Conexus Nurses Share Their Stories: Michael and Charo from Canada

By Conexus MedStaff - Posted Dec 1, 2024

Registered nurses, Charo and Michael

One of the things we are most proud of at Conexus MedStaff is our community of dedicated registered nurses — those who are at work in the U.S., our employees who are waiting for their deployment date, our network of students preparing for their exams, and all of the families and friends of our Conexus healthcare professionals.

One of our most memorable success stories is from Registered Nurses, Michael and Charo They, along with their 3 young boys, prepared for a move from Canada to North Carolina. “My husband and I are nurses from Philippines. We moved to Canada years ago with a dream to be successful RNs. Unfortunately, this dream remained just what it is, a dream. Our journey to be RNs in the U.S. turned out to be a very rough and steep path because of the unpredictable changes in registration requirements. We tried reaching out to other agencies/companies out there, asking if they could help us practice our profession in the U.S., but it seemed that they focus on what you don’t have rather than what you have. We lost hope and were already at the point of giving up.

Then, we learned about Conexus MedStaff from a very dear friend who was living the dream in the U.S. So we said, why not?! Let’s give it one last try…

With Conexus, we felt that we matter; our dreams matter. We felt that we could still make our dreams come true and they have been there EVERY step of the way! It really feels good to know that there are people who believe in you; believe in your potential to be great in what you do; and believe that every person deserves a chance to excel and live the dream. They treated us professionally. They have encouraged us. They showed us that there is a better way; a better place to make our dreams happen and it’s just a matter of choosing it and keep moving forward. And when they finally said  ‘it’s all happening now,’ we’re overjoyed! God is good….we are really glad that we have crossed paths with Conexus.

We know that there are a lot of international nurses out there, dedicated, talented, hardworking, smart and skillful–great nurses indeed, in Canada particularly, and perhaps in other places too, where becoming a nurse seems like reaching for an unreachable star. If you’re reading this, take courage. We know it’s scary to make that big leap but trust that it’s all worth it. Choose to live your dream. Know that there is Conexus to help you make it happen.”

Learn more about why Michael and Charo and many other Canadian nurses are moving to the U.S. to work as registered nurses with Conexus MedStaff on a 6-month, 12-month or a 5,000-hour contract. Or if you are ready for a nursing career adventure in the U.S., apply with Conexus today.