Hire a nurse from the Philippines

[Patrick2195 3]

what are the steps required if you wish to hire a nurse from the Philippines?

my sister inlaw passed the national nursing exam in her home country a couple months ago & a local older couple wish to hire her.

they are not fond of paying out $18k per month for the 2 of them to stay in a nursing home.

 

both of them are still very mentally sharp but they are in their 90's

they want to go back to their own house to live out their days but they need some assistance.

 

my wife suggested that her sister would be a good fit for a live in care giver.

my wife who is a medical nursing assistant has cared for them in the past & they are ready to start the process

sooooooooo what is the process?

& what are the chances that they can pull this off?

what is the time frame? (i figured a year but i am just guessing)

 

 

 

 

thanks, Patrick

 

[SalishSea 17,827]

8 minutes ago, Patrick2195 said:

what are the steps required if you wish to hire a nurse from the Philippines?

my sister inlaw passed the national nursing exam in her home country a couple months ago & a local older couple wish to hire her.

they are not fond of paying out $18k per month for the 2 of them to stay in a nursing home.

 

both of them are still very mentally sharp but they are in their 90's

they want to go back to their own house to live out their days but they need some assistance.

 

my wife suggested that her sister would be a good fit for a live in care giver.

my wife who is a medical nursing assistant has cared for them in the past & they are ready to start the process

sooooooooo what is the process?

& what are the chances that they can pull this off?

what is the time frame? (i figured a year but i am just guessing)

 

 

 

 

thanks, Patrick

 

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Edited October 22, 2019 by Jorgedig
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[SusieQQQ 11,586]

They can hire a local nurse

 

or the newly qualified Filipino nurse can make her own way here under eb3, there are companies that help with the US qualifying exams and placement by the green card sponsor , she will be bound to work for the sponsor for 2-3  years usually. This process is usually around a year

 

they cannot hire a foreign nurse in an attempt to undercut local wages 

and anyone working as a nurse etc needs appropriate local licensing 

Edited October 22, 2019 by SusieQQQ

[SalishSea 17,827]

In addition, for home care, why would they need a registered nurse?  Unless they have specific skilled nursing needs (complex dressing changes, ventilators, infusions, sterile catheterizations etc),  a medical assistant or nursing assistant should be adequate.

[Patrick2195 3]

4 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

They can hire a local nurse

 

or the newly qualified Filipino nurse can make her own way here under eb3, there are companies that help with the US qualifying exams and placement by the green card sponsor , she will be bound to work for the sponsor for 2-3  years usually. This process is usually around a year

 

they cannot hire a foreign nurse in an attempt to undercut local wages 

and anyone working as a nurse etc needs appropriate local licensing 

i don't think they are looking to undercut local wages

however finding a local nurse who is able/willing to be a live in can be hard to find.

last year they offered my wife who has a BS in nursing the position including a new car but she already has a full time job working for

the county & she is married to me so she had to say "no".

 

i will research the eb3

 

 

thank you for the quick reply

 

Patrick

[SalishSea 17,827]

2 minutes ago, Patrick2195 said:

i don't think they are looking to undercut local wages

however finding a local nurse who is able/willing to be a live in can be hard to find.

last year they offered my wife who has a BS in nursing the position including a new car but she already has a full time job working for

the county & she is married to me so she had to say "no".

 

i will research the eb3

 

 

thank you for the quick reply

 

Patrick

Your wife has a BSN but is a nursing assistant?

 

It isn't surprising that it isn't easy to find a local nurse to be a live-in caregiver.  It is well below the scope of practice for RNs, and most individuals cannot afford to pay a $60/hour wage, not to mention benefits/retirement etc.

[Patrick2195 3]

7 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

In addition, for home care, why would they need a registered nurse?  Unless they have specific skilled nursing needs (complex dressing changes, ventilators, infusions, sterile catheterizations etc),  a medical assistant or nursing assistant should be adequate.

 

is may be more along the lines that my sister inlaw already happens to be an Rn so they feel she is more than qualified.

or they may be looking to cover all the bases but i don't really think that is the case.

 

the elderly woman practiced nursing for almost 50 years so i am sure she knows what she wants

also i am getting this info 2nd hand from my wife so i do not know the exact details of the conversation

however i do know that they called my wife asking if she knew of anyone

as they are not at all happy where they are.

 

[Patrick2195 3]

12 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

Your wife has a BSN but is a nursing assistant?

