Australia definitely needs more healthcare workers right now, although don’t expect our healthcare to be the same as the US. It really differs from urban to rural areas. We’re usually very open to skilled migration but you have to prove you can fully support yourself and things like housing costs are very high.
For short term work like this, they probably have housing covered, and proof of financial independence can be provided by the agency with agreements in place for work, compensation, and housing.
As a Canadian, where if a homeless person gets shot (non-Fatal), they can walk into an ER and get held, no questions asked (beyond what’s medically necessary), with a bill of almost, if not absolute 0, is that circumstantial? Like if the same homeless person walked into an Australian ER, would they be treated? Or turned away because it’s not life threatening, and they don’t have a house.
I'm in the UK and there are some targeted ads for nurses/doctors working under the NHS here specifically from Australia and NZ, the medical staff here are so fed up and underpaid that a lot of them are either switching to working privately or going abroad to work and honestly can 100% understand it.
Nursing shortages are everywhere. Nurses are getting burned out from the changes that stem from working conditions, inadequate pay, changes in policies, CEO's of hospitals wanting more profit and nurses don't have equipment they need, nurses being expected to do their job but get no support from management, working grueling hours, coworkers not showing up for work because they hate it there, and the list goes on! They want the same job done but won't provide the appropriate staff, equipment, funds, working conditions, etc etc etc! The shortage is real! It's to the point where nurses are going to other countries to do the job they were trained for. The grass is always greener on the other side! And perhaps these 6 month exchanges will make a difference! Maybe getting out of the current situation and trying a gig overseas. Sometimes a change of scenery will change your whole disposition! This gives nurses everywhere a chance for something different, a new experience or to learn the way of other countries. And sometimes just getting away and experiencing different things, they might begin to appreciate what they had. Maybe this is the best thing that could happen to nurses and give them a chance to see different countries! Let's look at this as a positive thing! Just about every country needs a change!
@@Mandy138CoolIt seems you're not very knowledgeable on science or medicine if you're going to claim Mama Doctor Jones has been making unscientific comments. She's well respected in the actual medical community because of her knowledge and skill at explaining things in an easy to understand manner, helping to educate today's youth.
In the UK there's locums in pretty much every single healthcare setting. And locum shifts are open so it's not just entire locum jobs that require you to change jobs, there's also just single shifts in random places you can pick up to help out. Can be fun i guess
LVNs would be a little more tricky in Australia, though we do have Enrolled Nurses (I was one before I became an RN). And RNs here must have a Bachelor’s degree. We don’t have the ADN I see sometimes from US nurses. On the flip side, we don’t get OB in our nursing degrees here, it’s a separate qualification (midwifery), so if an Aussie RN wants to go to the US, it takes a lot of effort and of course sitting the NCLEX which we don’t have an equivalent for here.
My PCP was a relatively younger doctor. Went to him for my regular appointment, "So did you get the letter about me no longer being your doctor?" "Umm, no..." "Yeah, I'm moving to France with my wife to live with her and her family." Wait, you can do that? Just like spend fifteen years of education and experience and just be like... Deuces? More power to you. And honestly, I guess I would do the same.
I enrolled in a good school to study pre-med. I had good grades and access to funds for tuition. What I didn't have was good health. I have severe fibromyalgia and I realized early on that if I couldn't sleep, I couldn't be a surgeon. It wasn't meant to be, but I've always loved the world of medicine.
Just saw my dr’s locum for a couple of issues. Smart, knows her stuff and I’m off for a bunch of tests with prescription changes. No issues here. Other than stroke recovery is really all over the place which is on me more than anything else.
Interesting and appropriate that you had an OB/GYN, taking advantage of this program. Considering the craziness of the Republicans who want to outlaw, basically all forms of healthcare for women, I would think that OB/GYN’s would be very interested in trying to find places where they can escape prosecution and persecution. Unfortunately, the people who will suffer most from these programs are the women that are going to have no one to go to in this country.
Every foreigner: I wanna see a kangaroo. Me, an Australian who grew up around kangaroos (in the outback): yeah good luck with that, they don't hang out at the beach.
