Relocating to Orlando from Arizona

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Specializes in Med/Surg/Oncology/Rehab.

good evening all

i am a rn bsn with 4 years of experience in med/surg/oncology & 2 years experience in rehab nursing, my husband was offered a job in the aerospace business in orlando, so we are thinking about relocating to the orlando area. i have a couple of questions about nursing in orlando, if anybody can assist i would really appreciated:

  • i am curious about the hospitals and the pay for nurses in orlando overall
  • which would be the best hospitals to work for? (however i just read another post about it...but if somebody can add anything else?)
  • nurse-patient ratio?
  • nursing schools for nurse practitioner degrees

thanks in advance

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I am looking to possibly move from AZ to FL as well. What have you found out? Can anyone help us out? Whats the living areas like? Etc?

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Specializes in Med/Surg/Oncology/Rehab.

Not much here. But I have found out that there are 2 major organizations in Orlando...Florida Hospital (with 8 locations throughout Orlando) & Orlando Heath...I will be moving in a few months. However, I started by applying for my FL RN license by endorsement, since Fl is not part of the Multi-State Compact Licensure...there are some steps/ requirements you need to follow ( for more info visit floridashealth.com or the FL Board), at this point I am waiting for my fingerprint card from the FL board. So once I get my FL license, I will start applying and wait!! Where do you guys work in AZ? I havent recvd any info about salaries, or which hosp is better to work for!!! Good luck!!

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Specializes in ICU, PCU.

I'm looking to move to the Clearwater/Bradenton area from AZ also. I'm an ICU nurse and hope to find an ICU position in FL as well. After reading some of the recent posts, I'm hoping that there isn't the extreme nursing saturation throughout the state as it seems. :confused: I'm anxious to get any information as well! BTW, I'm in Mesa, where are you ladies located?? Any Banner employees?

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