Posted by on May 24, 19103 at 22:05:54:
Increase in H-1B Visas Heralds Brighter Future for Filipino Nurses
More and more nurses are finding their way to better employment opportunities in the United States - thanks to a recent U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Service e (BCIS) formerly the US Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) memo instructing officers to approve some nurses for H-1B visas.
The H-1B visas, which used to allow technology professionals, doctors, and others with "distinguished merit and ability" into the United States, could reduce the processing times for fully qualified nurses to as little as 90 days.
“About 10,000 Filipino nurses work in healthcare facilities across the United States because of a national nursing shortage,” said Seny Lipat, president of the Philippine Nurses Association of America. The relationship between the U.S. and Filipino nurses over the past years reflects a symbiosis of sorts - Filipino nurses have continually been successfully employed to address the national shortage in the U.S. At the same time, those very opportunities provide a more professionally diverse career for the nurses and a more financially sound future for their families.
Angel Laparan, president of Archangel Global Solutions, noted the shortage first-hand in her recent stay in the United States. “When you have a nursing shortage that is this critical, it is imperative that hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare providers respond quickly in order to maintain the high standards of service they offer to their patients. That is why the INS has reviewed their policies on the H-1B visas for 2002 and 2003 and allowed more nurses to enter the country in order to address the nursing shortage.”
Archangel Global Solutions, in cooperation with its partner Heartland Healthcare, a premier healthcare staffing company, is now offering nurses excellent employment opportunities in the United States on the H-1B visa. Nurses who have passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) can now work in the U.S. in as little as 90 days from signing a job offer. Holders of the certificate from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) also have great opportunities to work there. Archangel Global Solutions, with POEA License No. 184-LB-082699-NL, is currently accepting applications for manpower pooling at Suites 1 and 1/a, 4th Floor, Triumph Building, 1610 Quezon Avenue, Quezon City or through its website, www.archangel-global-solutions.com. t(0916) 740-3776. She emphasized the company’s services are free and no fees will be collected for applying and she warned against illegal recruiters.
aside from obvious monetary advantages, hired nurses get additional benefits like free housing and utilities for the entire duration of the contract, insurance, vacation and sick leave, retirement options, and a fast-track immigrant visa.
“I strongly encourage nurses to invest in their future by taking the necessary exams that will qualify them for employment in the United States,” Laparan continued. “Many U.S. healthcare providers realize that the nursing shortage in the United States is permanent. They will be looking more and more to international nurses to help them address this problem.”
Laparan disclosed that the company in cooperation with Catto International Ltd in UK has also openings for NMC licensed nurses and social workers with experience in the care of children
Global Healthcare Group of USA has also openings for physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, medical technologists and respiratory therapists.