I want to see Steve irwins educational facility and the bondi zoo. I do want to see the wildlife there but only with a proper guide for not only my safety but to make sure I don't do any harm to the wildlife there. Of course I want to see bonding beach, eat the food, talk to the locals and see the pink lake lol. Only kangaroos I want to see are those in a safe setting, they scare me more than most of the other "deadly" animals there lol
@katie85705 Australia Zoo is so delightful! I really enjoyed it, spent the whole day there with my partner and you could really tell everyone there really cares about the animals and conservation. They're doin Steve Proud 😊
Yeah but then you have to live in Texas. I'd rather my kids survive highschool without either being brainwashed by religious lunatics, forced to have a baby or being shot to death.
Word, stop coming here and maybe our government will actual put some money towards training local medical professionals instead of relying on imported labour and actively contributing to our medical crisis.
We have Locum positions advertised within Australia but often these are places with not a lot of long term infrastructure, and senior professionals don’t want to uproot their families. So I say anyone who is qualified who wants to work somewhere different should be able to do so. Obviously there are political reasons too why some medical professionals might be drawn more to one place over another. Even people from that home place, like Mama Dr Jones- she is from Texas but is now working a contract in NZ
I was going to say USVI doesn't have a hospital but they've got to have basic medical stuff, yeah. That would be a fascinating post. My brother spent a couple years there as a medical transport pilot.
I wish healthcare providers could be more respected. Insurance companies make them look bad, but people really don’t realize your doctor can just peace out if they get tired of things in their country.
The biggest problem I can foresee here is that we use different measurements for things. For example, if someone had a BGL of 43, that’s extremely high here, not low like the US. We use mmoL so anything above 8 is high (or 10 after a meal). Things like that will be confusing to US trained doctors/nurses.
Makes sense but I bet Americans could pick it up pretty quick if normal ranges were provided next to all the labs (that’s how’s it’s done here at least)
@@Doc_Schmidt I would hope so. I’m not trying to discourage them from coming, mind you. Just can be hard when lab values are ingrained in your brain for years and then you move and all of a sudden, the values are different and you’re like what? And metric/imperial changes might be annoying to deal with, too. But definitely not something to dissuade someone in coming, just a small challenge to overcome.
Is BGL the same as FSG (fingerstick glucose) or serum glucose? What does BGL stand for anyway? I've been a doctor long enough, but evenin the US the acronyms and abbreviations are ridiculous now.
@@dianeridley9804 blood glucose levels. The old finger prick method. We used to use BSL for blood sugar level I believe but that’s been updated. You’re right, too many abbreviations and acronyms and such now.
I have a few family in the medical field and a friend of my Mum’s who emigrated to our country (UK) told me it’s incredibly difficult even to get short term work as a Doctor in the UK if you’re not from the EU because you have to go through a lot of checks to make sure your training was up to code.
The doc in Australia he's filling in for got 6 mos. paid maternity leave. A doc in the US would just get 6 weeks of disability. A non-doc would probably just get fired.
@@Jane-oz7ppwhy bother to nitpick this point lol. It’s quite literally geographically between Elizabeth and Salisbury. If you aren’t from that part of the city Elizabeth park means nothing.
If you don’t have dependents this is a great way to make money. If you’re not big on foreign language I would suggest applying for English speaking countries.
A little tip. Middle of nowhere can be nicer and more fulfilling. I used to live in a small country town and we had quite a few GPs who weren’t from Australia. They went up there to work for a short stint and ended up staying because they loved it so much.
Totally would go to med school for great pay and opportunities like this but also… nursing… and med school… well I couldn’t if I tried so the decisions made for me
Just a teminder you may not always see wildlife, apart from birds, when you visit Australia. More like to see dogs and cats in some areas! Australia is a big country with various areas and animals. Some wildlife are more shy or might just hang out where there's more green/near their habitats so you may not see them unless you go looking or to a Zoo (which we do not have everywhere). Also.. Do. NOT. Touch. Wild. Animals. Keep a safe distance no matter how cuddly they look. If you don't bother them, they have no reason to bother you. And the last thing they need is humans bothering them or their habitat. Sure, most of the marsupials are harmless. But they still have claws and male Kangaroos especially can kick pretty hard when threatened or protecting. It's more with most that you don't mess with (any wildlife) animals for the animals safety with a Don't Mess With them for a few animals being for both of you, animal and human, safety. And learn the signs, read the signs, especially beach signs and traffic signs.
Meanwhile my local government won't let me use my medical training from my army service but will validate that training so I can take a National Guard position.
So the comments in the comment section are what truly boggles my mind. We can pay entertainers and sport players millions and millions of dollars but we can’t keep our hospitals full of essential drs and nurses….we have millions of people homeless and starving but we don’t mind payin Taylor Swift millions to tour across the world. Like….I jus am baffled.
Umm…… We have a saying in Canada. Never trust an American doctor. There’s only one reason they come up here and it’s not the climate. But don’t worry, charged with malpractice? Canada will overlook that. And it’s almost impossible to be sued for malpractice up here.
@@violetamalinkova8840 if you go to a zoo they are pretty chill, at some you can even hold them, i just definitely wouldn't recommend going up to one in the wild. i don't think they really hurt humans but it is a wild animal after all!
Like, do I actually have to be a doctor to do this? Do they need people with other skills, like massage therapy and spending hours going down rabbit holes on the internet?
Australia definitely needs more healthcare workers right now, although don’t expect our healthcare to be the same as the US. It really differs from urban to rural areas. We’re usually very open to skilled migration but you have to prove you can fully support yourself and things like housing costs are very high.
But doesn't the salary there compensate for higher living expenses?
For short term work like this, they probably have housing covered, and proof of financial independence can be provided by the agency with agreements in place for work, compensation, and housing.
As a Canadian, where if a homeless person gets shot (non-Fatal), they can walk into an ER and get held, no questions asked (beyond what’s medically necessary), with a bill of almost, if not absolute 0, is that circumstantial? Like if the same homeless person walked into an Australian ER, would they be treated? Or turned away because it’s not life threatening, and they don’t have a house.
I'm in the UK and there are some targeted ads for nurses/doctors working under the NHS here specifically from Australia and NZ, the medical staff here are so fed up and underpaid that a lot of them are either switching to working privately or going abroad to work and honestly can 100% understand it.
Nursing shortages are everywhere. Nurses are getting burned out from the changes that stem from working conditions, inadequate pay, changes in policies, CEO's of hospitals wanting more profit and nurses don't have equipment they need, nurses being expected to do their job but get no support from management, working grueling hours, coworkers not showing up for work because they hate it there, and the list goes on!
They want the same job done but won't provide the appropriate staff, equipment, funds, working conditions, etc etc etc! The shortage is real!
It's to the point where nurses are going to other countries to do the job they were trained for. The grass is always greener on the other side!
And perhaps these 6 month exchanges will make a difference! Maybe getting out of the current situation and trying a gig overseas. Sometimes a change of scenery will change your whole disposition!
This gives nurses everywhere a chance for something different, a new experience or to learn the way of other countries.
And sometimes just getting away and experiencing different things, they might begin to appreciate what they had.
Maybe this is the best thing that could happen to nurses and give them a chance to see different countries! Let's look at this as a positive thing! Just about every country needs a change!
Mama doctor Jones is doing this in New Zealand 😊
I was just going to say exactly that!
Because she's been getting a lot of heat from her very unscientific comments. Wouldn't trust her with any care and would advise others the same.
@@Mandy138CoolIt seems you're not very knowledgeable on science or medicine if you're going to claim Mama Doctor Jones has been making unscientific comments. She's well respected in the actual medical community because of her knowledge and skill at explaining things in an easy to understand manner, helping to educate today's youth.
@@Mandy138Coolcare to share an example of what she has said that is so unscientific?
@@Mandy138Cool 🦗 🦗 🦗
In the UK there's locums in pretty much every single healthcare setting. And locum shifts are open so it's not just entire locum jobs that require you to change jobs, there's also just single shifts in random places you can pick up to help out. Can be fun i guess
Always remember: Manitoba is hiring
In AB
Waiting nearly two years for a GP and Endo… so far.
Both retired at the same time.
@@marlenegold280 yeah that tracks. I wish you luck
@@asherthedisaster4724 thx
Good to know, I need to get residency in Canada lol
That sounds cold.
Locum life in Australia ftw. I literally worked then went scuba diving on my days off.
THANK YOU for checking the “paid promotion” thing so I know it’s an ad. I still watched the whole thing!
