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I am attending nursing school in Jamaica but I want to work in New York.... btw am almost through with my studies...What are my chances of relocating and getting a Job in New York? your replies would be greatly appreciated...Thanks!
As a husband to a nurse, I would recommend going to a less populate (read: competitive) area away from major metros for new nurses.
My wife is a recent grad is having a nightmarish time finding traction in any nursing home, per diem or visiting nurse job. There are just way to many immigrant nurses from the Phillipines/China that are willing to do 12 hours worth of **** nursing work for 20-30% less pay than the generally accepted rate.
The farther away you can get from them the better.
Also, with no BSN, and no experience, you're better off going out of state to look for a place that'll take you in.
There is a nursing shortage, but in today's world of agencies, nursing administrator and Obamacare, you would be hired to do the job of 3 nurses and be paid a lot less than nurses did before. On top of major metro rates of rent, food, health insurance, and commute, nursing is not all that great of a vocation if you have other choices.
But hey, $25 an hour for someone with an Associates it's a pretty frickin' sweet deal. Just be prepared to suffer 15 hour shifts, mind-melting double-shifts and soul crushing administration.
I know people who could not get jobs here. They temporarily relocated to places where RNs were in demand for the experience and now they're already getting interviews for places in NY.
As a husband to a nurse, I would recommend going to a less populate (read: competitive) area away from major metros for new nurses.
My wife is a recent grad is having a nightmarish time finding traction in any nursing home, per diem or visiting nurse job. There are just way to many immigrant nurses from the Phillipines/China that are willing to do 12 hours worth of **** nursing work for 20-30% less pay than the generally accepted rate.
The farther away you can get from them the better.
Also, with no BSN, and no experience, you're better off going out of state to look for a place that'll take you in.
There is a nursing shortage, but in today's world of agencies, nursing administrator and Obamacare, you would be hired to do the job of 3 nurses and be paid a lot less than nurses did before. On top of major metro rates of rent, food, health insurance, and commute, nursing is not all that great of a vocation if you have other choices.
But hey, $25 an hour for someone with an Associates it's a pretty frickin' sweet deal. Just be prepared to suffer 15 hour shifts, mind-melting double-shifts and soul crushing administration.
Good Luck!
My co-worker's daughter recently graduated and I have a relative who recently graduated. The co-worker's daughter went down to SC for school and she was able to find a job right after graduation. The relative is here with no job and no leads
I am attending nursing school in Jamaica but I want to work in New York.... btw am almost through with my studies...What are my chances of relocating and getting a Job in New York? your replies would be greatly appreciated...Thanks!
Would you be graduating with an associate's or a bachelor's?
As another poster mentioned, it's challenging for a new nursing graduate (with no professional nursing experience) to get hired in this metropolitan area...and that's for those with a bachelor's degree in nursing who went to school in NYC. I don't know what the experience is for those with an associate's degree in nursing.
My co-worker's daughter recently graduated and I have a relative who recently graduated. The co-worker's daughter went down to SC for school and she was able to find a job right after graduation. The relative is here with no job and no leads
It's tough around here, that's for sure. You're relative might want to relocate. Too many places closing/laying off people as well, so if those workers are in unions their union is going to try to place them first. I'm in health care and it's the same in my field as well. Other people were telling students in my friend's program to get experience in a doctor's office or public school if they can't get in anywhere else.
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