i am a newly-licensed, completely inexperienced, very-frustrated, somewhat-desperate, lvn in southern california. i have been submitting applications and resumes for two months and have yet to be granted even oneinterview, let alone a job offer. i have received two notices that i am on a "list" of potential candidates which, so far, is my best hope for possible employment. it seems that every facility/agency i've been in contact with either wants "one or more years of experience" or is "not currently hiring lvn's."
i know that i have a good resume. i was valedictorian of my lvn graduating class, i have a 4.0 gpa in all completed pre-rn coursework, i have good references from nursing instructors and previous employers, i've been certified in iv therapy and blood withdrawal, and i have really good non-medical work experience as an office manager with the same company for 8 years. even so, i am getting nowhere...
it is getting to the point that i am simply desperate for a job... any job. and, since i have paid (er, wasted ) $30,000 on obtaining my lvn, it would be kind of nice to find a job somewhat related to what i have been trained to do. thus, i am wondering...
if an lvn can't work as an lvn, what else can an lvn do?
am i qualified to be a phlebotomist if i'm iv certified?
am i qualified to be a medical assistant?
am i qualified to work for a veterinarian (seriously)?
Have you tried were you did clinicals the clinical site(ltc) hires several new nurses they like to get them before as they say they get ruined by other facilities. just a thought
Have you tried career builder? You just have to wait and you just have to compose your resume in the most appealing way.
On the resume I had I indicated that I am was a RN Intern, had 6 months experience on telemetry, doing patient care, updating MAR Sheet, analyzing the EKG's of the patient and comparing it to what they had when they were admitted, I admit patients, do their care plans, and so on and so forth.
I keep getting e-mails, and getting calls, but I reminded them of what is my current conditions are, but yeah, they will call, and contact you.
I was wondering if you could tell me what the starting pay for a medical assistant is with Cedars Sinai. I have my 3rd interview with them tomorrow, but was offered a job with Facey that is 5 minutes from where I leave. The pay at Facey is crappy so I'm trying to decided if driving 1 hr 15 minutes away would be worth it. Thanks for any help!
Two years ago I was introduced to the field of electronic medical records. There are many large facilities that need support staff to help end users when these program go live. Most agencies will hire medical personnel because that is what the clients are requesting. If you used computerized EMR during clinicals, you have a leg up on some people already. I've worked a few assignments with many people from the LA area, many of whom were not nurses and are having difficulty finding new assignments. The pay is usually alot more than what you'd get as a staff nurse. It's definitely worth checking into.
) $30,000 on obtaining my lvn, it would be kind of nice to find a job somewhat related to what i have been trained to do. thus, i am wondering... 
tammy07
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Have you tried were you did clinicals the clinical site(ltc) hires several new nurses they like to get them before as they say they get ruined by other facilities. just a thought