Currently in school for healthcare administration, will be receiving my Bachelors summer of 2014, but I also plan on starting my Masters that Fall term, just haven't decided where yet. The job I am considering is a 'companion' job, meaning I basically interact with mostly elder people, drive them to appointments, run some errands, things like that. I'm in healthcare administration for a reason - and that's to not have to do hands-on things like that, but would it be good experience to have? My thought is that even though I want to work on the administrative side of the healthcare field, perhaps this would give me a glimpse of how the clinical side works, which will ultimately benefit me in the long run?
That said, I am not too sure about this. It would be nice to have some extra money, but it's not a necessity for me as I'm also busy with school, an internship, the GRE, and applying to graduate schools. The hours for the job are not guaranteed, which makes it even more difficult for me to decide, however, they are very flexible, which is also a positive.
I guess the most I want to get out of this opportunity is the experience of just knowing how the world of healthcare works, on both sides, and it will probably look pretty good on my resume when applying to grad school.
I know some of you ladies work in healthcare, so any input would be highly appreciated!
Btw, even though I applied for this job, when would be an appropriate time to ask if there are administrative positions available? The company works pretty close with the university I'm attending and have hired quite a few students after they graduated.
Thank you so much!