achriswell4

I'm originally from Alaska, born and raised. I worked there as a nurse for 5 years before moving to southern California so my husband could get his teaching credential. I've been working in Newport Beach for a little over a year at Hoag Hospital. I LOVE my job, but I think I might be burning out on Critical Care. I've only been doing it for about 4 years, but I just don't know. I love the really busy days with the really sick patients, but those seem to be few and far between. There are times when I get so tired of having so much responsibility, I wish I could just go to work at home depot or something. Who cares if you sell someone the wrong lumber? No one dies. You wouldn't get sued over it and you don't have to write down who told you to sell what lumber or why. but I love my patients and I love seeing what I do work for a person and I love being an advocate. I thought I wanted to do organ transplants for ever. That was my original goal in nursing. But the more I think about it, the less I want to work holidays and weekends. Anyway, my husband and I are going to be moving out of here this summer. I can't wait, but I"m not sure where we are going to go. I'd love to go back to Alaska, but the job situation up there just isn't what I want. The problem is, it's home. I have a condo, a life, and friends there. It would be such an easy move. I just don't know where to work. I've thought about dialysis. Does anyone do HD out there who can give me their thoughts? I've always liked dialysis, I'm just not sure about the situation. Is it boring? How are the hours? Is it better to work at a clinic or in the hospital? What about other jobs? I really don't want to go back to my old job at Alaska Regional. I'm not sure about Prov or Native either. If anyone has any advice, I'd love to hear it. Thanks so much!

Hello I'm going to be moving from southern California to Seattle next summer and I'm going to be looking for a job. It's been my dream to work with organ transplant patients, so I'm looking at either UW Medical Center or Swedish Hospital in Seattle. Is it hard to get a job at either of these places? How is working for either of these? I also wanted to see if anyone would like me to put their name on my application so they could get a referral bonus. Thanks!

thanks so much for the info! are there any other teaching hospitals around that anyone knows about? I think UCLA and USC would be too far.

I'm moving to California from Alaska and I am wondering where are the best places to work. We're moving to Huntington Beach and my husband is going to school at Long Beach. I'd really like to work at a teaching hospital and I am thinking about UCI. Is it hard to get an interview? How long does it take for them to get back to you? Should I call the nurse recruiter or the unit director? I'd like to work in the ICU. I've also thought about Hoag and Long Beach Memorial. Any other ideas? Any help would be greatly appreciated!