Looking for advice

I have been a nurse for 17 years. 15 as a LVN and 2 as a RN. I am currently working in an ICCU unit at a Level 1 trauma hospital. I have worked in LTC, state supported living facility, clinics, and home health. I am considering moving from a town of about 200,000 to a large city. I am looking at 3 large cities that are approx 5-6 hours from where I currently live. I am not sure how to go about finding a job in these cities that have so many hospitals to choose from. I would prefer to have a job before moving. I have given myself 6 months to decide on which city to move to then 6 more months to work on the logistics of moving and finding a job. I am also not sure that I want to continue bedside nursing as I am starting to feel burned out. One friend suggested doing a travel nursing assignment in the city I choose. Any thoughts or ideas? Any would be appreciated.
Traveling, if you have that option, would be a great idea since you aren't sure which of the 3 places you would like to live - you could possibly, get a travel assignment to each of them at some point or at least close. Another suggestion is looking at what each city offers that is in line w/what you are looking for not only in terms of employment but also personal interest...as far as finding a job - once you decide where you want to live (city) you would go about applying as you would anywhere else - checking the career sections of the hospitals, looking at job sites like indeed.com, glassdoor, monster etc..if these cities are outside of the state in which you live, applying and obtaining a license in the state before applying for employment would be wise. No employer is going to wait - at least not where I live - for a license to come through w/so many nurses needing jobs.Good luck

Put map on dartboard. Throw dart. Look for jobs in large city closest to dart. Move there. If you don't like it, move to second closest. Repeat as necessary.