ManyRN2B

Hello!!! I see there is not much of a nursing shortage in the Bay Area. A few months ago, when I did a job search, a good amount of jobs showed up but yesterday I looked and it looks very discouraging. Then I read some posts here about other ppl h...

My husband got promoted at work and his company is based in Santa Clara so therefore we will be relocating to SF. We are excited!!!! He is over the moon. I'm an RN/BSN wiith 2 yrs experience working in a Post Open Heart Stepdown Unit in a big city...

Wholy smokes! That's like having a toddler. It was a 12th baby too!!!

I don't know about OR's in the bay area but I do know John Muir has several OR positions. You should call and talk to a recruiter and they should be able to give you a good idea of what your responsibilities are. I live about 20 mins from Walnut C...

I'm sorry! What a bummer. Keep trying!

There is a forum for foreign nurses. I would recommend posting your question in that forum because they know exactly what to do. There is also a really good moderator here Suzanne that seems experienced with foreign nurses. Try asking her. :) Good l...

I'm getting ready to leave Cardiac Tele Stepdown unit to go to L&D. I did love Cardidac nursing but I'm ready for a change. I want the get em get em out kind of pt's. I was very interested in L&D during school but after rotations I change...

I just moved here from Maryland. My husbands job relocated us out here. He works in Santa Clara and we live in the East Bay Area. We live in Livermore, CA. It's beautiful here. We love it!! The weather is gorgeous, there is a lot to do here. We did ...

I just moved here in Maryland. My husbands job relocated us out here. I have 2 yrs experience and I had trouble finding a job. I think the reason I had so much trouble was because of the time of the year. I applied to a hospital in June got a cal...

Since I just moved here, I recommend finding a job before you come. I'm in the Bay Area and come from Maryland I don't think there is a nursing shortage here like on the East Coast. I started applying for jobs in early June and got my first offer la...

I agree! It is hard to find jobs for new grads here in the Bay Area. I just moved here from Maryland and I have 2 yrs experience and it was difficult for me to find a job. I wanted to switch specialities and I think that made it more difficult. Bu...

I had a job interview just like that. They asked 3 scenerios about differen patients and they wanted to know down to what labs to order etc. I had that interview before I graduated. It was nerve wracking. This hospital would offer you certain uni...

We are relocating to the Bay Area also and I notice there aren't many jobs out there. I'm getting discouraged because I'm moving out there because of my husbands jobs but I feel like I will have to fight for a good job. Out here it's very differen...

Is that why the ER is calling me? LOL ADD Stepchild here!!!! I also love the teamwork! I was an EMT years ago. I'm a nurse on a post open heart stepdown unit and we have our share of codes. Whenever we have codes, I enjoy the teamwork that is in...

I switch around. I wear my Dansko's more than the other ones. I do have Crocs, they are okay but my feet don't really care for them after 8hrs. I do trip too. I thought it was just me. I have to agree with someone else Merrills are the best!!!!...

Are you serious? Is that why I see so many 8 hrs shifts positions? Why would CA make such a law? The hospitals are going to go broke. Well that is if everyone works 12's. Here, we don't get paid OT until we are over 40hrs that week. So if you us...

Smile123~ Thanks for the tidbit on the shifts. They are different there than here. Good suggestion on working per diem at another hospital. I noticed one hospital had a lot of per diem shifts to work in their open heart stepdown unit. That is wha...

hahahah.......Hey, for a minute there I thought A sista was going to be poor in CA. Not only would the cost of living eat me alive but the part time status too. :) ...starve......struggle on 32 hrs a week..... Tiff

What is state law? The number of hours you can work in a week?

Well I guess I won't be working in SF if we live in the San Ramon, Pleasanton area. People in my husbands new office live in Pleasanton and say the commute is about 45 mins. They also suggested he take the BART to work. I really appreciate everyon...

That is a great map. I printed it out. That really helps. We will have to look into the area's close to Santa Clara. Hubby doesn't mind commuting. I'm the one that hates commuting. Thanks again. Tiff

I'm from Maryland it's competitive to get into nursing school. C's would be hard to get in but I would keep trying and not lose hope. When I went to nursing school, they were deseperate for students and took C students and they did just fine. Unfo...

Tazzi, Traffic here is bad too but not that bad. If I work an 8 hr shift and leave at 4pm, It usually takes me an hour to get home. On the weekends I can get to work in 30mins. Around here it depends on where you live. Some areas traffic is horrifi...

Thanks Smile123. That is really helpful. If we live in Pleasanton, SR, or Dublin area, will commuting to places south of SF be far? Right now where I live I commute 40mins each way. I would like to cut my commute time down if possible. If not, th...

I sent the info PM. I will start looking into those hospitals. We are looking at living in Dublin, San Ramon or Pleasanton area. Coworkers told us to look there.