Anna Johnson
Certified Nursing Assistant
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Credentials and background
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Red Cross CNA Training Program, 2017
- CPR and First Aid Certified, American Heart Association
- Active CNA registry listing, state of Illinois
- 7 years of direct patient care experience
Work experience
| Setting | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Skilled Nursing Facility | CNA (full-time) | 2017 to 2020 |
| Home Health Agency | CNA (per diem) | 2019 to 2021 |
| Regional Hospital System | CNA, Med/Surg unit | 2020 to present |
About Anna
Anna Johnson has worked as a CNA for seven years across three different care settings. She started in a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in suburban Chicago, where she averaged a 1:8 ratio on day shifts. After two years there, she added per diem home health shifts through a regional agency to increase her hourly rate while keeping her full-time benefits.
In 2020, she moved into a hospital Med/Surg unit, which brought a higher base rate plus shift differentials. That transition — and the pay math behind it — is what she writes about most. She focuses on the parts of CNA career decisions that most guides skip: how to read a benefits package, how to calculate your real hourly rate after unpaid windshield time, and what hospital units actually mean for your day-to-day workload.
Anna writes for CNAJobPath.com to give people entering healthcare the practical information she had to figure out on her own.
Articles by Anna
- CNA Jobs: Every Setting, What Each Pays, and How to Get Hired
- CNA Jobs Near Me: How to Find Local Openings and What They Pay
- Hospital CNA Jobs Near Me: Pay, Units, and How to Get Hired
- PRN CNA Jobs Near Me: What PRN Means and Whether It Pays More
- CNA Agency Jobs: How They Work, What They Pay, and What to Watch Out For
- CNA Home Health Jobs: Pay, Expectations, and the Windshield Time Problem