Why would a hospital do this?

TriciaJ, RN · Jul 10, 2015

What's a student position? How was the job originally posted?

hopeless romantic · Jul 10, 2015

What's a student position? How was the job originally posted?

Well, the job originally wanted you have your RN license and be a graduate of an accredited RN program, bachelors degree preferred. Now it says enrolled in an accredited RN program, clinical experience required and non licensed.

meanmaryjean, DNP, RN · Jul 10, 2015

Those are two separate jobs. Likely they filled the RN job and are now posting a student job.

NOADLS · Jul 10, 2015

Those are two separate jobs. Likely they filled the RN job and are now posting a student job.

That's case 1.

Case 2 is that OP was turned down and they are looking for a student to fill it because they couldn't find a RN (suitable to their needs) to fill it.

Case 3 is the OP was turned down and they are looking for a student to fill it because it is better for financial reasons to have a student in that position as opposed to a RN.

meanmaryjean, DNP, RN · Jul 10, 2015

That's case 1.
Case 2 is that OP was turned down and they are looking for a student to fill it because they couldn't find a RN (suitable to their needs) to fill it.
Case 3 is the OP was turned down and they are looking for a student to fill it because it is better for financial reasons to have a student in that position as opposed to a RN.

Doubtful - entirely different scope of practice. If they could not find a suitable RN, a student is not exactly 'the next best thing'.

hopeless romantic · Jul 10, 2015

Doubtful - entirely different scope of practice. If they could not find a suitable RN, a student is not exactly 'the next best thing'.

I was thinking the same thing NOADLS said. But now that you mention it, I don't know if a student would be any better. I still feel it is the same position because it's the same department, same hours, same everything, and the job kept getting re-posted on the job board. I checked the job board today and its there with a heading that says "Non registered"

Coffee Nurse, BSN, RN · Jul 11, 2015

I was thinking the same thing NOADLS said. But now that you mention it, I don't know if a student would be any better. I still feel it is the same position because it's the same department, same hours, same everything, and the job kept getting re-posted on the job board. I checked the job board today and its there with a heading that says "Non registered"

The department might be hiring students as well as nurses, and it's probably the same hours because there's only so many different shift patterns you can create with 12- or 8-hour shifts. I agree with meanmaryjean, I seriously doubt that they suddenly decided an RN position could be adequately filled by a student.

jadelpn, LPN, EMT-B · Jul 11, 2015

Probably financial. And if the needs of the unit are not nursing needs, but a more patient care technician need then they decided to change the job description.

And there are policies that talk about RN's can not take technician type roles. Because they have to work to the level of their license.

Another thought is that they want an RN student who can start as a tech, and move into an RN role when licensed. Or that there's an end date in sight if they do not want to keep the person on once licensed as an RN.

hopeless romantic · Jul 11, 2015

Yeah. The more I think about it, the more I think its due to financial reasons. Thanks

blondy2061h, MSN, RN · Jul 11, 2015

Anyone of us would just be guessing and speculating because none of us have magical knowledge into the inner HR workings at an annonymous hospital.

hopeless romantic · Jul 11, 2015

Nurse meanmaryjean,

It looks like you were right. It IS two different positions. It looks like the re-posted the original one, which was the one I interviewed for.