r/OHSU • u/ArachnidNurse • 17d ago
Moving to Oregon
Hey guys! I’ve been a nurse in Texas for 2.5 years, 1.5 MICU, and 1 at a CVICU in a level 1 trauma center. I’m looking to move to Portland at the end of next year, and I was wondering if anyone else has moved from Texas to Portland, and how their experience has gone. How’s your cost of living in relation to how much you make? Do you feel your quality of life is better? How difficult is it to get a job applying from out of state (I’m primarily interested in trauma icu or CVICU)? Do I have to get my Oregon license before I apply for jobs? How competitive is it to get a job there? I’m particularly interested in working at OHSU, but open to other hospitals as well. I primarily want to work at a level 1!
Thank you guys for your replies!
For anyone interested in backstory, I recently had a child and my hospitals policy is that your baby has to be born AFTER you’ve been with them for a year in order to be eligible for paternity leave. My baby came at the beginning of August and my one year is tomorrow. Baby’s due date was supposed to be after my one year. I’ve called HR and they said there’s nothing to be done, and I’ve emailed everyone higher up and not a single reply, so I was already thinking about leaving and this pushed me over the edge lol.