hospital experience dilemma

[mrmiyagi]

i have this situation, hope you guys can help me decide:

2 hospitals in the province - government hospital vs private hospital, both tertiary

i'm currently a trainee in the government hospital but i can transfer to the private hospital (PH)

this is also the 1st time i've had clinical experience. but i'm qualified for both their requirements of RN and ivt card.

government:

200 bed capacity

currently, unpaid trainee for 3 months(1.5 month completed)

trainee certificate after 3 months (i'll not get this if i transfer)

normal course is volunteer after training completed

friend can help me get a "probational employee" status(higher than volunteer but lower than staff) but i'd say my chances are around 70-80% since you know how politics work in GH.

more patients = overtime (uncompensated)

higher salary if i get hired (but lesser chance compared to private).

private:

90 bed capacity

training w/ salary

automatic chance of being employed as staff

less patients but probably more systematic training

probably more stressful dealing with patients

lower salary

considering i'm thinking of long-term benefits and my priority is to work in US. 2nd choice is probably SG but i don't have enough info on nurses in SG.

salary is something but i could sacrifice that for a better future. lol.

so what should i do? is bed capacity is a big factor?

for US nurses, were you really screened and judge from what kind of philippine hospital you worked for?

thanks.

[mrmiyagi]

thanks for the replies everyone.

@daly city RN wow. that's a pretty good position if you're in a job you love.

@DILM i think i'll listen to your advice. thanks.

@chinie what exactly is a healthcare assistant? how long exactly? i'm also interested in a job in singapore.

i'm not sure about this but does the nclex really expire? i heard somewhere that you only take the nclex once. as with other licenses, you just need to renew it? or maybe i'm wrong. lol

[bobby123]

@chinie: you are an RN but working as a Healthcare Assistant in Singapore. Why? I don't know about Singapore much but I know of some Filipinos who are nurses there so why work as an HCA?

@mrmiyagi: a healthcare assistant is the same as personal care worker or nurses' aide. They assist RNs with ADLs and such. If you are a registered nurse in the Philippines then you would be overqualified. Will not look good on CV unless you are studying to be an RN generally. New Zealand is definitely closed to overseas nurses and Australia also has an oversupply of nurses for now unfortunately.

[mrmiyagi]

thanks for that info bobby. so i guess the salary would be not that high if that's the case.

do countries like singapore consider volunteer experience as a nurse? there is a chance i could end up volunteering in the government hospital for some time if i don't get hired soon.

it would be really convenient to work in singapore since it's very near the philippines. japan would also be good but i don't speak japanese and have no idea about the process of applying there. japan is a nice country i think. i'm mr. miyagi afterall.