Quick and Easy International Nursing Jobs

Interested in nursing abroad but worried about being so far away?

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 07:48:00 +0000

Nursing abroad is a fantastic opportunity to explore the world, expand your clinical experience and earn a generous and often tax-free salary. But it is not all a bed of roses, there are some drawbacks. One major drawback is being so far away from family if something goes wrong. However, this concern should not stop you from moving your nursing career abroad. There are some steps you can take to manage the distance.

Firstly, and perhaps most importantly, you can manage the distance by choosing where to work. By this, I mean you should look into cities where you can get to and from on direct flights that are scheduled at least several days each week. You can use any internet travel website to find this information, I usually use Expedia.com. With direct flights you will get home more quickly and not have to worry about making connecting flights. If you cannot get a direct flight to the city/town where your family is located, make sure you can get a direct flight to a city in your home country that has regular connecting flights to your hometown or ultimate destination.

With so many planes flying every day to destinations all over the world, moving your nursing career abroad should not cause you anymore concern than moving your nursing career across the country. You can get back home in a matter of hours, depending on where you choose to work.

Using a Nursing Job Overseas to Fund Your Overseas Experience

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:02:00 +0000

Working as a nurse overseas is an economical and sustainable way to fund your overseas experience

Nursing is a transferable skill, especially if you are a fluent English speaker because Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the UK and the USA are all experiencing an acute shortage of qualified nurses. This has resulted in an immediate opportunity for English speaking nurses to travel and nurse overseas.

Securing yourself a nursing job overseas will allow you to base yourself in a different region of the world and travel abroad from there. If you get a nursing job in the UK you will be able to easily explore Europe using the network of budget airlines that fly between the major European cities. If you base yourself nursing in Australia you can easily explore the South Pacific and Asia. I have done this successfully in the UK and am now based in Asia.

Working while you travel enables you to spend an extended time away from home and gives you a way to replenish your funds when you are running short.

International Nursing Careers - FAQ

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:58:00 +0000

Get the facts about International Nursing Careers Today!

What Do I Get Out Of A Nursing Career Overseas?

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 07:10:00 +0000

1. Working with new people - fellow healthcare professionals and patients alike.

Nursing in a new country will present you with rewards as well as new challenges. Getting to know your colleagues and patients and learning to understand their culture will add an extra dimension to your working day.

There are whole books dedicated to the differences between countries like the United Kingdom and the USA. Even the differences between the culture and language of such close neighbors as New Zealand and Australia can be immense. Your lifestyle will be very different in a new country and your nursing credentials and experience are your ticket to working abroad.

Career Change Nurse Overseas

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:02:00 +0000

If you are looking for a career change in nursing then you should consider nursing overseas. Countries around the world are experiencing an acute nursing shortage which has created opportunities for nurses to refresh their nursing careers by going abroad to fill vacancies in other countries either short term or long term.

Moving your nursing career overseas can restore your enthusiasm for the profession.

Are you disenchanted with management? Working too many shifts and never having any time for fun? Can’t remember the last time you worked with a full shift of nurses? Are you ready to give up on nursing but do not really want to...

Why not make a change? Consider a career change and nurse abroad.

Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the USA are all actively recruiting internationally educated nurses.

Escape the Rat Race - Nurse Overseas

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:03:00 +0000

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noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:24:00 +0000

Travel and Explore the World
Nursing abroad means you will make your home in a new region of the world. The opportunity this lends to explore new countries and cultures is priceless.

If your dream is to explore the UK, the USA, Australia… then moving your nursing career abroad to one of these countries currently experiencing acute nursing shortages will give you the opportunity to fulfill your dream and fund it at the same time.

This is a technique I have used personally to explore the UK, Eastern Europe and South East Asia over the last 12 years.

Nursing is a Transferrable Occupation
Moving your nursing career overseas is a realistic option for both experienced and newly registered nurses not only because there is a worldwide shortage of nurses, but also because there is a long history of nurses moving around the world to work.

The most you will be required to do in order to get a job in a new country is prove you are registered at home, have a suitable equivalent level of education and training and perhaps sit an exam.

While different countries have vastly different rules which can be confusing to work around, it is easy to find a nursing job abroad with the right roadmap through the recruiting and registration process.

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noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:38:00 +0000

Gain a Variety of Clinical Experience
Nursing overseas can open up opportunities to encounter different clinical experiences because although you will probably initially be hired to nurse in the specialty in which you currently have experience, you will come across country and region specific experiences.

