Finding a PAID job as a first year pre-med student in the local hospital

monkeyaone · 07-07-2009, 10:34 PM

Its very difficult for me to find a paid job as a sitter, EMT, or anything of the sorts at my local hospitals. Does anyone have any other suggestions for jobs that I could get paid for that would give me experience at the same time? I was thinking of e-mailing some of the doctors and asking them if they needed help with office work or something.

Any and all suggestions are welcome.

shades_children · 07-07-2009, 10:46 PM

I'd be very surprised if you could find a paid job. You have no training or background, so there's no reason to pay you.

Steeler · 07-07-2009, 11:18 PM

Patient transporter, maybe?

LouieCope08 · 07-07-2009, 11:21 PM

BAH! I went for patient transporter and was slammed with failure because they wanted a "permanent" employee...not a temporary summer employee :-/

Good luck, though. I hope you find something.

monkeyaone · 07-07-2009, 11:30 PM

Yeah, LouieCope08 that's what happened with me too...I think I might go back and try to "guarantee" them I'll work for 4 years, whenever I'm home too.

Icarus · 07-08-2009, 12:36 AM

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BAH! I went for patient transporter and was slammed with failure because they wanted a "permanent" employee...not a temporary summer employee :-/

Yeah, well you're gonna have to get used to that - there are really no seasonal jobs in healthcare. If you want to work in the hospital, you're going to have to commit to working during the school year.

Shrinkrap · 07-08-2009, 12:54 AM

I worked as a nurses aid, and later as a unit clerk while in undergard before medical school. I had a nurses aid ("CNA") credential from what used to be called a "vocational" ( as opposed to "academic") high school program.

VandyHopeful · 07-09-2009, 12:27 AM

I would take some time and get some certifications before you apply, unless like previously said, you can get a job at a patient transporter. I got my ACLS, BLS, and CNA and then worked at Vandy's hospital my soph yr in ICU, and now I'm working at a dif hospital where I currently live in NV. Most hospitals, unless it's like a kitchen worker, volunteer, or transporter, require some sort of certs for them to be able to hire you. (EMT would be great)

Best of luck!

MiamiDAP · 07-09-2009, 12:31 PM

We have special program for pre-meds at local Med. School. You work at Med. research lab. The time is very stringent. I believe, it has to be 10 weeks. The work is hard, they say 8 hours, while actually it is more like 10. Pay is very good. Check out something like this.