NurseJewels

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  1. which level of nursing in aus

    NurseJewels replied to wilksjo's topic in International Nursing

    The above poster didnt specify which country they did their training in. There are several different meanings to the word "diploma" which is why in my post I suggested getting reviewed by the state...

  2. which level of nursing in aus

    NurseJewels replied to wilksjo's topic in International Nursing

    Funny that a moderator on this international forum would disagree with you: https://allnurses.com/international-nursing/us-rn-moving-361965.html#post3371870 but then again this must be some more...

  3. which level of nursing in aus

    NurseJewels replied to wilksjo's topic in International Nursing

    Actually it does matter. Registration in Australia requires that you hold a degree in the equivalent of what Australian nurses are required to hold, and that is a 3-year bachelor's degree. I would do...

  4. USA to Australia for temporary stay!?

    NurseJewels replied to NICU_babyRN's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Faeriewand! Australia is a big country and the major cities vary in their climate and populations as much as the major cities in the US. It would be like someone from Australia asking us to...

  5. Does Australia have an age limit? for VISA and other general questions

    NurseJewels replied to Faeriewand's topic in International Nursing

    These are the requirements for the Skilled Independent Migration which gives you Permanent Residency and allowing you to migrate to Australia permanently without having an employer first. To come to...

  6. U.S Hospitals are hiring again NOW !!!

    NurseJewels replied to LatinoStudent's topic in International Nursing

    Some of the information may not be current. I'm back in San Diego visiting and met up with some of my old managers from one of the Scripps Hospitals. They are definitely on a hiring freeze until after...

  7. USA to Australia for temporary stay!?

    NurseJewels replied to NICU_babyRN's topic in International Nursing

    I also went through a recruitment agency that helped me set up interviews, etc in Melbourne. The hospitals are paying them to find employees. I never paid anything to the recruiters. It was a...

  8. Rates of pay. Guidelines or law?

    NurseJewels replied to 5kilocat's topic in International Nursing

    Good luck on your move from another ex-pat import into Melbourne :) I work for a Healthscope hospital in Melbourne and while the shift to a profit-driven healthcare company took a little while to get...

  9. Nurse from New Jersey wanting to move to Australia

    NurseJewels replied to blabberbrain's topic in International Nursing

    Ah, sorry bout that. Just responding to the thread title. Here's the link for the CABRN verification page: http://www.rn.ca.gov/licensees/verifications.shtml Good

  10. Nurse from New Jersey wanting to move to Australia

    NurseJewels replied to blabberbrain's topic in International Nursing

    The California BON Website states to allow up to 6 weeks processing time. I'm not sure exactly how long it took because they did not provide me with verification once they sent it, but they did cash...

  11. Emmigrating to Melbourne

    NurseJewels replied to 5kilocat's topic in International Nursing

    I work for another Healthscope hospital in Melbourne. Only been with them for about 3 months but so far it's been fine. I just have to keep reminding myself coming from the US that private hospitals...

  12. Nurse from New Jersey wanting to move to Australia

    NurseJewels replied to blabberbrain's topic in International Nursing

    I sent a letter to the California Board of Nursing detailing exactly what I needed them to send to the NBV verfying my registration. I also included the fee that was detailed on the website for...

  13. health insurance

    NurseJewels replied to aukewus's topic in International Nursing

    I'm covered by IMAN, which specializes in private health insurance for Temporary Residents in Australia. Just another option if you wanna compare the ones out there. Their website is:...

  14. Can a US RN work in Oz for a year or two?

    NurseJewels replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in International Nursing

    When I was applying I was told by the board that you needed a minimum of a bachelor's degree and not necessarily in nursing, sorry for the confusion there. Then again things may have changed over the...

  15. Hello Australian Nurses!!

    NurseJewels replied to barkles3579's topic in International Nursing

    Hey Barkles, I attempted to answer some of your questions here:

  16. Can a US RN work in Oz for a year or two?

    NurseJewels replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Barkles, For the sake of repetition, I answered another user's questions to the best of my ability here: https://allnurses.com/forums/f123/us-nurse-trying-work-australia-339980.html#post3169499...

  17. Us nurse trying to work in Australia...

    NurseJewels replied to Unique23's topic in International Nursing

    Hi there, I sent my NBV registration just around this time last year (as I was advised to do, every nurse in Victoria re-registers Dec 31) and I heard back the 2nd week of January, if that makes you...

  18. Can a US RN work in Oz for a year or two?

    NurseJewels replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in International Nursing

    I'm on a 2 year contract with a hospital here in Melbourne. Like Silverdragon said, you don't necessarily need to go through an agency unless you want to work as an agency nurse here in oz (e.g. no...

  19. Question about ICUs

    NurseJewels replied to joyfull26's topic in International Nursing

    Hey Joyfull, I'm another US import into Australia just over 6 weeks now, working in acute care in Melbourne. Though I do not work ICU, I wanted to ease your mind about the medication questions. I too...

  20. queensland metal health jobs

    NurseJewels replied to mardeler's topic in International Nursing

    Have you tried job search sites such as http://www.seek.com.au ? I hopped on there and in about 2 minutes I found a plethora of listings for mental health positions for RNs in

  21. Melbourne which hospital? Immigration final steps which route?

    NurseJewels replied to RGN-NBV-Ireland-Chin's topic in International Nursing

    If you are going to interview for a position with a hospital, you might want to look into an employee sponsored visa (457) compared to the skilled migration visa. I would think most hospitals offer to...

  22. Melbourne Hospitals

    NurseJewels posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hi everyone! First off, I just want to say thanks in advance to all the aussie nurses who post in this section of the forum, all of your advice has really helped with my research process and you are...

  23. Working abroad-one of many posts i know :)

    NurseJewels replied to lulu123's topic in International Nursing

    I know you didn't mention Australia, but just to give my two cents, I am a graduate of a two year Direct Entry MSN program and was granted my Victorian nursing licence with no

  24. US to AUS questions

    NurseJewels replied to luv_n_heart's topic in International Nursing

    The process was fairly easy, though I've heard people waiting much longer on their state registration based on the time of year and if they had all their documents in order, etc. If you are going to...

  25. US to AUS questions

    NurseJewels replied to luv_n_heart's topic in International Nursing

    As Suzanne already stated, its a much longer process than a month to move over. Just to give you an idea, I started the process in October 2007 and am just now moving to Aus in a few weeks, July 2008....