Endorsing license to WA from CA?

hi all, I’m a new grad rn in CA who graduated spring 2025 and have about 4 months of nursing experience in 1:1 school nursing and had to quit for personal reasons. Now after a couple of months, I’m getting back into the job search but looking in both CA and WA. A couple of my family members moved to the Seattle area and I would have housing available in both CA and Seattle. Just hoping to increase my search options. My license is in CA and was wondering if people recommend endorsing my license to WA in order to increase chances of being considered for a job? I am very aware both states have a pretty tough market, and I’m ready to be searching for awhile. I’m not interested in bedside positions/nurse residencies but rather hoping to find something in public health, community health, school nursing, or other more community-based settings.

Would there be any downsides to trying to pursue licensure in WA aside from paying the fees? Is that something I should only do if I already have a job lined up and am actively to moving to WA? I feel most positions specifically outline “Current license in state of WA” so just wanted to be able to bypass the minimum requirements. I’m open to living in either state and basically want to maximize the amount of roles that I’m able to apply to! Thank you in advance for any insight :)