Nursing overseas will also allow you to gain experience in alternative techniques and approaches to nursing and healthcare.

Earn a Higher Salary
Countries experiencing acute nursing shortages are desperate for nurses to fill the vacancies in their healthcare system. As a result they are often paying higher wages in an attempt to attract more nurses, both domestically and internationally. Many healthcare recruiters are also offering benefits and bonuses that can add to your bottom line.

I have had a number of colleagues who have worked abroad for a few years to save money then returned home with a healthy house deposit or paid off their student loans completely.

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Why Choose Nursing Abroad as a Career

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:50:00 +0000

Why choose nursing abroad as a career? Many reasons come to mind; you can advance your career, gain a variety of clinical experiences, make a higher salary and, fulfill your travel desires, to name a few.

Many countries are experiencing an acute shortage of qualified experienced nurses. This has resulted in a golden opportunity for internationally educated nurses to move overseas either temporarily for a year or two, or to immigrate permanently.

Advancing your Nursing Career Abroad
Because these countries are crying out for nurses to fill immediate vacancies at all levels it is easy for overseas nurses to springboard their way into senior nursing positions which may include supervisory or management roles.

Even if you are not keen on moving your nursing career abroad permanently, taking your nursing job overseas for a year or two to gain experience in a management role can launch you into management once you return home with a newly enhanced resume.

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Nursing Employment Opportunities Resulting from the Global Nurse Shortage

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:59:00 +0000

Many hospitals and other health care facilities struggle to find suitably qualified and experience nurses to staff their wards. This is creating increased competition between medical employers for the small pool of nurses available. This is creating an employment environment for nurses where they are sought after and head-hunted.

Because of this nursing shortage many countries are experiencing, and which is predicted to worsen to crisis proportion in the next decade, governments in developing countries such as Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Ireland and the USA are making it easier and less complicated for internationally educated nurses to enter these countries and work legally, both short term and permanently. Without these countries taking immediate measures to counteract the shortage of nurses in their own country the quality of healthcare being provided will fall considerably.

In order to take advantage of these nursing employment opportunities you may need to move away from the area or country where you currently live as the nursing shortage is global and this is creating a strong demand for qualified nurses worldwide. Most developing countries now have several visa options that are suitable for nurses who want to nurse overseas. The USA, for example, have 4 visa options for nurses to choose from depending on how long you wish to stay in the US.

More and more healthcare facilities are looking to nurses abroad to solve their recruitment crisis and this situation is only going to continue over the next decade or so. The time for nurses to move their nursing career abroad is right now, while there are so many recruiters who are desperate for nurses to fill their vacancies.

Nursing Employment Opportunities

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0000

There has been a dramatic increase in nursing employment opportunities around the world in recent years, which is great news for qualified and experienced nurses worldwide. Once you understand the reason for the increase in nursing vacancies you will understand that this is a long term opportunity that nurses can take advantage of to boost their careers and life experiences.

There are a number of factors that are contributing to the increase in available nursing jobs…

Firstly, the population in the developed world is aging which means that there is a higher demand for medical care. An unfortunate side effect of an aging population is that there are more people who suffer from age related illnesses.

A second, and related, contributing factor is that many qualified, experienced nurses are reaching retirement age and leaving the nursing profession. A large number of nurses in the developed world are quickly approaching retirement age, which means that these countries are losing a valuable human resource on top of the number of nurses required to staff the medical facilities.

Thirdly, there are not enough new nurses graduating every year to replace the number of nurses leaving the profession. For some reason many developed countries are struggling to attract the numbers of student nurses they need to replace the nursing staff that are leaving, or they simply do not have the number of places in nursing education programs to train the necessary number of replacement nurses.

All of these factors are combining to create a situation where internationally educated nurses are greatly in demand!

Registered Nurse Jobs

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:12:00 +0000

Registered nurse jobs are in exceptionally high demand and are a wonderful choice for people with the right skills. It is a profession which requires knowledge, precision, and carries heavy responsibility. Technological advances in medicine and pressure from insurance companies to avoid in-patient hospitalization has multiplied the registered nurse jobs. Registered nurses are essential for hospitals, home health care agencies, clinics and offices of physicians, outpatient care centers, temporary help agencies, government agencies, schools, and nursing homes.

