In this Club Nurse mini‑episode, host Colton Lord highlights a new initiative by Worldwide Resource Solutions (a subsidiary of Worldwide Health Staff Solutions) to launch a virtual nursing hub in the Philippines. The program will allow Filipino‑trained nurses to work remotely for U.S. hospitals via telehealth platforms, providing services such as virtual patient monitoring and remote patient sitting while remaining in the Philippines. Lord discusses the long‑standing importance of Filipino nurses in the U.S. healthcare system, noting that 1 in 20 U.S. nurses were trained in the Philippines, and shares personal anecdotes about their supportive presence on units. He outlines the benefits offered to remote nurses—full‑time roles, U.S.‑aligned schedules, meals, health and life insurance, professional growth, and onboarding support—while also raising questions about licensing, the broader U.S. nursing shortage, and why the system must rely on international help. The episode ends with a call to action for listeners to share the opportunity with Filipino nurses, apply through Worldwide Resource Solutions, and consider the larger implications for nursing workforce sustainability.
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Hello everybody, welcome back to Club Nurse. Thank you for being here. This is part of our mini episode series where I am delivering you some nurse news, some current events, some things that I am finding interesting that are happening in the world of healthcare and nursing world. And this story in particular really sparked my interest because anybody who works in healthcare as a nurse or just in the field in general knows the importance that Filipinos play in the healthcare workforce. Of course, in America specifically, there are a lot of Filipinos who leave their country of the Philippines and go really around the world to work. And this is for better pay, better working conditions. I know that a lot of Filipinos will settle in places like the Middle East or in London, and then a lot come here to America. And there are different areas of America where the Filipino population is greater. From my experience and from my knowledge, places like Chicago, places like Los Angeles, Have a little bit of a higher Filipino population, and they play a vital role in our workforce. Anywhere that I have worked— Arizona, Rhode Island, Boston— anywhere that I've worked as a nurse, there have been Filipino nurses who are a staple on the units. They are the heart, the pulse, the middle of the unit, and they are so important. And when I look back to when I was a new graduate nurse, I specifically remember the Filipino nurses that I worked with just taking me under their wing and just being so kind. And generous and of course offering like the best food. I mean, hello. So I wanted to talk about this article that nurse.org had put out last week. And also this was in the Manila Times and I'm sure that there are other places that you can find this information. But if you're specifically looking to read this article, I recommend going to the nurse.org website and just searching there in their search bar, Filipino nurses can now work in the US remotely. And that's what we're going to talk about is this really awesome program that is going to be starting So there's a new thing where Filipino nurses are getting the chance to work remotely for US hospitals while remaining in the Philippines. This is through Worldwide Resource Solutions, a subsidiary of Worldwide Health Staff Solutions and Medical Solutions. And so basically they're launching their first nursing virtual nursing hub in the Philippines. This is huge, creates a big shift in what we can do in healthcare and kind of coming together globally where they don't have to be here in America. And what I find so great about this is, you know, if people living in the Philippines, if the Filipinos don't want to leave their family and their friends and their life in search of a, you know, better life or whatever their reason is that they want to leave, they don't have to with this new initiative that is going to be starting. So yeah, basically it's offering Filipinos the opportunity to work remotely in the Philippines as like virtual nurses. And from my understanding, This is like through advanced telehealth platforms where they can monitor and support American patients from the Philippines. And this is also something to think about, even if you live in America, this is just remote nursing. Like there are ways to do this living in America as well, but this specifically what we're talking about is huge for the Filipino population. So basically what these services are is virtual patient monitoring, remote patient sitting, and other technology-driven nursing support, all coordinated within US healthcare teams. So obviously, If you're living in the Philippines, you will be operating on the U.S. schedule as far as like the hospital goes because you're going to have to be there during those hours when they're needing you as the hospital is operating on those shifts. So from what I understand, this is probably something like if you're working 12-hour shift, you'll probably be expected to follow kind of that, you know, say it's 7 to 7 in L.A., whatever time that is in the Philippines, you're going to have to probably follow that time in L.A. that you're going to be there. As a virtual sitter or whatever it may be for the US hospital. And a statistic that I found crazy— well, actually it's not crazy, but it just really emphasized the fact that Filipinos are a huge part of our workforce— is I read that 1 in 20 nurses in the US are trained in the Philippines, which is pretty significant when you think about like a workforce and how much they They come over