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1. San Fran

   fly-gal replied to serinamour's topic in California

   I work for UCSF. We recently had 2 pay raises so I think we are on par with everyone else finally! I believe the pay rates are posted online, though not sure if it's the updated version. http://www.ucsfhealth.org. UCSF is a very challenging place to ...

2. CA wages?

   fly-gal replied to markjrn's topic in California

   For UCSF, Just visit http://www.ucsf.edu and click on employment. From there you can look up jobs and then go back to the salary ranges, input the job code and find out exactly what your pay rate is. As a RN with almost one year experience I get $34....

3. Opportunities for employment in foreign countries

   fly-gal replied to jkharley's topic in International

   Ruthie, that's cool that you were able to sign up for only 4 months. Guess the agencies try to draw you in for a year but sounds like they are desperate. Of course, the difference could be that you have been a RN for 8+ years. By the time I go I'll b...

4. Hospital/clinic recommendations in Sydney for US RN?

   fly-gal replied to fly-gal's topic in International

   Hi Ruthie, Where is st. vincent's located? That's great they were voted best by patients - always a good sign. So how does it work that they are both public and private? How does one get hired then - do you have to apply for public or private or are ...

5. Opportunities for employment in foreign countries

   fly-gal replied to jkharley's topic in International

   Hi Ruthie, actually you can work for public hospitals with sponsorship but they have to sponsor you directly ie. hire you directly. I e-mailed one of them and they do take RNs who have worked at least one year. Also, Health Staff recruiting is an age...

6. Hospital/clinic recommendations in Sydney for US RN?

   fly-gal replied to fly-gal's topic in International

   Hi Chimera, Thanks for your information - it was very helpful and give me a better idea of what nursing is like over in sydney. :)

7. Opportunities for employment in foreign countries

   fly-gal replied to jkharley's topic in International

   Yes, there are plenty. Australia like the US is suffering from a shortage of nurses. I am currently planning my move from San Francisco to Sydney - but there are tons of great cities in Australia who need nurses so you have a lot of choices. The only...

8. Hospital/clinic recommendations in Sydney for US RN?

   fly-gal replied to fly-gal's topic in International

   Drop Bears? Haven't heard about that. Thanks for the advice on the language. I went to secondary school with some Aussies (in Hong Kong) but I'm sure the slang has changed somewhat since then. I've already had to pick up the Irish slang so I'll just ...

9. Hospital/clinic recommendations in Sydney for US RN?

   fly-gal replied to fly-gal's topic in International

   Wow, i can't imagine working without CNA's here - I simply don't have the time to get everything done. I know on our oncology floor though, the RNs do everything but the ratio is 1:3 instead and the patients are pretty self-sufficient most of the tim...

10. Hospital/clinic recommendations in Sydney for US RN?

    fly-gal replied to fly-gal's topic in International

    We plan to rent and am prepared to rent a room in a house. Not the most ideal conditions but unfortunately both of us will be making a lot less than we do here but the plus side is we are going for the experience so getting to know people might be ea...

11. Hospital/clinic recommendations in Sydney for US RN?

    fly-gal replied to fly-gal's topic in International

    Thanks Gwenith - i'll check out those links. The reason we are headed to Sydney is because my husband is Irish and he has a couple of friends over there (as do I). I doubt we will go rural as I don't think that is the experience either of us is looki...

12. Hospital/clinic recommendations in Sydney for US RN?

    fly-gal posted a topic in International

    Hi, I'm currently a nurse in San Francisco and am planning to move out to Australia for a year with my husband after the New Year. I've been a RN for about a year and work on a telemetry floor with 1:4 ratio. We are required to cannulate, titrate dri...

13. To swab or not to swab prior to Insulin Injections

    fly-gal replied to AussieKylie's topic in International

    My hospital policy in San Francisco is to wipe area clean with alcohol swab, then dry with sterile gauze for insulin injections and blood sugar checks. This is because of nosocomial infections (a co-worker of mine just discovered she has MSRA on her ...

14. American RNs working in London - experiences/advice?

    fly-gal replied to fly-gal's topic in International

    Sorry to hear you have been waiting 18 months to get into the US! I really think the US would benefit from relaxing it's borders more and having better work-exchange. That would mean positive influences from foreigners, filling jobs that need to be f...

15. American RNs working in London - experiences/advice?

    fly-gal replied to fly-gal's topic in International

    Suzanne, I never meant my posting as a rub in anyone's face. 6-12 months is a long time but I do understand other people have to wait a lot longer to get into the US or other countries, so in that respect I may be lucky...(of course, they could make ...