pyocianik replied to Nicole.d's topic in International
If you're a RN it shouldn't be much of a problem as France and Québec have signed an agreement to mutually recognize the Diplôme d'Etat d'Infirmier or State Degree in Nursing (General Nursing). Did you send an email to the French nursing Board (Ordre...
In my younger days I was working night shift in the Med-Surg CCU of a regional hospital near Paris. We used to have dinner around midnight after our rounds. That night, a patient died just before dinner time. Of course it THE Special Dinner night (o...
I was working as surgeon assistant with a vascular surgeon friend of mine. He's a good surgeon and we're a good and fast team. Iliac thrombectomy. Iliac artery acces, he inserts the fogarty catheter and I say: "Wait! Let me get the suc..." I never go...
pyocianik replied to Cjshen129's topic in International
If you want to work in Switzerland you got to get your degree recognized by the Swiss Red Cross, then ask the Canton's Health administration the documents needed in order to apply for eligibility. An other possibility is to apply directly to a hospit...
pyocianik replied to nyaose's topic in International
Hi! I agree with Fiona59. Here in DRC I work with paramedics from SA and they tell me the same story: pay isn't good, crime rate is straight horrendous, life expensive and getting worse if you got kids. Schoolsystem is going down the drain in the pub...
Hi! InternationalSOS, the company I'm presently working for here in DRC has at least one clinic that I know of in Afghanistan. The staff ther works on a 4/4 rotation schedule.
pyocianik replied to RN-Randy's topic in International
Licensing is not that much an issue. It depends VERY much on the place where you're going to work. In Africa, no licensing is required since you're hired by a private employer who's supposed to hire you on a qualifiaction basis. In middle eastern ...
pyocianik replied to RN-Randy's topic in International
Well, working visa comes second: you gotta get hired first, then you can apply four a work visa because you need at least a Letter Of Invitation from your employer or his local representative. Here in DRC for instance you start with (preferably) a b...
pyocianik replied to RN-Randy's topic in International
Hi! What's your experience? Most of these companies hire only experienced people with a couple of special or extra skills: OR,PACU,ICU/CCU, PHTLS,ACLS,ALS, etc... Let's start with that and then we'll see what's possible.