- A permanent resident must hold an H1B visa to apply for RN positions in California. An H1B visa is one designed for skilled workers with specified education, such as nurses. In addition, the nurse must hold a degree or diploma from a nursing school in his home country as well as a license to practice nursing in his country. The nurse must also pass the NCLEX-RN examination, which is a national test of nurses to ensure they have the competency to work as a registered nurse within the United States.
- For foreign nurses eager to work in California, many hospitals hire registered nurses with the necessary requirements to work in emergency rooms in hospitals across the state. As California is a melting pot of cultures and languages, it is often considered helpful to have bilingual nurses on duty to help assist patients who may not speak English.
- Many doctors' offices in California are willing and eager to hire foreign nurses holding all the required documents for work in the U.S. As nurses are in high demand in county and city hospitals, they are also in demand in local general practice facilities. Foreign nurses are also needed in facilities such as dialysis centers catering to those with kidney failure.
- A traveling nurse is one who works in multiple locations and travels to meet her patients' needs as opposed to remaining in one facility. Traveling nurses can be employed in any number of roles, including administering vaccines, taking blood samples, working in intensive care units, providing trauma and operation room assistance, and working in oncology units.
previous post
next post