katye

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1. U.S. nurse Seeking Registered Nurse job in Australia

   katye replied to Chuckyart2's topic in International

   I actually am not much help I'm afraid when it comes to Visas and things. I am a permanent resident in Australia (married to an Aussie), we live back and forth between here and the US, so I am free to work without Visas, etc. I can't say I've really ...

2. U.S. nurse Seeking Registered Nurse job in Australia

   katye replied to Chuckyart2's topic in International

   Hi, I too am a RN (BSN) from the US and I am currently working in Australia. My best bit of advice is to get your AHPRA done. I waited until I was here to do it and it made it quite difficult because I needed a lot of things from home, such as a stat...

3. Submitted my AHPRA, now what?

   katye replied to katye's topic in Australia

   So then am I understanding correctly that pretty much all nurses in Australia belong to a union? Just want to be clear on this because, while practicing in the US I was not a member of a union and in fact lots of hospitals try to keep the unions out.

4. Submitted my AHPRA, now what?

   katye replied to katye's topic in Australia

   Thanks Ceridwyn! What is the next best step for me with regards to obtaining indemnity insurance? Do I have to have it when applying for jobs or do I wait until I get a job? Also what is the situation with unions here is Oz?

5. Submitted my AHPRA, now what?

   katye replied to katye's topic in Australia

   My AHPRA came through today!! Hooray! Now time to start hunting!

6. Submitted my AHPRA, now what?

   katye replied to katye's topic in Australia

   Thank you so much for your feedback. I guess I will just have to wait and see. I heard back from AHPRA that they have all my paperwork and don't need any further information. Now it is just a matter of waiting for everything to be processed.

7. Submitted my AHPRA, now what?

   katye posted a topic in Australia

   Hi, I just submitted my AHPRA last week (phew - finally!) and I know they next stage is just a waiting game that can take weeks to months. In the mean time I wanted to go ahead and start gathering some information as to what to expect when trying to ...

8. US RN needs advice on working in QLD!!!

   katye replied to katye's topic in International

   Thanks for the feedback, I know it'll work out but I do think it is going to be a big adjustment. I was actually thinking about NICU as a matter of fact. I hope they give more than a 2 day orientation. We usually get 6 or so weeks when you are hired ...

9. US RN needs advice on working in QLD!!!

   katye posted a topic in International

   Hi allnurses! This is my first time posting to this website and I am hoping to get answers to several questions I have! Just a quick background about myself to help paint a better picture - I graduated May 2009 with a BSN. I have now been working as ...