Re: does having MAN/MSN degree a faster way to land a US nursing job? Originally Posted by mench_32 
Hi NP Gilly...
personally im a bit disappointed with the RN hiring here in california...Im a newly immigrant here in ca from philippines, been here for 1 year and im a currently california RN licensed holder. I have 8 years experienced as a medical surgical nurse,OR,ER,PICU and surgery. The hospital i worked in the philippines is 250 bed capacity ISO hospital going to the level of JCAHO.Not to boost, i had my masters degree in nursing with supervisory/ teaching experience in the nursing academe (hospital based). I applied several hospitals here in our area(sacramento) unfortunately all my application in hospital in here was turndowned since they looked up my california hospital experience. How can i have my california hospital experienced when im just new in here...thats why im applying....thinking they would consider my 8 years experience in the philippines as a nurse...considering that the hospital i been employed is 250 bed capacity with ISO status leading to JCAHO...honestly its one of the biggest hospital in the philippines. Im a bit dis appointed. The only reply i dont like is that they said they will prioritize graduates here in america....thats truly discriminating..not equal job oppurtunities for everyone!!!what do you think??? Im so upset....what can you advised me?
Hi mench! If economic circumstances were different from what it is now, I have no doubt in my mind that hospitals would be snatching you up and offering you a position given your qualifications and your legal eligibility to work in the US (Green Card). However, news is that California is badly hit by the recession and the hospitals in Sacramento in particular are on a hiring freeze. By the way, what is stopping you from leaving the area and looking elsewhere in other parts of California? I heard that while the Bay area is saturated with many RN's, Southern California may still be hiring. My brother and his wife are both RN's and they live in the Inland Empire area of Southern California. My brother moved from Michigan 2 years ago and didn't have difficulty finding a job at the time he moved (although he did graduate from his AAS in Nursing in Michigan and had 2 years of ER experience in Detroit). He tells me that there are still openings in his area of California. He works for a Kaiser Permanente hospital and his wife works for Loma Linda Medical Center. Just a thought.
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