I am an English R.N. fully licensed for NYS returning to work after an absence of 15 years to raise my family. All the experience I have is in the E.R. where I was one of the most senior nurses in the department before we moved over to the United States.
It was a hard job to get my license as I had to go through the whole process including taking the NCLEX in june and certs for ACLS and PALS.I have applied for MANY ER positions and only had one call back. At the interview the HR liked me but it was all about my orientation and how could they fit me in.
I need some advice.
What language should I be using with regard to barganing with these HR people.I feel very confident that I would be a huge asset to thier department I just cannot seem to get that across as I am unsure what all this orientation is about?
How can I get on to an orientation? Can you offer to pay for your own if its not within there budget so you can get cetified for iv's and whatever else they want from you. It is so disheartening as all I want to do is get back to work and use my skills. I applied for a ER per diem job at a tiny hospital that sees bearly 5,000 patients a year and I did not hear anything, my last job was outside London in a Level 1 Trauma that saw more than 60,000 per year!!!
Its like they see the UK and they see 15 years absence and in the garbage it goes!
I have the Accident and Emergengy Course from the UK which is similar to the CEN over here. If I go ahead and do the CEN in January will that make any difference to my job application or will it just be the same as it not current work experience. I am not sure I want to spend another 400 on something that will be worthless if they cannot get past the experience thing.I have also thought of joining the local EMT as a volunteer to show that I am sort of using my skills.. what does anyone think about that one?
Thankyou all for spending time to read this and I welcome ANY advice
