barbamatt

I went to school in Mableton, GA (Cobb County) through Cobb CNA School. http://www.cobbcnaschool.com/ They have a great program and teach the basics. It may be a bit of a drive, but the school is very affordable and I have nothing but great things to say about them. I even got a job in a hospital after completing the course. (I went to the PCT program as well as the CNA) A lot of my classmates got jobs in local hospitals. Including Wellstar, Northside, and Grady. the course really prepares you well for the jobs. Many of the CNAs get jobs at nursing homes...most of the PCT gets jobs at hospitals.

A good idea would be to maintain contact with the HR recruiter or hiring manager. Send a thank you and a follow up email and save it. Then continue to look and see if they re-post the same job or simular job position (sometimes the new hire doesn't work out). If you call again and say, that you noticed that the job was posted again and you had the previous interview. They may call you back. That is how I got my current job, but I am a CNA/PCT, but the hiring process at the hospital is the same for all of us.

I haven't wanted kids and I am 42. Recently I have thought about taking in a foster or adopting a child. I am not really sure. Sometimes you have other priorities...and if kids isn't one of them it would be more selfish to have them and not be there for them. I would rather work with geriatric patients than with peds.

I am starting a new job as a PCT and want to make a good impression with the nursing staff, physicans, and patients. I have experience in health care fields as a MA. I am used to making Dr's happy...but now I need to know how to make nurses happy. I am leaving MA for PCT so I can go to nursing school. CNA/PCT usually have more flexable hours. I have read some negitive message board comments about how some nurse want to get rid of the CNAs in the hospital...I don't want to be hated before I get started.