Training in hospital?

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So Im in a position where I have to choose a job. For the hospital I would be working on the telemetry/med surg. floor. From what I have been hearing, (not from hospital bc they didnt tell me anything!)I might be doing vitals,ekg's etc. Now I dont have any nursing assistant experience, but graduated with an Associates in Medical Assisting in December 2010. In hospitals is it common for a nursing assistant to have the opportunity to be trained to do things to advance/get a raise? Is it on the job training? I dont necessarily mean RN or anything like that, just like to pass meds or whatever else you could think of? I was hoping so.

I know another hospital around here hires medical assistants, but isnt now. This hospital doesnt that I see, other sites throughout the system do occasionally. I dont even see a pct position listed either as of now.

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I know a lot of doctor offices hire medical assistants, you could try looking there

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Specializes in Critical Care, Trauma.

As a CNA I am not aloud to pass meds due to scope of practice... I work in a critical care setting in a hospital... even on the outside prehospital the only med I may pass through a protocal is oxygen... we can assist with inhalers, epi pens and nitro in pre hospital but nothing in the hospital as a cna... If anything oxygen can be bumped up or down given permission or under supervision of a licensed person... hope this helps :twocents:

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Yes I have been trying doctors offices since December...its seems like everyone is hiring now when I already got the job offer for the hospital a few weeks ago.

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Specializes in ICU.

You can always keep applying and interviewing...while it's not great to "job hop" if you really need more hours and/or really want to work as an MA, keep applying until you get what you want! You can always tell the hospital "thanks for the opportunity, but I need to accept this position that lets me use my education."

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You can always keep applying and interviewing...while it's not great to "job hop" if you really need more hours and/or really want to work as an MA, keep applying until you get what you want! You can always tell the hospital "thanks for the opportunity, but I need to accept this position that lets me use my education."

Yeah I kind of am far in the hiring process...went for physical, and orientation days are the end of the month. The recruiter already seems not so easy to talk to and prob would be mad if I quit. I am going to try the job and Im hoping I like it and that it works out for the best! I will prob look eventually for an ma position depending...in the same system preferably.

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I worked as a PCA (Patient Care Associate) at a local hospital years ago. I started out $10.00/hr and got a $1.50 raise within 6 months. They also gave free Phlebotomy training to PCA's which lead to additional pay raises. The only downfall with my job there was working as registry/prn you were at the mercy of the staffing manager. So basically you had to work whatever floor they put you on. A lot of times I would get stuck on a floor with RN's that were rude and stuck up and didn't want to assist you with patients. Other than that I really liked my job until this one RN started talking down to me. I don't understand why they treat CNA, NA, and PCA's like dirt. Without us RN's and LPN's would be up a creek. We take a lot of the load off of them.

Anyway, I was thinking about training for CNA classes, but I'm not sure if I want to deal with the rude and snooty nurses. (Don't get me wrong, not all of them are rude). CNA's don't make that much money and I'm not sure whether it's worth it or not. So a little advice from anyone out there would be appreciated. Also which is better as a CNA, working in long term, assisted living, or home health.

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Hello, in some states you can pass meds as stated you will need to become a certified medication aide and in Ohio the course is 4 weeks long. You can go onto the Board of Nursing website for more info and to find out which programs are eligible to provide this type of training.

Best wishes

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