As a travel nurse i can say ALL medical professionals can travel. Example: MDs, PTs, OTs, SPs and LVNs
Yup even CNAs
LVNs would be a little more tricky in Australia, though we do have Enrolled Nurses (I was one before I became an RN). And RNs here must have a Bachelor’s degree. We don’t have the ADN I see sometimes from US nurses.
On the flip side, we don’t get OB in our nursing degrees here, it’s a separate qualification (midwifery), so if an Aussie RN wants to go to the US, it takes a lot of effort and of course sitting the NCLEX which we don’t have an equivalent for here.
@@marabanaraHi! What are the prospects for a RN from the USA with an ADN and 34 years experience in high risk OB (including labor and delivery)?
@@violetamalinkova8840 i think you can travel too. Just Google radiographer travel positions and i bet you will see matches!
@@andreak.4375 Youre right! Forgot to mention!
My PCP was a relatively younger doctor. Went to him for my regular appointment, "So did you get the letter about me no longer being your doctor?" "Umm, no..." "Yeah, I'm moving to France with my wife to live with her and her family." Wait, you can do that? Just like spend fifteen years of education and experience and just be like... Deuces? More power to you. And honestly, I guess I would do the same.
Wouldn't he have to redo residency to work in France and also make less money?
@@thefenerbahcesk4156many places will recognise qualifications from other places, worst case i imagine there may be exams or a training period.
@@thefenerbahcesk4156its a multiple step process and includes observation and exams you also need to be at B2 in French fluency as well.
@@thefenerbahcesk4156 He isn't working. He essentially retired.
Pcp? Beyond the drug all i found was Pneumocystis pneumonia. I assume one p is physician
That sounds awesome.. I'm going my first nursing travel position very soon. I'm so excited 🎉🎉❤
Dang a GI Joe Doe doctor? I thought those were called toy stores, learning something new every day
My uncle is a doctor in Australia but is now moving back to Canada!
… are you my niece? Nice verbiage for a 3 year old
@@SugarandSarcasm🤓
I'm not a doctor but I am unemployed currently so I'll look into this even tho im not qualified
Honestly sometimes the qualified folk feel unqualified
I enrolled in a good school to study pre-med. I had good grades and access to funds for tuition. What I didn't have was good health. I have severe fibromyalgia and I realized early on that if I couldn't sleep, I couldn't be a surgeon. It wasn't meant to be, but I've always loved the world of medicine.
Just saw my dr’s locum for a couple of issues. Smart, knows her stuff and I’m off for a bunch of tests with prescription changes. No issues here. Other than stroke recovery is really all over the place which is on me more than anything else.
Interesting and appropriate that you had an OB/GYN, taking advantage of this program. Considering the craziness of the Republicans who want to outlaw, basically all forms of healthcare for women, I would think that OB/GYN’s would be very interested in trying to find places where they can escape prosecution and persecution. Unfortunately, the people who will suffer most from these programs are the women that are going to have no one to go to in this country.
Got my first SeHCAT test today because ive seen bile acid diarrhea on the channel! Thanks for the hint!
Great Ad!
Every foreigner: I wanna see a kangaroo.
Me, an Australian who grew up around kangaroos (in the outback): yeah good luck with that, they don't hang out at the beach.
Esperance and Jervis Bay have something to say about that
Just in the middle of the lake
I want to see Steve irwins educational facility and the bondi zoo. I do want to see the wildlife there but only with a proper guide for not only my safety but to make sure I don't do any harm to the wildlife there. Of course I want to see bonding beach, eat the food, talk to the locals and see the pink lake lol. Only kangaroos I want to see are those in a safe setting, they scare me more than most of the other "deadly" animals there lol
Got a nice video of the missus patting a wild roo out the front of the chip shop at Pambula beach.
@katie85705 Australia Zoo is so delightful! I really enjoyed it, spent the whole day there with my partner and you could really tell everyone there really cares about the animals and conservation. They're doin Steve Proud 😊
Please place captions on top. They’re impossible to read through the titles.
We have a Level 1 trauma hospital on a Texas island just blocks from the beach. We need all the doctors we can get. No need to head for Australia.
Yeah but then you have to live in Texas. I'd rather my kids survive highschool without either being brainwashed by religious lunatics, forced to have a baby or being shot to death.
Word, stop coming here and maybe our government will actual put some money towards training local medical professionals instead of relying on imported labour and actively contributing to our medical crisis.
We have Locum positions advertised within Australia but often these are places with not a lot of long term infrastructure, and senior professionals don’t want to uproot their families. So I say anyone who is qualified who wants to work somewhere different should be able to do so. Obviously there are political reasons too why some medical professionals might be drawn more to one place over another. Even people from that home place, like Mama Dr Jones- she is from Texas but is now working a contract in NZ
Same is true for X-ray Techs
"I'm hoping to meet some kangeroos."
Them and their kicks are ready to meet you too.
I was going to say USVI doesn't have a hospital but they've got to have basic medical stuff, yeah. That would be a fascinating post. My brother spent a couple years there as a medical transport pilot.
I believe this is what MamaDoctorJones has been doing for the past couple years! It’s so cool.
I wish healthcare providers could be more respected. Insurance companies make them look bad, but people really don’t realize your doctor can just peace out if they get tired of things in their country.
Wow thanks! I'm excited to check it out!!
This channel might pay off your school loans. I love it. 💞
We need doctors in New Zealand. Please come here! Pay is a bit crap but the country is nice!
Wow, that's really cool. Gonna said this to my SIL so they can travel. My brother is a mechanic so he'll find work anywhere
The biggest problem I can foresee here is that we use different measurements for things. For example, if someone had a BGL of 43, that’s extremely high here, not low like the US. We use mmoL so anything above 8 is high (or 10 after a meal). Things like that will be confusing to US trained doctors/nurses.
Makes sense but I bet Americans could pick it up pretty quick if normal ranges were provided next to all the labs (that’s how’s it’s done here at least)
@@Doc_Schmidt I would hope so. I’m not trying to discourage them from coming, mind you. Just can be hard when lab values are ingrained in your brain for years and then you move and all of a sudden, the values are different and you’re like what? And metric/imperial changes might be annoying to deal with, too. But definitely not something to dissuade someone in coming, just a small challenge to overcome.
Is BGL the same as FSG (fingerstick glucose) or serum glucose? What does BGL stand for anyway? I've been a doctor long enough, but evenin the US the acronyms and abbreviations are ridiculous now.
@@dianeridley9804 blood glucose levels. The old finger prick method. We used to use BSL for blood sugar level I believe but that’s been updated. You’re right, too many abbreviations and acronyms and such now.
I have a few family in the medical field and a friend of my Mum’s who emigrated to our country (UK) told me it’s incredibly difficult even to get short term work as a Doctor in the UK if you’re not from the EU because you have to go through a lot of checks to make sure your training was up to code.
Great plug!!!
1) is it for medical staff only?
2) can the time spent working there be accumulated towards a residency permit?
Please tell Dr. Alex George about this. The NHS needs locums FAST.
The doc in Australia he's filling in for got 6 mos. paid maternity leave. A doc in the US would just get 6 weeks of disability. A non-doc would probably just get fired.
Maybe they can learn about proper pricing
Wow and the US has been in a MD, DO, RN, PA, NP shortage already ... We are doommed
Do they do it for auto mechanics too?
Tim looks good with blond hair
Most US speaking nations play nice with each other’s medical licenses
How does it work internationally? Eg what degrees count/from which countries?
You should do a collab with Mama Dr. Jones who is currently working in New Zealand as an OBGYN.
Those locum companies make so much money just placing doctors are and practitioners in temp work
Hey, not always on the beach, theres the lewin mcewin hospital in SA, middle of elizabeth and salisbury.
Lyell McEwin, and it's not between Elizabeth and Salisbury it's smack bang in Elizabeth Park.
@@Jane-oz7ppwhy bother to nitpick this point lol. It’s quite literally geographically between Elizabeth and Salisbury. If you aren’t from that part of the city Elizabeth park means nothing.
teamhealth aka teamhell
For a moment I thought this sounds really good. But then I realized I'm not a doctor... "I just play one on TV". LOL
Awesome
Do they pay expenses‽
If you don’t have dependents this is a great way to make money. If you’re not big on foreign language I would suggest applying for English speaking countries.
Did you watch Mamma Doctor Jones?
wow
please come practice in new zealand. we need doctors and nurses.
New Zeeland? That's it I'm going to go practice medicine in the Shire.
Do it!
G'day mate
Is this only for Doctors?
Yep it’s amazing why some people don’t move more…
Except you just signed a contract with a Practice 😂
We would love to see you in new zealand
Do you get to go to the nice parts of Australia? Or is it out in the middle of nowhere?
It depends on what is available honestly! I’m sure both could be possible at different times
A little tip. Middle of nowhere can be nicer and more fulfilling. I used to live in a small country town and we had quite a few GPs who weren’t from Australia. They went up there to work for a short stint and ended up staying because they loved it so much.
The u.s. virgin islands are part of the u.s. as is Guam and several other territories.
Treating patients for snake-, spider or other bites to go home in the afternoon and get bitten yourself.
Great for medical staff. Not so much for patients who have to change doctors repeatedly when their practioner leaves.
Anything for nurses? 👀
Totally would go to med school for great pay and opportunities like this but also… nursing… and med school… well I couldn’t if I tried so the decisions made for me
Nurses have been doing this for like forever lol
with other professions had this
Am I the only one thinking about Star Wars. Was there not an OB GYN Kenobi in that one? I am not sure, I am a Star Trek fan.
Just a teminder you may not always see wildlife, apart from birds, when you visit Australia.
More like to see dogs and cats in some areas! Australia is a big country with various areas and animals. Some wildlife are more shy or might just hang out where there's more green/near their habitats so you may not see them unless you go looking or to a Zoo (which we do not have everywhere).
Also.. Do. NOT. Touch. Wild. Animals.
Keep a safe distance no matter how cuddly they look. If you don't bother them, they have no reason to bother you. And the last thing they need is humans bothering them or their habitat.
Sure, most of the marsupials are harmless. But they still have claws and male Kangaroos especially can kick pretty hard when threatened or protecting. It's more with most that you don't mess with (any wildlife) animals for the animals safety with a Don't Mess With them for a few animals being for both of you, animal and human, safety.
And learn the signs, read the signs, especially beach signs and traffic signs.
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If you come to New Zealand expecting beaches, you will be sorely disappointed
@@violetamalinkova8840 IIRC a lot of the shoreline is cliff faces
Hawaii
How quickly can you become a Doctor, this man looks 42.
??? He does not at all look in his 40’s. I would guess early to mid 30’s
Meanwhile my local government won't let me use my medical training from my army service but will validate that training so I can take a National Guard position.
Why people with blue eyes 👀 opens their eyes so wide like they are gonna eat you with their sight 😂😂
Oh PLZ have something for ems I wanna go to Germany
So how does someone not in the medical field get this? 😂
HAHAHA!! THIS IS THE FUNNIEST VIDEO YET!
... wait.. I don't get it.
Well she’s about to learn how evil and uncaring the us health system is
watch out for kangaroos. they are a menace.
So the comments in the comment section are what truly boggles my mind. We can pay entertainers and sport players millions and millions of dollars but we can’t keep our hospitals full of essential drs and nurses….we have millions of people homeless and starving but we don’t mind payin Taylor Swift millions to tour across the world. Like….I jus am baffled.
Australia will let doctors from other countries work but the US won’t even let doctors from other states work.
yeah
there not coming back
kangaroos are rare
And she never went home and lived happily ever after
Brian drain
Umm……
We have a saying in Canada. Never trust an American doctor. There’s only one reason they come up here and it’s not the climate.
But don’t worry, charged with malpractice? Canada will overlook that. And it’s almost impossible to be sued for malpractice up here.
Australian doctors can't go to the UK, and can't go to the US without taking costly rigorous exams.
Kangaroos aren't exactly friendly
That's why they need all the doctors
I'd want to meet some of those adorable quokkas.
@@violetamalinkova8840 No.. no they are not. Ones in the wild will growl and even wail. They are terrifying.
@@violetamalinkova8840 look up quokkas
@@violetamalinkova8840 if you go to a zoo they are pretty chill, at some you can even hold them, i just definitely wouldn't recommend going up to one in the wild. i don't think they really hurt humans but it is a wild animal after all!
I thought I read the rectum story... so sorry dov
Like, do I actually have to be a doctor to do this? Do they need people with other skills, like massage therapy and spending hours going down rabbit holes on the internet?
Just so everyone knows; New Zealand=/= Beaches
Tired of the ads. Bye-bye.
Locums work can't be worse than in the US. Because locums work in the US IS THE WORST.