NP Military Spouse Overseas

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My husband is in the military as an engineer and the idea was that he wouldn't be going overseas most likely unless he "wanted to.". Now, they are trying to groom him toward a career path that will most likely take him overseas.  I am wondering if anyone else is a military spouse here and also NP.  Were you able to find a job overseas as a NP?  I'm extremely stressed about the mere idea of this and how it will affect my career.  He may not be stationed at a particular base which means there may not even be a military hospital nearby.  I speak a little Spanish but I don't think that will be extremely helpful in most Asian or European countries.  How will it look on my resume if I have been out of practice for 5 years?  Ugh.

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Specializes in Adult-Gero NP.

I am an NP who is also a mil. spouse. I did look into this a while back, but for different reasons. I don't want to bore you, so I'll get straight to the resources that you may find beneficial in the following links to ThriveAP and USA Jobs (you can enter a country name and see what pops up). 

Another thought is to do telehealth. Check with the state you're currently licensed in and see if you can do telehealth for patients that live in your state regardless of where you physically are. If you work for a company or organization, they may allow you to continue employment by doing telehealth. If you go down this path, some things to consider are: having a reliable work computer with all the EMR & encryptions for HIPAA, reliable internet connection, time zones of where you are vs. your patients, and eval&treat for mainly routine stuff and medical management. Doximity apps allows you to make free calls and/or virtual visits. If you work for a company, there may be an option for you to log on to a designated work PC that is physically in the office but you can use remotely (ex: "GoToMyPC") so that if any of the components needs to be serviced or updated, you don't have to mess with it. 

https://thriveap.com/blog/nurse-practitioners-international-scene

https://thriveap.com/blog/3-ways-work-internationally-nurse-practitioner

https://www.usajobs.gov/

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Hello, we are about to face the same situation. what did you end up doing?

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