Hawaii, anyone?

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Hi, I just got my Rn license in Hawaii and planning on taking a travel assignment. I would appreciate any feedback on your previous experience. I will be traveling with my 4 years old son. Any advice, any suggestion is highly appreciated. My current specialty is CICU. I have 14 years of experience in deferent areas, icu, stepdown, or, medsurg, tele.

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Try Aureus...pay was low 20's...but hey! Everyone wants to go there!

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Specializes in Paramedic,ER, House Supervisor, OR, CVOR.

Be sure you have everything in writing, are happy with your housing options and have enough money to get you there and back to the mainland. If you are used to public transportation you may do fine without a car, but if you usually are able to go when and where you want, you may want to consider working a vehicle into your plan. Do this all before you set foot on the island. I spent a year on Oahu and worked at Kapiolani in Honolulu. I also did some agency work on Maui, Hawaii and other hospitals on Oahu. It's a great experience, until you feel like you are stuck on a rock in the middle of the Pacific (Island Fever). Was there for just over 6 months before the symptoms started. Would love to go back again, but only for 6 months max.

Rod

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I'm currently looking into getting my Hawaii license. I'm curious to know how it's going for you. Did you get there?

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