The most common areas in which registered nurse jobs are available are women’s health, acute care, family practice, pediatrics, and adult practice. Outside of health care settings, schools, summer camps, military, and correctional facilities also need the service of registered nurses.

The duty of a registered nurse is to prevent disease, promote good health, and help patients during the time of illness. The key components of registered nurse jobs are experience and education. Registered nurse jobs need more dedication and patience. The major responsibilities of a registered nurse are to administer treatment to patients, educate public and patients about different diseases, and provide advice and emotional support to patients’ family members. Good writing skill is necessary for registered nurse jobs in order to follow doctor’s prescriptions carefully.

In most registered nurse jobs, nurses work along with surgeons, physicians, and other health care practitioners for providing critical health care. Self-administration of physical therapy and medication, exercise and diet programs, and post-treatment home care are also included in the registered nurse jobs.

Many organizations require college degree (Associate or Bachelors degree) from an accredited institution for a registered nurse. Required classes to for this degree include chemistry, physiology, anatomy, behavioral science classes, and nutrition. In the complex areas such as or neo-natal intensive care or surgery, nurses need higher clinical experience. A masters degree is essential for a nurse to become a certified nurse midwife, certified nurse anesthetist, and nurse practitioner.

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Choosing an Honest Nursing Employment Agency Part II

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:54:00 +0000

Thee more questions to ask yourself when you are evaluating whether an online nursing recruiting agency is going to honest with you and treat you fairly...

Is the website professional looking? If a company has not made the effort to put up a professional looking website, this may be a signal that they do not take their business seriously. The internet is an extremely powerful business tool, especially for a business that is working with nurses and nursing employers in different countries.

Can you find the agencies ‘terms of use’? It is customary for business on the internet to have a link to the company’s ‘terms of use’, is this easy to find? When you read it, can you understand what it means? Are the costs and responsibilities for using their recruiting service clearly stated?

Does the nursing employment agency have offline contacts listed? Online business should have a real life address, and they should show it clearly on their website. It may not be on the front page of the nursing agency’s website, it may be listed on a ‘Contact Us’ page or in fine print at the bottom of each page, or listed on the ‘terms of use’ page. If you can’t find a way to contact a representative of the agency offline, it is probably a good idea to be wary. Listing offline contact information is part of the USA’s anti-spam law and any company aiming to do business online with the USA or its citizens is required to list this information.

While I cannot guarantee that using these tips will secure you a nursing career overseas, I can assure you with confidence that I have used these strategies myself and have always had good luck with them.

Nursing Overseas with Pets

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:19:00 +0000

If you want to move overseas to nurse abroad and you have pets you anticipate taking with you it is important that you check whether you can take them into the country you want to nurse in and also that any moving allowance you may receive can be spent on moving your pet.

Some employers will not permit you to spend your moving allowance on your pet, so check first and avoid disappointment later.

Choosing an Honest Nursing Employment Agency

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:52:00 +0000

I have had a number of nurses write to me with stories of dishonest nursing employment agencies that have taken their money and done nothing for them. This can really shake your faith in people and leave you with a sour taste in your mouth... but do not let these dishonest people rob you of your dream of moving your nursing career abroad!

Here are some tips on judging the quality of nursing recruiters that will help you kick start your job hunt.

Does the nursing employment agency have a website?

Most companies that are involved in recruiting internationally educated nurses have a website. There are a few things you need to look for on the website that will help you judge the quality of the agency and the recruiters working for them.

1. Are they affiliated with any professional recruiting membership organisation? Just like lawyers, teachers and travel agents have membership organisations, so do recruiting services. These membership organisations offer you; the client, protection from illegal fraudulent practices. Check the nursing agency’s website to see if they belong to a membership organisation. If they do not advertise it, you can email them and ask for this information.

2. How long has the nursing agency been operating? Nursing recruiting agencies that have been operating for a while are more likely to operate legally and consider your best interests because they have a reputation to maintain. One of the worst things a business can experience is poor recommendations passed around by word-of-mouth.

Choosing an Honest Nursing Employment Agency

Japanese Nurse Volunteering in Laos

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:49:00 +0000

I'm currently travelling in Laos for the Christmas holiday. I met a Japanese nurse when I spent a day weaving at a vocational women's centre. She was here on a two year nursing placement working at a local hospital as a volunteer.

Many governments have opportunities for professionals like career nurses to volunteer in countries where aid is needed. Not all government given foreign aid is about money, a lot of it is about training the population.