here and help us out. And when I was thinking about this, I was like, well, really, this is a great sort of solution for both, for Filipinos and for the US to be able to meet in the middle, offer them the ability to stay home in the Philippines and be with their friends and family while helping the US. And there's great benefits involved in this from what I have read as far as meals, health benefits, life insurance benefits. Which are all huge and amazing things. But my issue with this whole idea when I was thinking about it is why do we even need this kind of help? Why do we even need these kind of resources where we're having to seek global help in the workforce? I think that's the bigger issue, the bigger question. Amazing, we're happy to, we will take the help. We will happily accept the Filipino population as we have. Like I had said, they have been, they're such a force in They are some of the best nurses I've ever worked with, and I mean that truthfully and honestly. Um, but yeah, that question just is like, why do we, why do we need this kind of help? This is a good solution for, for shortages that we have. But to me, there's— this is not solving the issue of American healthcare and the nursing shortages and the fact that we can't train enough nurses to keep up with the Level of shortages that we're having in America. And I think with the advancements of AI and things like that, that we are going to see some levity, some, some of the weight lifted off our shoulders when it comes to work. But yeah, at the end of the day, you can't at this point in our evolution have an AI robot or whatever being a nurse at this point, maybe one day. So, you know, what are we actively doing to maybe just make working conditions better or make nurse lives not so difficult to work?
Yeah.
Instead, we are having to now deploy international help and global help in order to keep the American healthcare system running in a safe as possible manner. So that's just my little side tangent. Again, I think this is wonderful. I think this benefits many people. Any Filipinos who are out there listening who are based here in the US, I encourage you to send this episode to your friends and family in the Philippines who are nurses or who are looking to become nurses, who maybe are in nursing school, and let them know that there are these options if they are Not ready or don't want to make the move to another country to work. And how they can apply is— this says qualified nurses, particularly those with a BS in nursing, can apply through Worldwide Resource Solutions recruitment channels in the Philippines. The process includes screening, credentialing, and training to meet US standards for virtual care. So what the Filipino nurses can expect is full-time remote roles. Nurses will be employed in the Philippines but serve US patients with schedules aligned to US hospital needs, as I had said before. I talked to you about the competitive benefits as far as the meals, health insurance, life insurance, which is a very attractive reason to take a job. I understand. I know that I have touched on these things of not taking jobs just for the benefits. But again, I understand why people do, and I understand that why people are drawn to certain jobs that have great benefits. I am totally sensitive and aware of that. So if that's something that you are looking for for your family, this is a great option for you. Professional growth. Nurses will gain exposure to US healthcare protocols and technology, enhancing skills and career prospects. And support and training. They will provide onboarding and ongoing support to ensure nurses are equipped for the demands of virtual care. So yeah, I just, I found this really interesting. I thought that this was a great opportunity for Filipino nurses to, again, maybe, maybe they're thinking about making that jump to America or leaving the Philippines to be a nurse here in the US, but maybe they're not ready. Or maybe they really were wanting to stay home and didn't know how to do that. And now there is an opportunity for you, if you're listening from the Philippines, to stay and take care of your families and your friends, or just be around everybody that you love and the place that you love while working technically as a US nurse. So I don't know all the logistics as far as how licensing will work. My assumption is that you will have to go through, probably get licensed in the US if you are technically working working for a hospital here, but it's something to look into. Like I said, the whole— there's an article on nurse.org. I really recommend checking it out. I'm sure that we can link this in the show notes of this episode so that you can see that. And I hope that this helps somebody. And again, if you're out there and you're listening and maybe you have friends who are Filipino, send this to them. If you are some Filipino in the US listening to this, send this to your family or your friends back home in the Philippines so that they know that there are options and these are new advancements that are coming their way. This is super exciting. Again, there's, I think there's a much larger issue as far as healthcare and nursing and why we have these shortages and why we're having to reach globally for help. But let's just take the good out of the situation and understand that this is great. This is, this is a great opportunity for people. And I think it's some really, really exciting stuff. So thanks for listening. This was just a little mini episode, talk about some current happenings, some current events in the nursing world, and especially with our beloved Filipino population. So thank you for listening. My name is Colton. This is Club Nurse.
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