hospitals in california who offers direct hiring for foreign nurses

joecalifa · Dec 7, 2009

Of course the nurse must have his or her NCLEX, visa screen certificate completed, there are jobs out there, one just have to look deep, people still get sick and sicker, hospitals are busy, emergency rooms are packed with people, I believe that some of the hospitals used the economy as a scapegoat so they could save money as well, we all know about the real state, stock market loss, etc.. I guess maybe the honeymoon is over for new grads, but there are jobs out there. I remember a couple of years back it was a lot easier. Learn as much as you can, get experience, and obtain certifications, now there is a problem with the immigration at the moment , it is called retrogression especially EB3 category so many applicants, not enough staff to process and not enough visas to be processed. Still, this country is in need of nurses, no matter of what happens, the nation will always need qualified health care professionals and that is a fact. They might make some changes, nurses are needed everywhere, without us , who will implement the care of the pt? Also, who will educate future nurses, many colleges with huge waiting lists, and no capability to run classes due to the shortage of nurse educators again it goes back to the shortage right!!

Finally , I do see light in the end, I believe it will get better , and conditions will improve for all of us, but it will take a long time.

Be optimistic, study and learn as much as you can, and you ll succeed it.

NurseCubanitaRN2b, BSN, RN · Dec 8, 2009

I wouldn't go as far to say that hospitals are using the economy as a scapegoat. The economy does have a direct impact on hospitals because people aren't having procedures that they need because of cost. The census in hospitals are running low because people aren't going to the hospital unless it's an emergency and again it's because of cost. You're correct this nation as in all nations will always need nurses because all in all, people are getting sick. The reason why there aren't many educators in nursing in this country is because of the pay. Most people who need the money would rather work as a floor nurse than education student nurses because they will get paid more to work under their own license rather than have a bunch of students work under their license. The economy is a trend and once the economy picks up in a few years hospitals will have the money to train new nurses and therefore we will have new grad positions opening up for all new/seasoned nurses.