Naomi, the nurse from Japan, had been in Vientiane, Laos for 9 months and had made many friends. She told me that she spent her time with friends that she'd made from Laos and other foreign nurses who were working at the hospital.

While she found the language difficult, she said that she was managing well and her main problem was not having enough time to fit everything in that she wanted to do...

Perhaps volunteering as an international nurse to help train trainee nurses in a developing country is a career move you'd be interested in making...

Volunteer nurses abroad

Useful Pointers To Land A Certified Nursing Assistant Job

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:43:00 +0000

There are obviously many different kinds of positions as a nurse that you can encounter during your career, however one of your first certified nursing assistant jobs may end up being the most memorable. Often looked at as an important rung in the ladder to a great career in the health care field, the job that gets you started can literally lay the ground work for the rest of your entire, exciting nursing career.

To begin with, taking the step to join in this field is enough to celebrate. This is quite an exciting field to enter as well as a very exciting time for the world of health care and nursing in general. Having a number of assistant jobs under your belt is a great way to show your potential employers, in the future, that you took the time to prepare yourself for a strong nursing career in the medical field.

No matter what area you are striving for within the medical and field of nurses, various certified nursing assistant jobs can give you a variety of valuable skills that you can take along with you, onward into future careers and programs. While already knowing basic care for nurses and having experience interacting with other nurses and physicians, you have a strong knowledge of the inner workings of various facilities, whether they are hospitals, a nursing care facility or even homes that you visit for hospice care.

The world of nursing is never going to go away. There will always be a need for its knowledge, for assisted living and rehabilitation. The best thing you can do is give yourself the opportunity to get started with a program or certified course in your area.

Then, you can work your way up from there to landing your first certified assistant job. Some nurses at this particular point will even look into a variety of per diem or part time positions in order to get the most experience possible in all different aspects of the field.

While you are involved with one of your first certified nursing assistant jobs, you will find that you will learn valuable skills including administration of medications, communication with the families of your patients, forming a bond with your patients to help better evaluate their situation and of course, liaison between the doctors and the patients and their relatives. The kinds of things that you can learn during your hands-on-experience with a certified assistant job, is truly priceless and can only lead you to bigger and better things in the future.

Mike Selvon's portal will expand your knowledge about certified nursing assistant jobs.

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Nursing Careers in NZ for Overseas Trained Nurses

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:10:00 +0000

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation estimates the shortage of nurses in NZ to be around 2,000 nurses for 2007.

Move your Nursing Career to NZ quickly and easily with these clever tips and strategies!

Do I need special nursing qualifications?

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:47:00 +0000

Your nursing qualifications and any specialist training you have undertaken may not be the exact equivalent of what is required or offered of registered nurses in the country to which you are moving.

Most countries have a service you can use that will work out what your qualifications are equivalent to in their education system. For example, you can contact NARIC in the UK and they will check your international nursing qualifications against the UK standards and issue you a report.

Even if your qualifications do not transfer exactly, you will most likely be able to register as a general adult nurse. Once you are working in a nursing position overseas, you can explore whether you would like to upgrade your nursing qualifications by up-skilling in a new specialism.

How do I get a job nursing abroad?

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 06:05:00 +0000

Each country has their own way of registering nurses. And nurses who want to nurse abroad in the United States, Australia or Canada face the added challenge of being required to register with the State Board of Nursing relevant to where they will be working as there is no nationwide system of nurse registration.

Generally speaking, you will have to:

* provide evidence of your nursing education

* provide evidence of your nursing license in the country you are currently working in

* provide evidence of your nursing experience, usually recommendation letters on official letterhead will be accepted

* provide evidence of your fluency in the official language of the country you are applying to register in

In the UK you’ll also have to take part in an Overseas Nursing Programme, and in the USA you’ll have to take either the NCLEX-RN exam, or the CGFNS exam... or both.

Finding information on how to register as an overseas nurse can be a lengthy process as much of the information is buried deep inside websites that are not dedicated to providing information to foreign nurses. You can find detailed, step-by-step instructions to moving your nursing career abroad in the Nursing-Overseas Ultimate Job Hunting System.

Where can I get a nursing job overseas?

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:20:00 +0000

Most developing countries are suffering from an increasingly severe nursing shortage. They simply are not training enough nurses each year to replace the nurses that are reaching retirement age. This is an immediate problem for countries which also have an aging population who are putting more strain on the health systems in those countries.

