Hello, need some advise on relocating

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Hi everyone.

I have been reading this message board for months and have learned so much, but have finally reached a point in my schooling that I need to ask some questions now.

I know through reading here for so long, that there are several of you who have relocated for positions, and I would love some advice.

Please read the post that I wrote in the California section, "relocation..." so I don't need to repeat myself here.

I know that I will have a great support system here from reading messages for the last 6 or so months. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Danae

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welcome to the site. enjoy your stay and best wishes to you. :balloons:

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Hospitals are desperate for RN's, so you have the "upper hand". Many will fly you for your interview and pay relocation. Decide which are you want to live in and either do a hospital search on the internet. Many hospitals have websites listing jobs and benefits, as well as a way to contact the recruiter. If you want to INUNDATED with offers, post your resume and where you want to work on sites like career builder or monster.com. These are the only two I know of, but I am sure there are more. I know our hospital recruits from these sites. I once posted my resume on one of these sites and had more response than I could ever imagine.

good luck!

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Thank you for your response.

I have applied to 15 hospitals in California and most of them have sent back an e-mail with further applying istructions, but I have only been personally contacted by two of them: Hoag recruiter sounded all excited at first, but then told me she only had one opening left and more applicants to call and she would keep me in mind the next couple of weeks (this was NOT an interview, just an initial contact).

But UCLA has talked to me on the phone and has set up 2 phone interviews with 2 seperate unit managers for next week. They help with airfare or gas, but my concern is what about living arrangements when I first get there? I will not have an apt. Do hospitals help with this kind of need? Is this something that I can negotiate or is the help strictly for just getting me there?

Thanks again,

Danae

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I know that our nurse recruiter has helped with housing when nurses have relocated to take a position in our hospital. He puts the nurses in contact with a real estate agent. Our recruiter gets a commission for the nurses he recruits, so he is eager to help applicants out. I am not sure if that's the case at all hospitals. You know when you move to keep receipts. The moving expense is tax deductable.

Julie

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Welcome to the site. Enjoy your stay and best wishes to you. :balloons:

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