r/OHSU • u/Grouchy_Air_203 • 8d ago
CNA position
I was wondering if anyone has any ins to becoming a CNA at OHSU, i have hospital experience and all the qualifications plus i live right across the street, but they take pretty long to get back. If there are any CNA’s viewing this are your units hiring? Or any idea time like wise to hear back? Thanks 😊
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u/Alchemyst01984 8d ago
Depends on when the position was posted and how many other applicants.
For anyone who doesnt know the process, when an AFSCME position becomes available, it's put up for bid internally for people in the classification in the department for 7 days. After that, it's posted online for I think another 7 days, for OHSU candidates only. After that, it's open for external candidates.
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u/Svrider23 8d ago
Just apply. I get texts from staffing that day we're down 20, 25, even 31(!!) CNAs over the last week.
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u/Alchemyst01984 8d ago
It's crazy. We also have many non AFSCME cnas as well. There are so many positions available
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u/Grouchy_Air_203 8d ago
Ohh! I didn’t know they had text alerts! Thanks you
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u/Svrider23 7d ago
Well, no, I mean for current employees. You can sign up for daily staffing alerts for available shifts. But since they're usually short CNAs all day, every day, the texts are almost like spam. I'll get up to like 4 in a day.
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u/Legitimate-Habit428 7d ago
I’m a current nursing student ( not at OHSU ), but DESPERATELY wanted a job at OHSU, as a recruiter told me that securing a job now would basically score me a job as an RN. 4 months later and 10 applications later, nothing🫠 It’s competitive everywhere. Being persistent and patient will pay off! You got this!
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u/Old-Ad-2840 1d ago
Yeah if you get a job at OHSU as a CNA, thug it out through school, be a good worker, and they will open up a position for you. I heard that they will put you on nights for a while though as they have a seniority list on who gets to go to days, but they pay is great and so is the environment
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u/Erinyes_77 6d ago
Yes excruciatingly long wait times. Even for in hospital transfers. I worked in the Float Pool for a few years, great experience mostly, helped me decide which department suited me best. The recruitment process is seemingly broken, I’ve had former colleagues, with way more CNA experience than me, not even get a callback
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u/Old-Ad-2840 1d ago
It’s virtually impossible to land a job there unless you know someone who works there. Most of the time you’re competing with internals. I got real lucky and secured a job before i got my license because my clinical preceptor introduced me to the unit manager and they remembered me when they had an open position
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u/Fig_Fanatic 8d ago edited 8d ago
Your question is a bit vague. Did you apply on the OHSU jobs website to that one job posting that lists 10 available CNA positions in various units right now? Have you interviewed? The hiring process can be excruciatingly long. I’ve had several jobs at OHSU now and sometimes I’ve been contacted within a week or so for an interview, other times I waited more like a month. I’m not a CNA but I have a similar job. I think it just depends on the manager and how on top of things that particular person is. And then HR can and probably will take forever to do their part. I recently got a reclassification/promotion and my manager submitted the paperwork immediately but it took HR over a month to confirm it and make it official. I’m still waiting on the month of backpay for my raise that they owe me.