Countries like the USA, the UK, Australia and New Zealand all have a significant number of internationally educated nurses already working in their health systems. And there are still many vacancies that nursing recruiters are unable to fill!

If you are already a registered nurse at home, moving your nursing career overseas to any English speaking country is only limited by your ability to speak the language well enough to pass the required English language test. Similarly, if you are a qualified nurse who is fluent in a language other than English, Arabic or Cantonese for example – there are many nursing vacancies abroad in the United Arab Emirates or Singapore.

Nursing Jobs Abroad and Disposable Income

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:14:00 +0000

Many factors affect your disposable income, and you need to consider them all when you are assessing a nursing employment contract.

Firstly, and probably most importantly, the cost of housing in the area where you will be nursing will have serious impact on how much money you have left at the end of the month. To find out how much accommodation will cost you - use the power of the internet. You can Google something like ‘1 bedroom apartment Albany New York’. And take a look at what is on offer with the letting agents that come up. Alternatively you can try to find the name of a local newspaper and check the classified section for ‘Apartments for Rent’.

You may find that accepting a nursing job in an area which has a low cost of housing, or one where housing is included will result in you having a higher disposable income, even if the salary figure is lower than you are being offered in other places.

The second highest expense would probably be your food bill, and the cost of food can vary drastically, even within a country. The cost of food includes your groceries that you bring home and cook for yourself, and also the food and drink that you purchase while you are out. To find out how the cost of food will affect your budget you can again use the power of the internet. Many restaurants now have internet sites and you can even check out their menu and the cost of things like their set meal.

Of course there are some exceptions to this rule. If you are only going to shop at large chain stores and eat at restaurants like McDonalds then your cost of living will be largely unaffected by your food purchases because these companies generally set one price for across the country.

Now, between countries, that’s different. You can actually use McDonalds to help you compare the cost of living between two countries. Each year economists work out the Big Mac Index which compares the cost of living in a number of countries and shows the information as how much a Big Mac costs. So the USA has a Big Mac cost of a dollar and places like Sweden have a higher Big Mac cost, but countries where it is cheap to live, like Indonesia, have a Big Mac cost of less than a dollar. It is a very rough guide to the cost of living in different countries.

Lastly, when working out your disposable income remember to use your take home pay when you work it out rather than your salary pre-tax. Unless you are nursing in the United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia you probably will not receive a tax free income.

Taking Cost of Living Into Account When Assessing An Overseas Nursing Contract

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:33:00 +0000

One of the scariest things about moving your nursing career overseas is the feeling of uncertainty when it comes to accepting a contract. Many questions go through your head, is this enough money? How much will it cost to live? Will I have enough to send home?

When looking at an employment contract for a nursing job abroad it is very easy to focus on the salary you’ll be receiving and judge the medical recruiter’s offer on that basis alone. However, should you fall into this trap you could be robbing yourself of some very attractive opportunities...

If you want to send money home, or have enough money to travel with and take advantage living in another country, then it is not the salary offered that you should be looking at when deciding if a contract is worth signing or not. What you need to be considering is the amount of money you will have left over at the end of the month, or you disposable income.

Disposable income is the difference between the income you receive in your pay packet and what you have to spend to live.

Taking Cost of Living Into Account When Assessing An Overseas Nursing Contract

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:33:00 +0000

There are three visa options for nurses who want to work in the US.

noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Blackwell) — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 05:49:00 +0000

The USA is experiencing an acute shortage of nurses, which, while not so good for them, is great news for foreign nurses who would like to get a nursing job overseas in the United States. Here are the 4 criteria that you must meet in order to qualify to register as a nurse in America...

Firstly you can apply for the much coveted Green Card. In order to qualify for a Green Card, you must meet all the criteria above, and sit and pass the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) examination. To get this visa takes the longest of the three options, but it is the better option for you if you want to make a long term move to the US. It is possible, with a Green Card, to move your nursing career to the US permanently.

Secondly, you can apply for an H-1B visa. To qualify for an H-1B visa you need to have at least a Bachelor’s degree in nursing. If you have a vocational nursing qualification you will not be granted this visa.

The last visa option for nurses is the H-1C visa. The US government issues 500 of these visas to healthcare workers each year.

If you thought that getting a nursing job in the USA was an impossible dream, you were mistaken. You need to get started on your applications right away because medical recruiters in the US are desperate to employ you right now!