While most Filipino nurses prefer to work abroad, employment opportunities for nurses in the Philippines are also available. Through the NARS program or Nurses Assigned in Rural Service, Filipinos in healthcare profession who doesn’t want to leave the country and work abroad will have the opportunity to be employed locally.
The Department of Labor and Employment recently announced that these nursing jobs will be opened for nurses residing in Iloilo and Guimaras and will be assigned in the poorest municipalities of the province. The government is set to deploy 160 nurses and the recruitment will start on October 01, 2009. Interested and qualified applicants can register at http://www.nars.dole.gov.ph.
The duration of employment is usually 6 months and this program aims to train and employ unemployed nurses to various municipalities in the Philippines. Those who will be accepted in the program will receive a monthly stipend on P8,000.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- 35 years old and below
- Board passer with a valid nurse license issued by the Philippine Regulations Commission(PRC)
- No nursing-related practice for the past three years
The NARS program was initiated by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo last February and is joint project by DOLE, DOH and the Professional Regulations Commission’s Board of Nursing.
The program will provide a good opportunity for Filipino nurses to increase their potential of being hired by hospitals locally and abroad.
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