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I've five years experience as a med/surg RN with 1.5 years in PEDs. It's looking like my GF has to move to SF for work.

How is the Nursing market there? I thinking it may be worth it to try and land a travel gig and take the living stipend while I am looking for something more long term. But the most important question is, how likely is it to find a job? I'd imagine it's pretty hard to find a gig in med surg even with experience.

Secondly, I know it is tough to find a place and we spend over 3k/mnth for something decent. We are planning to use a broker to help us find a place. Any other suggestions.

I love where I'm at now, so I want to get a feel for how hard this move will be. Oh yeah, here's the kicker: this all needs to happen in a 2-3 months.

I'm aware that my license by endorsement will take a while, but I can drive into Cali to submit my finger prints, so that may save time?

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San Francisco or San Francisco area?

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I want to live and work in the City of San Francisco

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Better estimate rent starting at 4K. I can't speak specific to current job market but with cost of housing out of control I'd venture a nurse with relevant experience can find work.

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I'm not saying it's not possible, but finding a nursing job in SF while also factoring in the cost of living will be difficult. Like another poster said, a 1-br in SF runs around $4k/month. A 1-br apartment in Oakland (20 min away from SF) runs around ~$2k/month. I know several people who live in SF but commute to hospitals outside of SF for work because they couldn't find a job in SF.

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I hope you have your BSN. The job market is very competitive with several nursing schools in the area.

Everyone wants to live in San Francisco. Housing market is tough. Job market is tougher.

It is extremely attractive for travelers who often stay. Their agency finds them an apartment which the can sometimes take over the lease if they go permanent. That might be an option to consider.

Besides the housing rent, your car will be paying rent which is almost as much as some pay for an apartment in other places. Plan on taking public transportation since parking is about $18 per shift at the hospitals provided you can get on the list for parking. I think Kaiser has a 2 - 3 year wait list. Nightshift sometimes gets a break.

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I do have my BSN (REALLY thankful I went back to school), I have five years experience and I am med/surg certified.

My GF's work is paying for all of our moviong costs including the cost of a rental broker, who is going to be finding a place for us.

My hope was to land a travel gig and take the living stipend. Here's the problem, I have no travel experience so I may have no chance getting a travel gig right? Even with my current RN experience? I'm sure they want at least a year or two experience as a traveler.

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I do have my BSN (REALLY thankful I went back to school), I have five years experience and I am med/surg certified.

My GF's work is paying for all of our moviong costs including the cost of a rental broker, who is going to be finding a place for us.

My hope was to land a travel gig and take the living stipend. Here's the problem, I have no travel experience so I may have no chance getting a travel gig right? Even with my current RN experience? I'm sure they want at least a year or two experience as a traveler.

You have a very good chance of getting a travel assignment although SF is a popular spot.

They want 2 years of experience as a nurse. There are a lot of nurses with just 2 years or less of experience applying as travelers so you do have a better chance than them.

Just remember if you change your tax home to SF, you will no longer be tax free and that stipend will be taxed. Or, you must show proof of expenses of your other tax home.

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