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It does, thank you. I had actually applied to El Camino -but they filled the position with a permanent staff member, rather than a traveller, so that place is out for now. Sad really, cause it looked like a great place. I'm not too worried if it's a trauma centre or not, so my recruiter is looking into all the places you mentioned for me. So far, no luck, though Stanford has agreed to review my file this afternoon, even though there are currently no openings. Here's hoping for the best!

Wow, thanks for the help. I've heard great things about SF and not-so-great things about Oakland. And Ontario's version of a "rough" area probably varies greatly from Oakland's. Anyway, still not sure what's going to happen, but I'll probably wait until the end of next week b/f I consider the job in Oakland -it just might be out of my league.

Why do you say the BART isn't good for shift workers? I'm just curious, as my company suggested it as a transport option. Also, what would the commute be like if I lived directly across teh bay in SF? My company finds the apartment adn pays for rent/utilities, so cost isn't exactly an issues. I just need to get out of Ontario soon, since my leave of absence starts awfully soon.

Have you written your NCLEX? Do you have a valid US license in another state already? I am from Canada also, but you need both of these...plus a US social security number (and to get that you need your TN visa...and to get the visa you need your CGFNS certificate). California is a difficult state to get licensed in initially. Minn is easiest for us Canadians. Good luck.

I'm waiting to start my first assignement as a travel nurse. I'm from a medium sized Ontario city and currently work in two different Level 1 trauma centres -an adult and a pediatric ER. My recruiter has offered me a position at Oakland Children's Hospital. Not being familiar with California, I'm not sure it's the place for me, as it seems awfully busy and I have no idea if the area it's in is safe or not. Any suggestions from other people? My friend is going to be working at Stanford in Palo Alto (no jobs for me in ER there) and I"d like to be near her. We were supposed to work in the same vacinity and share an apartment, but I'm not sure this is going to happen if I take the job in Oakland. Is it as dangerous as I've heard? My company has told me they'll find an apartment outside the city and that I can take the BART to get around, but I'm still pretty uncertain. Plus, where would we live that is close to the BART and still not too far from Stanford? This is beginning to become such a headache! Personally, I'd rather work in a combo ER (adult and peds) in an area closer to Palo Alto, but she says right now there isn't a lot of demand for travellers in Emerg in that area. Should I hold out or see how the position goes? Any suggestions greatly appreciated as my LOA from work starts in 2 weeks and I'd really like to have a job lined up by that time.

Thanks for your advice, I'll post it there as well. I'm so stressed about this that I haven't been sleeping much. It's almost 2 am here, and I'm wide awake and buzzing!

I'm waiting to start my first assignement as a travel nurse. I'm from a medium sized Ontario city and currently work in two different Level 1 trauma centres -an adult and a pediatric ER. My recruiter has offered me a position at Oakland Children's Hospital. Not being familiar with California, I'm not sure it's the place for me, as it seems awfully busy and I have no idea if the area it's in is safe or not. Any suggestions from other people? My friend is going to be working at Stanford in Palo Alto (no jobs for me in ER there) and I"d like to be near her. We were supposed to work in the same vacinity and share an apartment, but I'm not sure this is going to happen if I take the job in Oakland. Is it as dangerous as I've heard? My company has told me they'll find an apartment outside the city and that I can take the BART to get around, but I'm still pretty uncertain. Plus, where would we live that is close to the BART and still not too far from Stanford? This is beginning to become such a headache! Personally, I'd rather work in a combo ER (adult and peds) in an area closer to Palo Alto, but she says right now there isn't a lot of demand for travellers in Emerg in that area. Should I hold out or see how the position goes? Any suggestions greatly appreciated as my LOA from work starts in 2 weeks and I'd really like to have a job lined up by that time.

I'm waiting to start my first assignement as a travel nurse. I'm from a medium sized Ontario city and currently work in two different Level 1 trauma centres -an adult and a pediatric ER. My recruiter has offered me a position at Oakland Children's Hospital. Not being familiar with California, I'm not sure it's the place for me, as it seems awfully busy and I have no idea if the area it's in is safe or not. Any suggestions from other people? My friend is going to be working at Stanford in Palo Alto (no jobs for me in ER there) and I"d like to be near her. We were supposed to work in the same vacinity and share an apartment, but I'm not sure this is going to happen if I take the job in Oakland. Is it as dangerous as I've heard? My company has told me they'll find an apartment outside the city and that I can take the BART to get around, but I'm still pretty uncertain. Plus, where would we live that is close to the BART and still not too far from Stanford? This is beginning to become such a headache! Personally, I'd rather work in a combo ER (adult and peds) in an area closer to Palo Alto, but she says right now there isn't a lot of demand for travellers in Emerg in that area. Should I hold out or see how the position goes? Any suggestions greatly appreciated as my LOA from work starts in 2 weeks and I'd really like to have a job lined up by that time.

I'm also waiting to start my first assignement. My recruiter has offered me a position at Oakland Children's Hospital. Not sure it's the place for me, as it seems awfully busy and I have no idea if the area it's in is safe or not. Any suggestions from other people? My friend is going to be working at Stanford in Palo Alto (no jobs for me in ER there) and I"d like to be near her. Thanks!