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I wanted to resurrect this thread since I had some questions that would apply. I'm currently working full time in a Sacramento ICU and am doing just fine financially. However, I've been interested in the possibility of moving back to Chicago but finding some sort of employment discussed here where I would fly back in to Northern California (Sacramento or the Bay Area) to work say 10 shifts straight and fly back to Chicago. The wages there are half of what they are here in NorCal. This would give me the roughly three weeks off every month. I do something similar now where I work 6 straight and have 8 off every pay period but couldn't be flying in and out twice a month since that would negate the wage difference. Anybody know any places in the region where I could make something like this happen? I stumbled across a person in an wage article on Stanford that said this: "I fly in from Texas, work 6 x 16 hr shifts in a row get paid $15,000 and fly home, not at Stanford but an area hospital. I just milk the overtime and early shift start penalties they pay" It was an anonymous post but the numbers do add up based on my experience with the salaries around here. Curious if anyone who knows about anything like this could point me in the right direction. Thanks!

Finished the whole candidate process and got offered my dream job on the Medical ICU! I can finally let out a big sigh of relief after a year of searching. Everyone from the interviewers (panel of 6) to the residency recruiter were all very friendly and made things so much calmer for me. Received the phone call on Friday afternoon. If anyone else is starting on the same unit send me a pm! Best of luck to everyone on this difficult journey. Just be patient yet persistent and never lose hope!

I applied the first day as well. Got a call back the next day saying I was missing info on my BLS although it was all in my resume. The HR rep said the app looked good and would forward it. Guess not good enough :/

Got the rejection email earlier myself. Im a BSN, did a 200 hour MICU preceptorship at a level I trauma, have my BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, and NIHSS, and volunteer work. Im really at a loss as to what these programs are looking for. I wish I could at least get my calls returned regarding a little feedback about my rejections. I guess it comes down to local/internal preference?