Foreign RN searching for a job in NYC

Yeah! I found two nursing jobs! I am working in an Assisted Living Facility, and I finally have medical benefits. And I am working per diem/prn in home health as an admission RN/Case Manager

There are lots of nursing jobs in Vancouver, Canada (1 hr 20min) north of Seattle and also in Toronto, ON (1 hr. 45 min hours from Buffalo, NY).Salaries are good and you get health care. Come on over ladies, we need nurses here!

lolat926 in Mesa, Arizona said: In Salem Oregon, there is a completely free clinic. They offer office visits for all ages, there is a lab and pharmacy there, and you can get an X-Ray too. I volunteered to work there and was accepted, but had to move back here to AZ to stay with family because I could not find a paying job there. There are only a few paid staff there, and all the rest volunteer... the docs , and all. I thought this was a great opportunity to keep up the required nursing hours and offer service to the communiyt as well.
I hate to get into politics, but if we could lower the cost of healthcare with more clinics like that, maybe we all could find jobs as nurses and would not be in this bind. I am willing to work for CNA wages just to have a job again. The only calls back I am getting for jobs are for Care Giver positions, but I can't work the hours that they need, I can only work part time. I have tried many of the hospitals in my area , nursing homes and more.
Was wondering if anybody on this site would be interested in taking our stories to the media,?

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@lolat926 in Mesa, Arizona

I think we should form a group saying enough of this freezed hiring.Enough of hiring Per diem's RN it's very degrading and this is one way of not hiring FT nurses. Enough of the poor working conditions RN's We could formulate a letter and send this to our Senators and Congress.
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I'm Canadian Citizen living here in the US under H4 Visa. Passed my NCLEX exam.The only privillage of being Canadian,American , or Mexican Citizen, any nurses, doctors, scientist can work under NAFTA agreement and can get a working visa (TN Visa).Up to this point I'm still looking for work .

krisrandolf in Sorsogon, Philippines said: I am a registered nurse in US and is willing to work in the Philippines. Would anyone help me have an idea to pass the Philippine board exam?

If you passed the NCLEX exam you will pass the Philippine board but for your info there are so many nurses in Manila doing volunteer work.
The problem now, hospitals are not hiring RN's but instead accepting volunteers which benifits them. Why hire nurses when you can get volunteers for free.

Yeah! Good news, I got a job and I am going to BYU to get my BSN :-) Can't believe I was accepted into college. I will have the opportunity to do more clinicals, and will be doing some in the fall in the ICU at the VA. Every semester we have do clinicals in different areas, like advanced assessment and community health nursing. So far I am doing ok, just in two classes though. Work is going ok too. Am working as charge RN in a very nice facility. Never have been in a charge position where I did not pass meds. I do all the IV's and admissions, and supervise staff. And, believe it or not,.... they are not short staffed.
Thanks to all of you who supported me while I was out of work. I enjoyed reading everybodys stories.

Would like to mention that State Board suggested I go back to school and earn a BSN in nursing which would increase my chances of getting hired in a hospital if this is what I wanted. I have been an RN for 6 years. Would like to know if anyone can comment on that. I told State Board, ( in Oregon) that I would do my best to try school, but at my age I knew it would be a challange.

Sincerely,
Lori from Mesa AZ

Tali4ka in Maale Adumim, Israel said: "The national nursing shortage could reach 500,000 by 2025, as many nurses retire and the demand for nurses balloons with the aging of baby boomers, according to Peter Buerhaus of Vanderbilt University Medical Center."

This is from an article written on march 7 this year.
Link: allnurses.com/nursing-news/nurse-shortages-have-375673.html

"The USA no longer has a shortage of nurses"???
I don't think so... The shortage is international and getting worse every month.
Instead of rewarding the nurses and by that attrackting more to the profession - nothing changes.
I would have left this business a long time ago, like many of my friends did, but I love this profession too much.

Any ideas as to how long will the retrogression take? Because it has been more thn 2 years already I think... Isn't it enough?...

TELL THAT TO MY WIFE ... 2 YEARS COULD NOT FIND PERMANENT POSITION WITH 7 YRS OF EXPERIENCE.... WHAT A SHAM TO THE ALL THE NURSING SCHOOLS ADVERTISEMENT AND GOVERMENT BS.

Former Ole Hadash in Melville, New York said: Kol Ha Kavod... agree 100%........... Stay in Isroel

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Tali4ka in Maale Adumim, Israel said: Hello everyone!!!
I am a registered nurse, with BA, currently employed in Israel. 28 years old, single, no children.
I have 6 year experience working in surgical department and running an outpatient occupational clinic.
I have passed the NCLEX exam and all english exams and now searching for a job! Interested in relocation to NY. I belive I need a sponsorship in order to get h-1b visa.

Can anyone help me with that? Advice? Job offers?

I'm a hardworker, low maitenance kind of person who needs a job.

Thank you in advance!!

Hi, I'm a foreign trained registered nurse in the Philippines with one year experience of being an Out-patient and Day surgery nurse. I recently passed my IELTS with good score and I'm scheduled to take my NCLEX exam for license to New Jersey this october, since I have a sister at new jersey.

I'm just looking here for anyone/ hospital that can offer to sponsor me to work at New Jersey USA, weather via student visa or working visa(which ever is preferable). Thanks

Also need some tips and suggestions on anything related..

Dan,

Sorry to say that retrogression line is very long and with one year's experience you are not qualified for H1B visa. Hospitals are not sponsoring since there are many Americans out of work. Student visa means you must be enrolled in school.

I would suggest you keep you job and get more experience. Good Luck on the NCLex

I have been called so many hospital, some are hiring but not sponsoring anymore.

Teresa, hospitals do not have to sponsor nurses due to fact there is an over supply of nurses.

Since you are asking about sponsoring and are in New York, you must be on a tourist visa or a student visa therefore need to return to your home country. Presently foreign nurses who applied in 2005 are becoming current.

Go home get nursing experience, and work on plan b.

I lost my job as an RN in NY in January when my agency filed for bankruptcy due to the fact that hospitals are closing and there is an oversupply of nurses. I had to move across the country to Oklahoma to find a job after spending 8 months on unemployment. I applied and interviewed for about 15 different positions while receiving unemployment benefits. For every nursing job there are 10 unemployed american nurses. Good Luck.

I have found a few jobs since my last posting: (finally).. but not the ones I prefer. I prefer hospice or home health, and it appears there is not enough business for these areas of nursing. There were many hospice companys that went out of business when the economy went bad. With all the changes in health care, hospice is not a priority unfortunately.
I am glad to be working, but continue to try and get hired in hospice.
Also: I did get accepted into a BSN program at a university. And I am working on my BSN.

Lolat926

What is the free medical clinic in Salem, Oregon that RNs can volunteer with??? I will be moving back to the area soon and am looking for a clinic where I can provide RN volunteer work.

I also am a 4 year experienced RN unable to find a job for the last 10 months... I am originally from Salem, Oregon and moved to a different area in Oregon in hopes to find a job but still have been unable to find a job. My only hope now is to try and volunteer and pray it will turn into a paid position. I also am now in school for another degree (health care admin). Its extremely frustrating and scary to think I may have done all the work in nursing and now not be able to work as a nurse or take care of my three kids. I dislike telling people I am unable to find a job as they are always so surprised, they bring up "the nursing shortage" every time, then classic to a nurses job I inform the individual of the truth and reality of the situation, the economy has affected the medical field, has affected nurses, the "shortage" if any are with travel companies that offer no benefits and only temporary work, there are also many "on-call" positions however this is inconsistant work, There is a NURSING JOB SHORTAGE r/t the economy, not a nursing shortage! I am a registered nurse, and I can not find a job.

AndiePhilly in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania said: So glad to stumble across this page. I too am an RN with 14 years experience and not able to find a job. I am on unemployment for the first time in my life. I had worked agency for the last 10 years and didn't jump into a staff position fast enough and now there are no jobs. Most hospital websites don't even have RN job openings and the ones that do I apply too and never hear anything. I have excellent references and experience in multiple specialties. I can only imagine how many people apply to the few openings there are. I see that it's not just here in the northeast. Seems to be a widespread problem. I am a US/Canadian citizen and plan to move to Canada soon since there is an ACTUAL shortage there.
I came to the US in 1997 on a tn visa. I seriously doubt that immigration would give anyone a tn visa right now. In order for a company to sponsor someone on a visa they must prove there is no americans available to do the job.

If you have US RN license, is it possible to take a nursing license test in Canada and work?