New nurse moving to Thailand

[yokara]

I have a BSN and (very) recently passed NCLEX. I will be moving to Chiang Mai, Thailand in less than a month. I'm teaching english for sure so I already have a 1 year work visa, but now that I have my RN, I was wondering if anyone knows what kind of positions are available. I don't have any experience to speak of, and I don't know the language (yet!). I guess I'm just wondering if my license will work in Thailand, and if so, what is nursing like in Thailand? Any thoughts, insight or suggestions are welcome! Thanks!

[bsnbear]

Yokara (and others),

I have a potential opportunity to be in a similar situation to yourself - I am a recent grad, brand new RN, in Thailand. I have no experience as a paid nurse, curious in the last 2 years what progress you made towards nursing. I would be in Bangkok, so this "might" make my plight a bit easier than you, but curious if you or anyone else has any helpful advice.

I would be moving with my wife being posted to Bangkok, due to here role, acquiring a work visa would not be a challenge.

Any helpful advice would be appreciated!

[ahuelsk12]

Hello! I am graduating in May and I am hoping to move to Thialand or some where similar to work as a teacher for a year. I noticed this post was from a few years back and I was curious about your experience, what company you used or what school you taught at while you were there and how it all ended up working out for you? I am really interested in international education and nursing and would love to hear your story!

[Elisa_italynurse]

Hello everybody!

i m an italian nurse and i would like to moving to Thailand..do you have suggest for me?

[Toomie]

Hello,

I am a student nurse and will be graduating with my ADN next week. I just came across this thread i find it very interesting. As far as I know, to work as a nurse in Thailand, you probably need to be registered in the Thai board of nursing. There are a lot of nurse from Philippines working in Bangkok though. So i think it is doable. My suggestion is trying to look for school nurse job in the international schools or a medical coordinator position in medical assistance company like Euro-center, ISOS, BUPA. Their customers are mainly expats so they need nurses who can speak English. As for the hospitals that might except international nurses, I would say, try Samitiveth, BNH, Bangkok hospital. Good luck!