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Can anyone living in Rochester tell me what the work environment is like at either of these two hospitals or their affiliates specifically if there is a lot of opportunity/need for overtime? I am looking to move to the area but the salary and extra compensation like on call pay and shift differential are a lot less than other areas. Also unlike most people I love working nights and weekend but so far all of the jobs I have seen rotate all three shifts. Do they allow someone to not rotate if they agree to always works nights? Thanks

My ultimate goal is to become a nurse anesthesiologist and to apply for the program I need one year of critical care experience. My question is will having a EMT-B certificate help at all in speeding up that process? I am not looking to jump right into CC directly after I finish school but I would like to make some progress while I am getting my BSN. A current nurse advised me not to waste my time with the EMT but to start volunteering now preferably as a float staff and when I am done that experience will add diversity to my CV. I will be starting my nursing program this upcoming spring semester but because I have already done all of my prereqs and non-nursing classes I am left with an empty fall schedule. After talking with a few nursing professors and counselors they recommend that I take an emergency provider class like EMT-B. Even though I will never work as an EMT they said that the skills that I learn can be carried over into all nursing fields. Does anyone have any advice on how I can make the most of my time between now and when I am ready for graduate school?