Where in the US do they need RNs really bad?

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That a hospital job could be gotten easily. Places that are undesirable to live/small town/big town, whatever. Clean lic/no convictions. I'm over 45 and have no hospital exp. All replies appreciated. Thanks! :)

Specializes in Geriatrics, Trach Care, Diabetes.

My charge nurse's position is being eliminated. She is an RN and the company decided to put "strong" LPNs in place of the higher paid RNs . She is going to South Dakota for 13 weeks and said she will not have to work the rest of the year after she does her stint there. She said the pay was $45 an hour. Check with any traveling nursing agency. I had one try to recruit me and they do pay a portion of your living expenses. I just don't want to leave home for 13 weeks. That is the basic length of the contract for these employers.

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I traveled off and on for 3 years and loved it. Even though I traveled mostly in compact states and took company-paid housing, the pay was good and I really enjoyed it. You *can* talk to companies about taking an assignment within your home area, either being what's called a "local traveler" and taking assignments where you live if they are available (although you won't get a housing allowance if you do that) or taking an assignment just a few hours away and talking to the manager there about getting all your shifts in a bunch, staying in a hotel or just getting a room somewhere and going home in between times. I met a lot of travelers who did both, and when I moved up here where I live now I considered it myself. I would have done it but I got sick and eventually required a bunch of surgeries so I ended up retiring.

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Elko, nevada, ely, nevada or winnemucca nevada. All much more enjoyable places to live than pioche and always looking:)

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Try Baylor Scott and White. Especially Temple, TX area. Its a growing area, 1 hr away from Austin, 2hrs from Dallas, Lots of learning opportunities especially as a new nurse. Apply to Urology floor. There's a great need for nurses.

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I've posted this before, but my hospital has a current mandate to hire 150 nurses in the next 4 months. It's in the Midwest, nice area. PM me if you want tmore detailed information. No place is perfect, but I've been here 23 years and still like my job a lot.

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Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.

Maybe it's the same place where people use correct grammar....really badly is correct.😎🤓

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Alpena, Michigan. they are desperate for RNs. It's a horrible place to work, but they are hiring

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

Barrow, Alaska: Arctic Slope Native Association

I am always fascinated at the thought I working above the Arctic Circle! This might be similar to working at McMurdo Station (Antarctica), lol. Although my Raynaud's would not like this too much. My brother has lived in Alaska for 20-some-odd years and loves it, but he's in Wasilla (UPS driver).

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Texas...couldn't get a job anywhere else but got one there. :yes:

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Texas...couldn't get a job anywhere else but got one there. :yes:
I'd sat it really depends on the specific location in Texas. Some cities and towns have booming job markets for nurses, whereas other parts of the state are glutted with too many nurses and too few jobs.
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Hello, my name is Marcy and I live in Virginia. Here where I live, there are lots and lots of hospitals, nursing homes, and home health agencies where nurses are staffed to be doing nursing in that particular area or specialty. If I drive about one hour and a half to two hours from here, there are many rural towns and areas where nurses are needed for rural nursing. In fact, several towns have a hospital which is an hour away from where they are located. That is why rural towns need traveling RN's and LPN's that have a truck to do mobile nursing and healthcare. I personally have seen these types of services being done. It is a great thing because they help so many people who are in the rural parts of the state which would take them normally an hour in order to get from one location to another. What the nurses do is they drive this big truck or van and they stop at the place where they are needing to stop. Then, they have beds in there and all sorts of medical equipment so that they can treat the patients that come into the van. This is a great option for nursing to become more and more in rural areas. Thank you and best wishes to you. Marcy

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You've hit the nail on the head. Job opportunities are going to be most abundant in undesirable 'armpit' locations and traditional Podunk towns because few people want to live there.

For instance, people who relocate to California set their sights on San Diego, the greater Los Angeles ares, the San Francisco Bay area, or Sacramento, yet all of these employment markets are terribly glutted since people flock to these cities.

On the other hand, the armpit cities of California's Central Valley (Fresno, Delano, Bakersfield, Stockton, Porterville, Visalia, Hanford) still have somewhat healthy employment markets for nurses. However, it's because this region lacks desirability due to the hot weather, agricultural stench, and high rates of poverty.

I lived in Sacramento for 7 years. Only thing desirable is it proximity to Tahoe.

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