many foreign nurses email those facilities for job openings, and not all are qualified, so you need to be patient when it comes to a reply from them as well as be careful to wording your emails. why not call them up?
have you tried thomson medical centre as well? i believe thomson and KK are the 2 main birthing centers (although others have such facilities as well) in the country.
you could apply directly to (some) private OBGYNs who have their own nurses (private hospitals supply them too), or use a medical profession job agency. they flourish and could hook you up if you're not fussy.
otherwise, head on over to each hospital's website for an index of doctors... you can try googling 1. gleneagles, 2. alvernia, 3. elizabeth and 4. camden hospitals for a start. unsure if east shore hospital's still opened!
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www.moh.gov.sg also for links to info on the nursing profession as well as a list of all hospitals. there're some clinics that operate like hospitals (full facilities), so give them a shot too. (eg, Japan Green Clinic)
nurses don't get paid a lot in singapore especially in the public sector, even if you were a highly skilled and specialized one back home... you're likely to take a big cut in singapore, incomparable to your texan paycheck!
there're always jobs in the public hospitals, but you'll have a steep learning curve to overcome (which you might not) due to cultural differences nor be accustomed to the barrage of politicking...
private nursing gigs pay better in general but you might not get one (or one that you like) as easily - you should also be prepared to run your employers' clinic and fulfill both clinical and administrative roles.
(99.99% of private singapore clinics have their own dispensaries and also because all doctors there are strapped for time, you might have to take on the further roles of dietitian, pharmacist and therapist... and more!)
that *might* also entail some shift work. money might not be what you're used to either, but that experience may be something more bearable while you learn the lay of the land... (i'm putting it across gently here)
when you think you're ready to handle singaporeans of all kinds (they're NOT EASY to deal with), you can head on over to public hospitals if you wish to not let your skills rust away... (please don't work at BK!)
allied healthcare professionals are not as respected in singapore (or perhaps in asia in general) compared to the united states. they take a very diminished role in the patients' minds... GOOD LUCK!!!
(regardless, i'm 100% sure you'll learn heaps if you were to go into the public sector as long as you have a genuine desire to serve; you'll do fine. worry not! smile smile smile! don't worry too much! enjoy singapore! :b)
taxico, m.d.
