LVN unemployment in CA?

Pangea Reunited, ASN, RN · Feb 10, 2014

It's an extremely tight market with a very high cost of living. I wouldn't move there without a firm job offer and/or someone already set up there who is willing to fully support you, financially.

And I'm not sure how it is in Kentucky, but LVNs have a pretty restrictive scope of practice in California. That may also be something to consider if you're used to working more independently.

chavezm1109 · Feb 10, 2014

I have family down there who I can stay with until I do find something. Are they wanting 1 year + experience in California? I do something's pretty independently j-tube wise and IV wise.

systoly · Feb 10, 2014

I have family down there who I can stay with until I do find something. Are they wanting 1 year + experience in California? I do something's pretty independently j-tube wise and IV wise.

how well do you know these family members

i'm saying this, because we moved to another state

to be with family and were supposed to live with fam

until we got established, however, our hosts had different

housekeeping standards so we had to get an appartment

right away

we struggled for two years

kynzoesmommy · Feb 10, 2014

I have family down there who I can stay with until I do find something. Are they wanting 1 year + experience in California? I do something's pretty independently j-tube wise and IV wise.

We live in Southern Cali but according to my mom, most hospitals are phasing LVNs out. She challenged the board to become an LVN about 7 years ago but a few years ago, her hospital stopped using LVNs so she does CNA work now. Good luck!

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chavezm1109 · Feb 11, 2014

It would be with my mom so luckily I'm not concerned about that.

So California is becoming a mainly RN state?

Pangea Reunited, ASN, RN · Feb 11, 2014

LVNs in California cannot give IV medication which makes them difficult to utilize in an acute care setting. RNs are abundant and competing for SNF jobs that have traditionally gone to LVNs. Six months of experience is almost in the "new grad" range and would not be considered competitive. If you're OK living off your family and really want to move, give it a try ...just be realistic about your expectations.

I'm in southern California ...and as an RN with an associate's and two years of experience, I didn't have many options, but I did find a job I love. San Fransico is at least as bad for finding work- maybe worse.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Feb 11, 2014

RNs are abundant and competing for SNF jobs that have traditionally gone to LVNs.

And LVNs in California are overly abundant because the state has 200+ LVN programs pumping tens of thousands of new grads into the employment pipeline every few months when the demand simply has not been there for the past 5 or 6 years.