I want to travel internationally

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Hello everyone, I'm a nurse that's interested in traveling abroad.  

I wouldn't mind being somewhere in europe, latin america or the middle east.  

My issue is I have no idea where to begin. I spoke to a recruiter from medical solutions, and they only had positions in gaum. ...and those positions were med-surg, YUCK!  

I'm an oncology nurse and I do outpatient infusion; I would like to remain within that realm.  

do any of you know agencies that can help me reach my dream of travel?

Helen Ziegler is the usual go to for Middle East jobs but there are other agencies (Google) or you can go direct to hospitals. Volunteer charitable work is plentiful in Latin America. Continental Europe would be really hard (although there are ways such as US civilian military).  Easiest place would probably be Britain. I'd start with licensure, then jobs will be plentiful. You may be able to find an agency to help, I was working for Cross Country when I went in 1998 and they had a partner agency there that helped. Still, I was a direct employee of a hospital with a work permit. In any case, having licensure would be a big plus. With such a license, you may be able to work in places like the British Virgin Islands and Bermuda off the top of my head. 

New Zealand and Australia you would need their license. One plus of New Zealand is that you would be allowed to look for work on a tourist visa and stay. Most countries you would have to leave and re-enter with a work permit (including Britain).

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