How to find a job on basis of temoprary registration??

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · May 16, 2008

I'd suggest contacting the hospitals directly. Many of them have web sites with career listings that will tell you what positions are open, what experience is needed to be considered for hire and how to make your application.

chezie · May 22, 2008

I need advise on this one too, well my question is also somewhat related.. I've registered to take the exam on october 2008 here in BC. And I got the form for a temporary work permit and i've been sending my resume to different institutions (nursing homes/extended care facilities)

I'm a bit disappointed because none of them have called me, although i dont really blame them because I'm an internationally educated nurse with no hospital experience (because I left my country right before they released the results of our board examination) and have only been doing home support/care giving.

Anyways, what can you do eh? I guess I'll just have to write the exam first, see if I pass and then maybe try applying again. :stone

So my question is, once you pass the CRNE, it takes about 4-8 weeks for the results to come out right? and then they send you mail that says whether you pass or fail it and a couple of forms for registration. But what if you haven't worked your 250 interim hours? does that mean you can't register? do you only get your license after you've done your 250 hours? or will you be able to get it as soon as you pass the CRNE? sorry i'm a bit confused about that because from the form i've read that once you've completed the 250 hours thats the time you get registered.. :bugeyes:

mgill32 · May 23, 2008

HI Cheize 86

i bet you must be confused &worried like me.yeh its really crazy:banghead: to find a job in this situation..when you need to be concentrating on your prepration for CRNE too...I know its a very good idea for international graduates like us to have first hand experience in clinical settings here in canada before actually getting on the floor as RN..bt i am bit confused here ..do we need to complete 250hrs:coollook: in clinical area (i mean,, is it compulsory)before registering or its only forthose candidates who got no experience at all..as i got no such information from college of nursing...this will be an addition to my stress:(..can somebody enlighten please...thanx:redpinkhe

RGN1 · May 23, 2008

On the British ex pats website there's a comment that just sending a resume doesn't always elicit a response and you are better off actually calling HR departments direct. That may possibly be one of the reasons you are not getting a response.

Have you checked out the local job market though? Are there plenty of vacancies? Not all Provinces are actively hiring right now. I know BC, Vancouver & Alberta are all hiring foreign nurses. Alberta requires a minimum amount of nursing hours in your own country within the last 2-5 years though. Don't know other Provinces requirements but they all have good websites which you really should check out.

I was lucky because I have a friends in the area I wanted to go to who actually took in my resume physically - I had a job offer within 48 hours.

Oh and as an aside to sit for CRNE in October this year you have to submit your paperwork by July.

As far as hours as Canadian nurse hours goes I can only talk for what Alberta has said to me. I am eligible to work as a grad nurse, my temporary permit will last 6 months and by then I hope to have passed CRNE. From what it says I can renew the temporary permit but only if I have completed 250 hours of certified work as a grad nurse (is that where your figure comes from?) I guess that's your let out if you fail CRNE at your first attempt. I hope I don't have to renew it as I want to pass the CRNE in October!

I'm sure Jan will be along to say more but I really think you need to make sure you fulfil the basic requirements for wherever you want to work first before worrying about the details.

chezie · May 23, 2008

hello mgill32,

yes it is a bit frustrating but i dont really blame the institutions, i mean we/i am sort of a bigger liability than an asset were they to hire me under an interim permit because i have no experience and thing is, its not a sure thing that im going to pass the crne..

anyways, i'm not too sure about ontario.. but here in bc its a must that you work the 250 hours before you can register although you do have the option of using the interim before or after you take the exam...

i'm a bit confused about that though because does that mean that even though you take the crne and you pass it you won't be able to get a license unless you've worked the 250 hours? coz i mean it does say that you can only register after you've worked that... and also is there an expiry date to your passing the crne? like do you have to take it over if you've not worked the 250 hours and your file with the regulatory body (in my case crnbc) has exceeded the 2 year limit?

Hello RGN1,

yes.. i do think that it would have been best if i called the hr departments first before sending in my resume but some of the institutions said that they didnt want phone calls.. so.. anyways ill probably try again after i sit the exam and passed it.. maybe then i'll have a better shot at gettng a job :)

oh and i've already passed all the paperwork, actually i was hoping i could make it to take the june exam but i missed the deadline so i settled for october instead.. goodluck in your exam!

suzanne4, RN · May 23, 2008

I need advise on this one too, well my question is also somewhat related.. I've registered to take the exam on october 2008 here in BC. And I got the form for a temporary work permit and i've been sending my resume to different institutions (nursing homes/extended care facilities)
I'm a bit disappointed because none of them have called me, although i dont really blame them because I'm an internationally educated nurse with no hospital experience (because I left my country right before they released the results of our board examination) and have only been doing home support/care giving.
Anyways, what can you do eh? I guess I'll just have to write the exam first, see if I pass and then maybe try applying again. :stone
So my question is, once you pass the CRNE, it takes about 4-8 weeks for the results to come out right? and then they send you mail that says whether you pass or fail it and a couple of forms for registration. But what if you haven't worked your 250 interim hours? does that mean you can't register? do you only get your license after you've done your 250 hours? or will you be able to get it as soon as you pass the CRNE? sorry i'm a bit confused about that because from the form i've read that once you've completed the 250 hours thats the time you get registered..

