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Here are some things to remember as you research nursing opportunities in the south.

 

Arkansas for Nursing, a Web site (http://www.arkansasnursing.com) representing a group of Arkansas hospitals and nursing educational programs. The site features lists of employers, schools, and financial aid information.

 

Tennessee is trying to encourage nursing instructors through loan forgiveness, according to a January article in the Tennessean. The new program would forgive faculty a quarter of their student loans every year they teach in a Tennessee nursing program.

 

Next month, Kentucky will join Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas as one of the southern "compact states." Nursing licenses in any compact state are recognized in the others.

 

The Mississippi State Health Plan showed an RN vacancy rate of 7.7% in Mississippi hospitals.

 

The central third of the Florida peninsula is home to nine of the state's sixteen Magnet facilities. One source in the Orlando area says the market for RNs, advanced practice nurses, and nurse managers is competitive. Most in demand are adult and pediatric critical care RNs.

 

Your Guide to Job Opportunities in Southern States and Florida

Cape Fear Valley Health System P.O. Box 2000, Fayetteville, NC 28302-2000, Contact: Mary Hatfield, Recruiter, (800) 624-3616, Fax: (910) 609-7907, E-mail: [email protected] Web site: http://www.capefearcareers.com

 

DukeMedicine, DUMC 3714, Durham, NC 27710, Contact: Nurse Recruitment, (800) 232-6877 (BE-A-NURSE) Web site: http://www.dukenursing.org

 

Florida Hospital Fish Memorial, 1055 Saxon Blvd., Orange City, FL 32763, Contact: Wren McLelland, Human Resources, (386) 917-5077, Fax: (386) 917-5282, E-mail: [email protected] Web site: http://www.fishjobs.org

 

Mission Health and Hospitals, 509 Biltmore Avenue, Ashville, NC 28801, Contact: Elizabeth Buchanan/Allied Health/Support Recruiter, (828) 213-4413, Fax: (828) 213-4223, E-mail: [email protected] Web site: http://www.msj.org

 

Novant Health, Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, (800) 777-1876

 

Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, NC, (800) 473-6605

 

Brunswick Community Hospital, Supply, NC, (910) 755-8121 Web site: http://www.novanthealth.org

 

Pitt County Memorial Hospital, P.O. Box 6028, Greenville, NC 27835, Contact: Employment Office, (800) 342-5155 Web site: http://www.pcmhcareers.com/ajn

 

Self Regional Healthcare, 1325 Spring Street, Greenwood, SC 29646, Contact: Debra Metts, Recruitment Specialist, (864) 725- 5005, Fax: (864) 725-4993, E-mail: [email protected], Web site: http://www.selfregional.org