New LPN Grad moving to Washington

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I'm a New LPN grad living in Louisiana I'm moving to Vancouver, Washington.

I need any info about employment!!!

How long is the Endorsement process?

What are good schools for RN?

THANKS :)

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I just moved to vancouver, I know nobody or anything about it yet lol. Wish I could help more but we're in the same boat.

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Thanks for replying! Nice to know I'm not Alone.

Let me know anything you find out PLEASE!

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Specializes in Home health, Addictions, Detox, Psych and clinics..

Since you're so close to the border of Oregon I would consider endorsing license to Oregon as well as you could cross stateline and have more chances for employment in the Portland metro area. The process took me about a little over one month. You'll need finger prints taken and sent to the state of Washington. Get ready for the rain and most of all the gloom lol. I never noticed an abundance of jobs in south Washington but there are a ton of LPN jobs in the Puget sound area for sure! :))

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Since you're so close to the border of Oregon I would consider endorsing license to Oregon as well as you could cross stateline and have more chances for employment in the Portland metro area. The process took me about a little over one month. You'll need finger prints taken and sent to the state of Washington. Get ready for the rain and most of all the gloom lol. I never noticed an abundance of jobs in south Washington but there are a ton of LPN jobs in the Puget sound area for sure! :))

THANK YOU SO MUCH THAT HELPED!!!

I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER:)

Definitely going to USE YOUR ADVICE

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Specializes in Home health, Addictions, Detox, Psych and clinics..

Good luck to you :) Vancouver is pretty! Portland is gorgeous. Hope you have good car insurance cuz there are so many rocks chip incidents in Washington and north Oregon lol!

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I am in the northern Puget Sound area..just got here a few months ago.

Its a beautiful place

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Puget is too far for me to drive. :(

How many weeks exactly did it take for Washington to endorse you?

Do you think it possible for me to get a job by August as a New LPN GRAD.

I'm filling out applications now.

THANKS IN ADVANCE!

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Kaiser permanente. I came from California, and my endorsement took about 6-8 weeks, but I think the hold up was on the California side. Clark college has a lpn to rn bridge program. Ditto about getting the Oregon license as well.

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I live too far north to get an OR license. I am closer to Canada ;)

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Specializes in Home health, Addictions, Detox, Psych and clinics..

I think you can, but the market from what I remember is more tough in southern Washington and in Oregon in general for LPNs.. It can be done I'm sure if you aren't too picky. 5-8 weeks for endorsement is accurate from California lol. CA doesn't use nursys -.-'.

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