There are no jobs in the LA county area unless you have major critical care experience. I have 10+ years and I am a heart nurse...with 2 masters degrees. it was hard to get a full time job once all the travel positions disappeared. Please stay where you are unless you have something in writing! The pay is great here...much more than I made when I lived in Ohio, but my mortgage is triple! If you are just worried about having to transport your own patient to CT and turn them without help, maybe you ought to re-think your position in healthcare. Ancillary personnel are expensive and hospitals are getting rid of them. You may actually have to work.