Any American RN jobs that allow living abroad??

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Hello everyone...I am an ICU RN who was interested in living abroad in Colombia for a few years. I would like to use my RN license to make American money while living abroad. Does anyone know of any companies that offer opportunities for an RN to work by phone or internet while living abroad? Any information is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Specializes in Med/Surg/Infection Control/Geriatrics.
I used to live there. There was even a two year wait for a job bagging groceries ...and you only got paid in tips, no wages beyond that. I would love to work as a nurse in Landstuhl, but yeah ...not happening.

Many years ago, we were stationed in Baumholder, Germany. My daughter was born in Landstuhl at the Army Hospital there. There were no civilian nurses. They were all Army Officers (RNs). Not sure if they've changed their staff types, but that could be why the OP hasn't received a reply....just a thought.

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I used to live there. There was even a two year wait for a job bagging groceries ...and you only got paid in tips, no wages beyond that. I would love to work as a nurse in Landstuhl, but yeah ...not happening.

Oh, yeah those commissary grocery bagging jobs were like the pot of gold. My husband worked for the DIO office in Kaiserslautern and oversaw a bunch of that stuff. He used to pull what little hair he had left out every month dealing with it. I loved our apartment in Miesau and would go back to the area in a minute if I could swing it.

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I think what will realistically be possible is travel nursing in the U.S. Three months in and three months out and alternate. I see many high pay travel assignments for OR, and L&D as well as flu season. Working the high pay jobs will make up for not being employed for six months. Also it's important to file taxes properly.

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I was interested too, right after college. I have found that most countries have their own laws and requirements for healthcare workers. Finding a nurse jobs that skirts the local regulations is challenging and probably limited to government-related facilities, such as military bases and embassies. Non-governmental positions probably aren't providing patient care, like teaching and Healthcare industry, as was mentioned by previous posters. Even nurse positions for docs without borders tend to be more program development or management related. Anyway, my impression was that finding a job abroad would be very difficult, particularly for the skill set of a newer nurse. If you do have luck, be sure to come back and update. I'm sure a lot of people would be interested in hearing your journey.

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1. DOD positions- https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/498070100

2. Civilian navy nurse position in Okinawa- https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/505709800

3. Nurse Practitioner position with the CIA- https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/494073900

4. Civilian Nurse position with air force in Guam- https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/501282200

5. LPN position in Baumholder, Germany- https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/504702500

6. US Army civilian nurse in Hawaii- https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/504710900 and https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/505067500

7. Nurse Practitioner with Peace Corps- https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/503957800

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1. DOD positions- https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/498070100

2. Civilian navy nurse position in Okinawa- https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/505709800

3. Nurse Practitioner position with the CIA- https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/494073900

4. Civilian Nurse position with air force in Guam- https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/501282200

5. LPN position in Baumholder, Germany- https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/504702500

6. US Army civilian nurse in Hawaii- https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/504710900 and https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/505067500

7. Nurse Practitioner with Peace Corps- https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/503957800

The "this job is open to" section shuts out most of us.

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The "this job is open to" section shuts out most of us.

1, 3, 4, 6 and 7 are all open to the public. So all except two of those listed.

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1, 3, 4, 6 and 7 are all open to the public. So all except two of those listed.

That's funny ...2 and 5 were the only ones I looked at.

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That's funny ...2 and 5 were the only ones I looked at.

:roflmao: Thats funny.

Come on Guam would be nice! Or Hawaii! I think one job they have listed there is at $100k salary, if I remember correctly.

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Any one who has any experience with the military in Germany knows that Baumholder is not exactly a Tahiti-like assignment. Doubt that the location has changed much over the years. Not like Hawaii.

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I haven't spent time in Columbia, but I have lived in both Costa Rica and Peru. From what I gather, nursing wages in Latin America are quite low (think

If your goal is to travel, I'd consider travel nursing in high-salary states (like CA) 6 months out of the year, then travel internationally on medical missions 6 months out of the year.

Even though you can certainly apply for non-bedside nursing jobs abroad, you may have a hard time getting one. It's very expensive for companies to sponsor a work Visa, and they only get a limited number for the entire company. Unless you have some special skill that their own nurses can't provide, it's almost always in their best interest to hire a nurse from their own country before a foreigner.

Maybe try using the AllNurses search bar to google 'nurse work from home' or 'nurse work over phone.' I'd imagine there are some insurance companies that would offer that kind of a job.

This is what I have considered. I want to see different places so my goal is to be a travel nurse in the US which typically pays higher than an average nursing job. Depending on this, you can only work 9 months out of the year and that would be the equivalent of a normal 12 month salary but free to have 3 months to do volunteer travel or leisure travel

(If my information is not accurate please correct me)

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I was interested too, right after college. I have found that most countries have their own laws and requirements for healthcare workers. Finding a nurse jobs that skirts the local regulations is challenging and probably limited to government-related facilities, such as military bases and embassies. Non-governmental positions probably aren't providing patient care, like teaching and Healthcare industry, as was mentioned by previous posters. Even nurse positions for docs without borders tend to be more program development or management related. Anyway, my impression was that finding a job abroad would be very difficult, particularly for the skill set of a newer nurse. If you do have luck, be sure to come back and update. I'm sure a lot of people would be interested in hearing your journey.

This is true. From looking into jobs in various fields after college I found that for ANY job in most of (Western)Europe the company needs to prove that you are more qualified and better for the job than any possible EU citizen they can find.

This is why there are so many ESL and au-pair positions for US citizens.

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