Travelling Nurse in Japan ????

[earthlovers123]

Hello

Any body has any idea about going to Japan as Travelling Nurse who is educated in USA?

If you have any experiance , please feel free to share

Is it really hard to get liscenced in Japan ?

[H60Medic]

One positive bennie is the respect that you will recieve as a nurse in a active duty military hospital. You will never have to deal with an abusive patient.

[mmm333, LVN]

Japan only has an exchange program for about 100 foreign nurses which just started and was limited to Indonesia and the Phillipines. Only about 1% passed the test which meant one or two nurses got visas. Japan also has new grads looking for work, and insourcing foreign labor for the benefit of hospital profits when there are citizens seeking jobs is as contentious political issue as it is in the US.

Military nursing slots are competitive, very grades are emphasized but prior service in the military, certifications, leadership positions can help. Civilian positions are often taken up by people already residing on the base (i.e. spouses of military who hold a license, spouses get preference for base jobs as families have basically volunteered for difficult overseas posts and often left their jobs near a stateside post). It is hard to get an interview for anyone not residing in the locale (on the base or another base in that military "theatre"). Some suspect that the positions are created specifically for spouses with the license and are only posted for legal reasons but there is no evidence that this is true or not. Local language skills can be beneficial since many servicemembers marry into the local culture and health benefits extend to their spouses, who may not speak English. Also some retired military go on after their 20 years, as civilian nurses with DoD, to extend their careers and work around the military retirement system which forces retirement at a certain point. I believe that like VA you need US citizenship not only a green card.