 

It isn't surprising that it isn't easy to find a local nurse to be a live-in caregiver.  It is well below the scope of practice for RNs, and most individuals cannot afford to pay a $60/hour wage, not to mention benefits/retirement etc.

yes, she needed to pass each of the 6 sections of the national nursing exam in her country with a score of 75% or higher. she was short by 1% in one section so she failed the exam.

the exam can only be taken twice a year so she took a job in a local hospital as she comes from a poor family & they needed the extra income. next year she will be signing up for an online LPN course, she just has to find a place to do the clinicals. 

Edited October 22, 2019 by Patrick2195

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

33 minutes ago, Patrick2195 said:

i don't think they are looking to undercut local wages

however finding a local nurse who is able/willing to be a live in can be hard to find.

last year they offered my wife who has a BS in nursing the position including a new car but she already has a full time job working for

the county & she is married to me so she had to say "no".

 

i will research the eb3

 

 

thank you for the quick reply

 

Patrick

 

by the way I do know of people local to where I am that have live in care, so it’s not impossible to find. I don’t know what terms they have though. Actually: I just did a quick google search and there are lots of hits for live-in nursing help. I would actually suggest that this couple (1) do the google thing to find someone local to them and get a pretty quick solution; and (2) if your sister in law wants to immigrate, she follows the route mentioned above, I know a couple of people who’ve done it and the agencies are totally legit. What normally happens is that the duration of the contract pays marginally below market wage to make up the cost of the green card sponsorship over that term. Then once the 2/3 year contract is up the nurse is free to work wherever he or she wants.

 

Edited October 22, 2019 by SusieQQQ

[USS_Voyager 1,972]

Hey, my wife happens to be an RN. Where is this wonderful opportunity? I heard a new car was being offered as a bonus? To me, the chance to kick the wife out of the house for years on end is good enough 

[Patrick2195 3]

1 minute ago, USS_Voyager said:

Hey, my wife happens to be an RN. Where is this wonderful opportunity? I heard a new car was being offered as a bonus? To me, the chance to kick the wife out of the house for years on end is good enough 

it's up in new hampshire so tell her to bring her snow shovel , she will really need it.

 

[JeanneAdil 6,498]

Under this USCIS site:

 

https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/complete-correct-form-i-9/complete-section-1-employee-information-and-attestation/exchange-visitors

 

you will see at bottom of page

 

Some jobs are not permitted

• Domestic help (for example, housekeepers)
• Positions that require participants to invest their own money
• Positions that require participants to provide patient care
• Positions that might lower the Department of State’s reputation

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

1 hour ago, JeanneAdil said:

Under this USCIS site:

 

https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/complete-correct-form-i-9/complete-section-1-employee-information-and-attestation/exchange-visitors

 

you will see at bottom of page

 

Some jobs are not permitted

• Domestic help (for example, housekeepers)
• Positions that require participants to invest their own money
• Positions that require participants to provide patient care
• Positions that might lower the Department of State’s reputation

? This is the page for J visas?

[Unlockable 7,314]

12 hours ago, Patrick2195 said:

 

is may be more along the lines that my sister inlaw already happens to be an Rn so they feel she is more than qualified.

or they may be looking to cover all the bases but i don't really think that is the case.

 

the elderly woman practiced nursing for almost 50 years so i am sure she knows what she wants

also i am getting this info 2nd hand from my wife so i do not know the exact details of the conversation

however i do know that they called my wife asking if she knew of anyone

as they are not at all happy where they are.

 

Already given sound info regarding this route. But I want to add that if your sister-in-law happens to come over and become a licensed US nurse, her income/career opportunities may outweigh living with the older couple. It sounds good in theory, but she would really need to be dedicated to that couple for it to work out.

 

Agreed that it will be a tough sell as to why a nurse from half way across the world is needed than one that is local, or at least in the US.

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

12 hours ago, Patrick2195 said:

it's up in new hampshire so tell her to bring her snow shovel , she will really need it.

 

Google is their friend in NH too

these came up instantly, I didn’t check all the websites that came up on page 1 of results, there are more

 

http://livefreehomehealthcare.com/

https://www.careinhomes.com/home-care-nurse

https://www.vnhch.org/

https://www.payingforseniorcare.com/financial-assistance/new-hampshire.html

 

 

 

Edited October 22, 2019 by SusieQQQ