[Heath82371]

My husband obtained his RN (by endorsement) in about 2-3 months. He is very diligent and had everything together when he send his application in. He is only licensed in one other state so I am not sure what is standard (in other states). My license (not in nursing) took several months to process after completing supervision hours (like a residency) in the state of Florida. My point is, Florida is slow in issuing licensing in all diciplines, not just nursing.

[bosslady]

Hi :

Thanks for the reply. In my state fingerprints are required for nurse aides and school nurses. I was fingerprinted to be a sub school nurse.
Thanks, I have seen the ads in Spectrum.

I know that I am in for a culture shock when I get down there but do you know what we are talking about in terms of salaries. I am an RN with over 20 years experience in various fields.

Do the hospitals and nursing homes pay for certification if you are specialty certified?

Ellen: :

[Gardengal]

When I went to Florida, I was not paid additional for my CCRN, but I am not paid additional in my home hospital either. I wasn't really looking for pay, just hours and a job. Florida pay however is significantly lower than that of PA and their licensure costs and requirements are the highest I have ever encountered.

[caroladybelle]

$15.00 - 22.00 to start, depending on specialty and locale - in hospitals.

The South Florida (Boca Raton, Miami, Ft.Myers) pay more than those farther North and in the interior (except maybe Orlando/Celebration)

[Heath82371]

husband is an BSN-RN

$34.00 prn rate plus 15% evenings and 25% midnights....in to the shift differential an additional $6 for weekends.
he wrote his schedule and wasn't mandated to take any particular shifts. never got called off.

when he was full-time the rate was 18-19 per hour.

[hospicenurse]

I sent in my Florida license by endorsement in late February and have already received a temporary license and a letter stating all they need is the endorsement from N.J. Maybe things are improving at the BON.

[TinyNurse]

oh heavens, and i just recieved my endorsement app this week...... I'm gonna go for it. xo Jen

[NICU_Nurse]

Can someone tell me more abot the affadavits mentioned above? I've never heard of this.

[sjoe]

Originally Posted by caroladybelle

Also, be prepared for low pay rates in Florida (especially considering how expensive that it is to get licensed). They use the excuse that there is no state income tax, to pay less. Yet a number of Florida facilities were on the "Top 100 Most Expensive Hospitals" list.

For more on this see: http://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60994

[NsRn]

Originally Posted by asil

Does anyone know how long it takes to get a Florida nursing license???

This is purly a Canadian perspective, but my licence only took about 2 months. There was alot of paperwork but once I had it all in order there were no problems. As for the cost, the province I live in requires all RN's to pay a licence fee each year, 325$, and if you don't produce your new licence to your Head Nurse, you don't work, ie no pay. Plus, we have to belong to a union, some benfits I admit, which also costs over 300$ per year.

Hope to be in Florida by July. All the best.