This does not make sense to me.

I asked about applying for a tech position as a LPN ( trying to get foot in door at a hospital) and they told me I would have to obtain my CNA in order to be eligible. I let my CNA expire when I got my nursing license...

Just had to vent.
State automatically goes off of your highest license so cna would be null and void anyways. I'm not understanding what they mean either.

Do they understand that you are a Licensed Practical Nurse??? and don't need a Certification to care for patients because you already have a License?

It doesn't make sense at all. Who did you ask?Your practical nursing license automatically qualifies you for those duties and more.

In CA, licensed nurses no longer are allowed to keep a CNA certificate active. I applied for such a job at a hospital and got an email back telling me that I was not qualified because I did not have the CNA certificate. This is one of the reasons why I have decided to avoid those employers that insist on demanding online applications. But then, there are people who would not understand that a licensed nurse can do the job description of a CNA. Computer programs are set up with input from people.

Yeah, I wouldn't want to work for an employer that couldn't figure that out.

Quote from chevyvState automatically goes off of your highest license so cna would be null and void anyways. I'm not understanding what they mean either.

Quote from ColleenRN2BCNA's aren't LICENSED however....

Check your state's website r/t CNA requirements.In Illinois, a LPN or RN can not automatically work as a CNA. http://www.idph.state.il.us/nar/cnafacts.htm your trainingEven though licensed, they must still satisfy IDPH that they have the training before working as a CNA. Nursing licensure is handled by IDPR, so approval isn't automatic

Is there a union contract at this facility? When I lived in a state with unionized nurses, (I was mgmt and not in the union) I could not permit a RN to work in an LPN assignment, or a RN or LPN to work in a CNA assignment because of the union contract. I found that out the hard way, lol. I floated a LPN to cover a CNA call-in and they had to pay every single CNA on the payroll for the shift b/c I failed to offer it to them. Yes, really. Live and learn.