kj Partners

Since 2017, The 'kj Partners' have been sharing our expertise in recruitment, immigration, and settlement processes to assist Canadian employers in small cities and rural areas, such as Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, in addressing labor shortages. Building on this experience, we are excited to launch a new consulting service in 2024 dedicated to helping Korean nurses seek employment and immigrate to the United States, aiming to alleviate the nursing shortage in American hospitals.
We have already secured a robust pool of qualified nurses (RNs) in Korea eager to work in the United States. Our goal is to connect these qualified RNs with American hospitals, ensuring that healthcare facilities find the skilled nurses they need. Our expert guidance through the immigration process will support our clients in achieving their personal and professional goals.

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Nursing Shortage in the US

The U.S. is in the middle of a major nurse shortage. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Registered Nurses are among the top occupations for anticipated job growth, set to increase from 3 million jobs in 2018 to 3.4 million jobs in 2028, a growth rate of 12 percent.

The shortage first stems from the fact that Baby Boomers are aging and increasing the country’s demand for healthcare. The U.S. Census Bureau projects that by 2030, all baby boomers will be older than age 65. This will expand the size of the older population so that 1 in every 5 residents will be retirement age.

An aging population also means more nurses are retiring and leaving vacancies behind. Since 2012, roughly 60,000 RNs have left the workforce each year. By the end of the decade more than 70,000 RNs will be retiring annually. In 2020, baby-boomer RNs will number 660,000, roughly half their peak number in 2008.

Hospitals and healthcare facilities need to act quickly to resolve these nursing shortages.

The 'kj Partners' has the experience and expertise to provide a solution!

Solutions for you

The 'kj Partners' specializes in matching your business with the right workers based on your specific needs and circumstances.

Hospitals and healthcare facilities facing nursing shortages can turn to international recruitment as a long-term solution. This method for filling job vacancies was common practice in the early 2000s, but delays in visa processing starting in 2007 followed by the Great Recession in 2008 caused many recruitment programs to be scaled back or canceled.

Fortunately, visa processing times have improved dramatically over the past decade. International nurses can take the NCLEX RN exam at test centers throughout the world before they relocate to the U.S. This speeds up the immigration process as government policies continue to move toward using visas to intentionally bring in highly skilled professionals who will live in the U.S. permanently.

International recruitment is beneficial for U.S. healthcare employers faced with the following predicaments: