Nicu jobs in houston -help please

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Hi friends,

iam a new rn licenced in california .Currently iam residing in Texas and want to search for the post of nicu Rn in houston area.I have applied for endorsing my licence to TExas already but not yet received my temporary licence.By the time iam waiting for it have to search for job in different hospitals.Which are the hospitals i should apply for ?I have a total of 4 year experience and in that 2 years in NICU (saudi ministry of health).because of my imigration process I was not been working for last one year .Is there will be any problem for that? help please...please suggest som of the good hospitals in houston....can anyone say what are the basic pay rate also? thanks for your response in advance

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

It is unlikely that you will achieve your goal in Houston. The hospitals that have NICU (I am assuming you are referring to neo-natal & not Neuro, right?) are highly sought-after tertiary facilities that are deluged with applicants, and NICUs usually have very little turnover. The only route into one of those facilities for any new grad is via an internship - and those slots are usually filled with folks who did their clinical rotations in the facility.

Your immigration status is also going to cause problems. Since hospitals have so many well-qualified applicants to consider, they are not usually open to hiring anyone that comes with any extra baggage. I would suggest you focus your efforts on the community-based hospitals rather than the med center. You may also want to go ahead and get your NRP certification if possible - it would show potential employers how serious you are.

Good luck.

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If you could do it, work in San Antonio. The Neonatal ICU's are busy here.

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