Soon to be CNA - need advice please!

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I will finish my CNA I course in early March. I would like to obtain a CNA/unit secretary position at a hospital. Can anyone tell me about that type of position? I would work PRN weekends and I'm in Salisbury, NC and my hospital is a part of the Novant system. Anyone know what CNA's are paid for that type of schedule?

Thank you!

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Rowan Regional Medical Center will usually only hire CNAs with at least 6 months experience, BUT that is what i was told. Deff. try though. Put your Application out there as many places as possible. Rowan County Cabarrus and Iredell Stanly are looking for CNAs a lot this time of year or after the holidays. you will find something, whether its at LTC assisted living or hospital. Rowan and Northeast CMCs are a tedious process to get interviewed for, but make a great resume and keep calling to check on your application.

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oh also i forgot to put that rowan area pays anywhere from 7.50 p/h to 14.00 an hour for CNA. depending on shift and experience, most places there is a 2nd shift differential and a 3rd differential. also weekends and holidays you get a differential especially on sundays. and most offer EXCELLENT benefits

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BAYADA is hiring A LOT right now.. they are home care, but totally worth the money they pay pretty well

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Thanks so much for the replies! Do you happen to know anything about the VA? I've heard conflicting info - some people say that the VA pays higher than the hospital and some people say the VA pays less.

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haha. yes i know much of the VA, half of my family works there. they pay great, the benefits are incredible. BUT they will not accept anyone with any less than 1 years experience, and your references have to be fantastic. they are hard to get hired onto. www.usajobs.org they currently have no cna job openings, mostly chief of staff and md's. but once you get your years experience, go for the VA over Rowan.. the VA will make sure you and your spouse/children are very comfortable, and the pay will be quite competitive.

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Wow - that's great to know! My long-term plan is to get my AMH-NP and the VA would be a wonderful place to practice! Thank you so much for the information!

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yeah the VA is a really great place to work in terms of the medical field. good luck in your career path and i pray it takes you where you want to be! im in nursing school at rccc so i am hoping to be able to get on with northeast. i guess we will see.

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Good luck with your program and plans and thank you for the info!

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