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Well it has been over a month since my last post and I nearly deleted my blog due to a small bout of depression. As you may have noticed the title has changed to reflect my current phase of life.
I currently have 3 jobs, however, I am still looking for a full time position. For now, here is what I am doing:
1. Every other weekend I work in the hospital blood lab
2. Soccer official for modified and high school JV and freshmen games
3. Tuesday I begin training to become a PCA –(patient care associate)
This training is 7 days long and then I go to where I will be working (Post-partum/Obstetrics/Nursery) and train for an additional 7 days. If everything goes well I will begin my 12 hour night shift work.
I decided to try out being a patient care associate to see if I should go into nursing. Twice I have gone into specialized programs and they have not worked out so now I will be in the field before making the plunge and going into yet another year of school. Fortunately I found a few programs for alternate entry RN, one of which is in North Carolina. Since I already have a bachelors degree I do not want to go through another 4 years of school and this program will allow me to sit for the RN test after 1 year of school.
Anyways, if all goes well with being a PCA and I really enjoy it I may wait around until a full time position opens up and do that instead of applying to dozens of research positions. It is really frustrating to have gone to school for 5 years for biology and not be able to find a career in my field. I used to think of certain jobs as being below me (like PCA), however, I now know that until I can humbly serve others and realize that I am no better than anybody else that I will never get anywhere…
I will start checking out a few locations where my husband wants to live in NC and see if there are any crimes labs around that are in need of a DNA Analyst. Until then, wish me luck at my new job, and who knows? I may love it and never go back to DNA! We all know RNs will always be in great demand, so we’ll see what happens…
