I'm a NICU RN with 9 years experience. I've always worked as a regular, NOC shift employee. I'm moving my family of 4 from Santa Cruz, CA to Portland, OR in July. I put my resume on Indeed while I wait for endorsement, and have been inundated by calls from Travel Nursing agencies who are "impressed with my resume" and are telling me they can set me up with a 13 week contract to get us there and then help me with per diem or get hired on as a regular employee after the contract. It's appealing to have housing paid for in the school district of our choice while we buy our own home but I worry about stability once the contract is up, not to mention home financing based on contract nursing rather than permanent.
Im starting at square one knowing little to nothing about the different agencies and contracts but so far I've spoken with Maxim, PSA, Integrated, and Prolink so far...
(I know there's a lot to unpack here but again, any advice is appreciated! Thanks!)
Thanks. It's looking like I may travel or even do pediatric home health just to get there. Kaiser Sunnyside is my dream spot hospital right now. We're looking more Milwaukie/Happy Valley/West Linn area. Not big fans of strip mall cities, which is my experience with Beaverton/Hillsboro. Sherwood looks great but not the best for commuting. My 11 year old has her heart set on a high school for the arts like the one in Milwaukie, just wish the middle school options were better in that area.
Hi, OHSU I believe is the only hospital in Portland that requires a BSN to be hired. My family and I will be going on the road doing travel RNs jobs for 9-12 months starting this November. We own a nice home in Milwaukie and are looking for other nurses to rent it while we are gone. Email me if you might be interested and we could see if it would be a good fit. Renting is not easy around here these days. kqemail is my email. I use gmail. (don't know if people scan these posts for email addresses) best of luck with the move!
75k is definitely doable here. You'd have to talk to someone in the NICU of each hospital to see how long it would take to get a day job. I don't know how saturated the lactation consulting world is, but I do know that Melissa COle of Luna Lactation is the best around. :)
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Thanks. It's looking like I may travel or even do pediatric home health just to get there. Kaiser Sunnyside is my dream spot hospital right now. We're looking more Milwaukie/Happy Valley/West Linn area. Not big fans of strip mall cities, which is my experience with Beaverton/Hillsboro. Sherwood looks great but not the best for commuting. My 11 year old has her heart set on a high school for the arts like the one in Milwaukie, just wish the middle school options were better in that area.