Frequently Asked Questions
Learn why it makes sense to get nursing jobs in the USA through Conexus MedStaff®. As a U.S. healthcare recruiting agency, we work closely with international nurses at every step of their journey while helping them build their careers. We have thousands of healthcare professionals who have worked with us in the United States, and we would like to help answer FAQs for international registered nurses and allied healthcare professionals about what it is like to become part of the Conexus community and work in the United States.
Healthcare facilities in the United States are experiencing a shortage of nurses. And so, they are offering signing bonuses and very attractive compensation packages as well as career advancement opportunities to registered nurses. When you work with our recruitment agency, we help you get ready for a solid U.S. nursing assignment.
Success Stories
When Mia came to the United States with her husband and children in 2010, she was determined to earn the necessary credentials to work as a U.S. nurse. Before she found Conexus MedStaff® in 2018, she was a nursing student on the F1 visa at Arkansas State University – and before that – a midwife in Morocco.
Mia, Registered Nurse MoroccoLike many international nursing students on an F1 visa, Karina was worried about her future as a U.S. nurse after graduating from a U.S.-based university. Karina is originally from Venezuela and had been looking for a job on her OPT that would provide sponsorship.
Karina, Nurse VenezuelaThree Conexus RNs recently received Conexus MedStaff®’s Education Advancement for Registered Nurses (EARN) Scholarship, a biannual scholarship that supports dedicated healthcare professionals with the opportunity to advance their clinical knowledge, skills or education to further enhance the level and service of care they provide. The recipients – Will Ducusin, Abigael Otis, and Yin Yun Zheng – were celebrated this month within their local communities with colleagues, supervisors and facility staff.
Will, Abigael, and Yin Yun, NursesAfter researching to determine which nursing agency was best to help him secure a Green Card, he chose to work with nurse recruitment agency, Conexus MedStaff®. With assistance from Conexus throughout his immigration journey to secure an EB-3 visa for nurses, Rodfel overcame the challenges posed by six years of retrogression to finally land the American nursing job of his dreams.
Rodfel, Nurse PhilippinesPrimadel had an instinct that Conexus could help her realize her U.S. ambitions, which is why she chose to make the move with us. “I find Conexus trustworthy, accommodating, friendly,” she explained.
Primadel, Nurse UAEPearl applied to Conexus MedStaff® in the hopes of moving away from Oman to make a new life for herself and her family in the U.S. Now she’s happily settled in West Virginia with her husband and two sons, while pregnant with her first daughter.
Pearl, Urgent Care Nurse OmanRichard started his career journey with Conexus in 2022, with a place on our NCLEX Sponsorship Program. Within 12 months he received his NCLEX license. “The big congratulatory call from Miss Brittany (Conexus Team Lead Professional Exams) to say I’d passed my NCLEX exam was so fulfilling,” he said.
Richard, Registered Nurse GhanaFor international medical technologist Charen, the H-1B visa lottery made her dream of moving to the U.S. a reality in a matter of months from when she first applied to work with Conexus MedStaff.
Charen, Medical Technologist PhilippinesJessica moved from Taiwan to the United States with the goal of becoming a CRNA. Her Conexus assignment is preparing her with experience in PACU and open-heart recovery.
Jessica, OR Nurse Taiwan
