Nurses who have relocated.What would you do? Your opinions please.

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Currently 8 months and counting on a medical floor. i relocated to the area alone(3.5 hours DRIVE) after not being able to find a hospital job locally in NYC.

My goals:

1> Find a job closer to home by summer 2012.i would have a little over a year's experience under my belt by then.Currently, I see my family only q2weeks:-(.

2>Land a specialty position ( ICU, L&D or the OR).

Re: goal #2, I feel my chances to transfer internally up here at my current hospital are higher than applying elsewhere w/ no specialty experience. Securing a specialty position up here would also mean extending my stay up here(which i don't want to). My fiance(who is not a nurse) thinks it is ok for me to transfer internallly to the specialty position but continue applying for jobs in NYC and then leave when i get one. I think otherwise.I feel bad taking into account that orientation in ICU could last 3-6 months and no preceptor would like that i left apruptly mid training or end of training.

So, I'm thinking of sticking to only goal #1 for now, i.e Forgo the idea of transferring into a specialty but stay w/ my current position, apply for job in NYC and leave when I get an offer. My goal to return home is Summer 2012.

what do you feel?

Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.

if you're planning a life with this man, you ought to be planning ahead to see what his job prospects are are where those jobs might be located, and then planning your move based on that.

have i flashed back to the 1950's??? plan ahead to see what his job prospects are?

Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
have i flashed back to the 1950's??? plan ahead to see what his job prospects are?

if you're planning to marry a man and to live in the same city with him, it might be wise to consider what his job prospects are before planning to change jobs and relocate. often one partner's prospects are more limited than the other's. of course, if you're not actually planning to marry the man or live with him, i guess it doesn't matter. i guess i was assuming that since the op was engaged, she was planning a life with the guy. my mistake.

Specializes in Med/Surg.
Currently 8 months and counting on a medical floor. i relocated to the area alone(3.5 hours DRIVE) after not being able to find a hospital job locally in NYC.

My goals:

1> Find a job closer to home by summer 2012.i would have a little over a year's experience under my belt by then.Currently, I see my family only q2weeks:-(.

2>Land a specialty position ( ICU, L&D or the OR).

Re: goal #2, I feel my chances to transfer internally up here at my current hospital are higher than applying elsewhere w/ no specialty experience. Securing a specialty position up here would also mean extending my stay up here(which i don't want to). My fiance(who is not a nurse) thinks it is ok for me to transfer internallly to the specialty position but continue applying for jobs in NYC and then leave when i get one. I think otherwise.I feel bad taking into account that orientation in ICU could last 3-6 months and no preceptor would like that i left apruptly mid training or end of training.

So, I'm thinking of sticking to only goal #1 for now, i.e Forgo the idea of transferring into a specialty but stay w/ my current position, apply for job in NYC and leave when I get an offer. My goal to return home is Summer 2012.

what do you feel?

Wow I felt like I was reading my life except I only get to see my family once every few months, which is extremely hard since I'm very close to my family. I pretty much moved 4 hrs away without knowing anyone and it's hard to be in a new place by yourself. Regardless of what anyone says you need to do what's best for you. I wish you the best of luck. My goal is also to return to NYC in 2012. :yeah:

Being close to family would be my #1 priority...unfortunately, what family of mine in left live in Texas..I'm in the Southeast and not in a position - not even CLOSE - that I could financially afford to move. I HATE living where I do..yes, I know, people will tell you that it's "just geography" - however, sometimes the geography can hold a lot of painful memories that are difficult to move on from because the reminders are literally everywhere.

I'm not clear on this "have to stay a year" thing either - a lot of people write this...if you can to move back include a cover letter with your application if you can basically stating your family has relocated to the area and it's home for you etc etc. That also lets the potential employer know you are not planning on going anywhere for awhile.

You can always move up the ladder most everywhere you go. Good luck.

OP, you are no less grown up if you want to live near your parents or whoever you mean by "family". You seem mature enough to have a goal, so work to attain it. Having specialty experience would be helpful but if you aren't going to stick with it at that hospital it probably isn't fair. Remember, there are many ways to be close with your fam, even if you can't spend as much time with them as you like, so don't give up an opportunity at your current place if the job in NYC does not come into fruition within your stated time period. I spent a year in a different time zone across the country, it was difficult but we stayed in touch. I am now five hours away and it is better but I make it work.

Ruby Vee, just because she has a finacee does not mean she doesn't have kids she is spending time away from, and just because they are your parents and your an adult does not make them any less important. An adult child wanting to be near her parents, who is otherwise independently functional does not make a person less mature.

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