You are going to need to complete the 250 required hours before you will be able to become a registered nurse there. You will not be considered registered until that time. Just by passing the licensing exam does not fulfill the requirements for licensure there.

suzanne4, RN · May 23, 2008

HI Cheize 86
i bet you must be confused &worried like me.yeh its really crazy:banghead: to find a job in this situation..when you need to be concentrating on your prepration for CRNE too...I know its a very good idea for international graduates like us to have first hand experience in clinical settings here in canada before actually getting on the floor as RN..bt i am bit confused here ..do we need to complete 250hrs:coollook: in clinical area (i mean,, is it compulsory)before registering or its only forthose candidates who got no experience at all..as i got no such information from college of nursing...this will be an addition to my stress:(..can somebody enlighten please...thanx:redpinkhe

Each province is different, just like each state in the US. British Columbia requires 250 clinical hours done there if you have trained out of Canada. Even if you trained in the US and hold a Canadian passport, these hours still need to be completed.

It is required for all, no matter what type of experience that you do have if you have not worked in Canada in the past.

RGN1 · May 23, 2008

Each province is different, just like each state in the US. British Columbia requires 250 clinical hours done there if you have trained out of Canada. Even if you trained in the US and hold a Canadian passport, these hours still need to be completed.
It is required for all, no matter what type of experience that you do have if you have not worked in Canada in the past.

Just goes to show how different each Provonces' requirements are. It's really important to do your research before applying.

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · May 23, 2008

Good comments suzanne4 and RGN1. These questions have been asked and answered in another thread somewhere around here, and the summaries you've provided are quite accurate.

chezie_86, you may write the CRNE a total of three times. If you aren't successful after three tries, you will be forbidden to try again. Given the timelines for CNA getting the results to people and deadlines for applying, three tries might end up taking nearly two years. (I'm not suggesting that you would need three tries, but there have been some people who have.) Let's say for example Betsy writes in October and isn't successful. She might not find that out until a week after the deadline for the February exam... so she'd have to wait until June. There's eight months from the first attempt. Then Betsy writes in June and again isn't successful. But because June is the sitting with the greatest number or writers, she doesn't get her results until August and it's too late to apply for the October sitting... Now she's waiting til February of the NEXT year and that's another seven months. Betsy might need almost two years to get through the exam process alone. Having said that, if you pass on your first try, that pass doesn't evaporate while you fulfill the remaining requirements for your practice permit. Once you pass, you're done with CRNE. And to paraphrase Martha Stewart, "That's a VERY good thing!"

chezie · May 23, 2008

if you pass on your first try, that pass doesn't evaporate while you fulfill the remaining requirements for your practice permit. Once you pass, you're done with CRNE. And to paraphrase Martha Stewart, "That's a VERY good thing!"

hello janfrn,

thanks so much for that piece of info, that was what i was really waiting to hear, the 'you don't have to take it ever again once you've passed it'. yes, i do know that you're only allowed to take the exam 3 times, and that if i do fail the exam this october (heres to hoping i dont) that the earliest i'll probably be able to retake it would be by june and that if you do fail you probably wont be able to work your interim (err that part isnt really so much a problem in my case seeing as to i havent found an institution willing to supervise me bec of my lack of experience.. sad but what can you do).. so what i was thinking is that ill be going back to my country for a bit, after the exam, do volunteer work in a hospital.. now i know its not canadian experience.. but at least its experience, might make my resume look more appealing and more importantly it might boost my confiendce a bit eh?

anyways thats still a looong way away, and i have to say i should focus on studying to pass the exam first :wink2:

mgill32 · May 23, 2008

hello friends,,

Thanx for your valuable advice..and i havechecked with College of nurses of Ontario:nurse: today regarding 250hrs work on interm permit....the response is that as long as you have provided the evidence of safe practice within last five years..its tottly an option for you to work on temporary registration basis,once you pass CRNE you will get your registration is done automatically after submiting the required fee:)

And regarding the eligibility to write CRNE..my application is approved &i will be sitting in Oct'08 :typing...

Also i found where the gap:bugeyes: is in my resume..actually i am holding CPR certification from australia...although the procedures are same..but i need to upgrade myself with a certificate from canada..Lets see how i will do with my job hunt after this...thanx a lot friends:heartbeat