411's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yesterday was my last day of orientation, and when we as a group took a walk through on the units where we will be working, the looks on the staffs faces were horrible. The staff looked at the new...

  24. New Hospital position

    Jen411 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I accepted a med/surg position at a local hospital. This week I started orientation, a met 3 other aides who also were hired for med/surg(2 on infection side/1 on surgical side where I am as well) All...

  25. Got Med/Surg position!

    Jen411 replied to Jen411's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm finally starting May 2nd!!! Almost a month from when I was interviewed. a week to check references a week to be scheduled for a drug test @ the hospital & wait for FBI finger printing to come...