disembodiedleg Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Hey, I'm planning to graduate this fall with a B.S. in Kinesiology/Clinical Rehabilitation and I am looking to get some HCE this summer and then perhaps a better position after graduation while I go through the application process of PA school (more related to my major, but with the right PCE, such as a CV tech). I am about to apply to a bunch of CNA and medical asst. jobs at a hospital nearby, but I have no certifications. Is this a waste of time? Due to my past interest in the O&P field, I focused mainly on opportunities related to it, so excuse my experience: 16 hours of shadowing O&P Practitioners 40 hours of volunteering at a hospital's O&P department 120 hours as a production assistant for a prosthetic socket manufacturing/fitting company I've been swamped this semester, but I know I could ask some of the practitioners I've shadowed for a connection to a PA I could shadow. Otherwise, I need a job ASAP. Am I on the right path? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harden4mvp Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 You can take a medical assistant course and get a job as an MA. It's hard to get a job without going thru the course. But I think being an MA offers invaluable experience and its totally worth going through the course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiggySRNA Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 ...being an MA offers invaluable experience and its totally worth going through the course +1 See if private clinics are hiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Believe Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 A lot of hospitals will hire CNAs without the certification, or take a summer EMT-B course (8 weeks I think) and work as a basic or ER tech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrodriguez Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 A lot of hospitals will hire CNAs without the certification, or take a summer EMT-B course (8 weeks I think) and work as a basic or ER tech. Hospitals where I live weren't hiring CNA's even with certification. I applied to 4 different hospitals (several times) in the city where I live and...nothing. However I agree that CNA, EMT or ER tech are good, inexpensive ways to get your foot in the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UWPAgrad2019 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Hospitals where I live weren't hiring CNA's even with certification. I applied to 4 different hospitals (several times) in the city where I live and...nothing. However I agree that CNA, EMT or ER tech are good, inexpensive ways to get your foot in the door. My EMT course was ~$1300 and ~10-11wks long (160hrs)....something to keep in mind, kind of pricey and time consuming when working full time and taking an online genetics class... just look in to certifications and program in your area. I would have chosen a different course that I could have completed in shorter time but taken later on in the year, had I known how time consuming it was going to actually feel like to stretch it out over a long period of time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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