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1. Ask me anything, Australian RN here

   rajo replied to rajo's topic in Australia

   I work in one of the hospitals that is owned by Ramsay and yes they still do sponsor nurses. If you are a theatre (operating room), icu, mental, or aged care trained RN with then you can still find sponsors here.

2. Ask me anything, Australian RN here

   rajo replied to rajo's topic in Australia

   You can only get registered to AHPRA once you have finished your BP and your IELTS result is still valid. Submit your requirements and payment ASAP for you to secure a slot. What school offers the Feb 2019 intake? There is no nursing examination here...

3. Ask me anything, Australian RN here

   rajo replied to rajo's topic in Australia

   Hi Which hospital? Which area of nursing are you specializing in? Theatre and ICU trained nurses are quicker to find a sponsor than ward nurses. No, you dont have to signup with any agency. I did everything on my own. Pass your IELTS first because sc...

4. Ask me anything, Australian RN here

   rajo replied to rajo's topic in Australia

   Where did you get those NP numbers from? Seems a lot. Maybe those 10k NP who are not practicing as such do not want to got to rural places. It is impossible to get a NP job in the cities as there are just too many doctors around. If you checked my f...

5. Ask me anything, Australian RN here

   rajo replied to rajo's topic in Australia

   Of course but this wont be handed to you. You need to have years of experience and/or a Master's degree to be qualified as such. It is faster/easier to get a senior role in aged care compared to theatre BUT the pay is lower. Why are you so worried ab...

6. Ask me anything, Australian RN here

   rajo replied to rajo's topic in Australia

   $60-80k is more than enough. You could live a decent life here in Sydney with that salary. Fyi, that is just the base pay. You get paid 1.5x of your hourly rate for the first 2hrs of OT then 2x to anything beyond that. Holiday pay is 2.5x if i am not...

7. Ask me anything, Australian RN here

   rajo replied to rajo's topic in Australia

   Nope. I havent met a single American nurse. I was paid as A yr4 RN when I started working here which paid around $35/hr. Year 2-3 get paid maybe around $32-33/hr. There is a huge demand for theatre nurses here. Less than 2weeks in 2012. Of course, th...

8. Ask me anything, Australian RN here

   rajo replied to rajo's topic in Australia

   Easier if you have the experience but still that is not a guarantee. I would say that it was easy to find a sponsor in 2012. There were 40 of us in a class and within a week after finishing our BP, all of us got sponsored.

9. Ask me anything, Australian RN here

   rajo replied to rajo's topic in Australia

   1. 3 years but at that time, AHPRA and BP schools just requite 3 MONTHS IN THE LAST 5 YEARS experience. It was EASY to find a sponsor in 2012. 2. 3mos in 2012. I think it now takes 6mos. 3. EASY. NO STRESS AT ALL :)

10. Ask me anything, Australian RN here

    rajo replied to rajo's topic in Australia

    2 ways: One 1. Have at least 3 years experience for better chance of hiring 2. Pass OET/IELTS/PTE 3. Apply for a bridging program 4. Pass your bridging program 5. AHPRA RN 6. Find sponsorship OR 1. Repeat your RN degree here which takes 3 years 2. Pa...

11. Ask me anything, Australian RN here

    rajo replied to rajo's topic in Australia

    What do you mean by "cracked up"? Australian dollar is higher than NZ dollar so yeah it is all worth it. I know a lot of NZ nurses coming over to Australia.

12. Ask me anything, Australian RN here

    rajo replied to rajo's topic in Australia

    Hi all. Sorry for the late reply

13. Ask me anything, Australian RN here

    rajo posted a topic in Australia

    Just trying to give back to the community which helped me get started. About me: - Originally from the Philippines - Bridging program in 2012 - Living and working in Sydney since 2012 - Theatre Nurse RN (Operating Room) - I compiled and submitted all...

14. Australian nurse planning to working in United States

    rajo replied to rajo's topic in International

    Oh ok Thanks I think it is better if i just contact the US immigration and certain agencies instead of asking here Seems like no one wants to share their experience once they found out the answer to their enquiry or no one is in the same boat as me. ...

15. Australian nurse planning to working in United States

    rajo replied to rajo's topic in International

    Hi Silverdragon Do you have any idea if nursing agencies can be a sponsor for a working visa or only hospitals or healthcare facilities can? I just want to work for nursing agencies to make me flexible in moving from state to state