Any infor on Interim Health Care?

I didn't like 3 Interim offices I have dealt with in the past. Disorganized, never backed employees, "ghost booked" shifts, and on and on.

One time I went to a hospital and saw the unit schedule. My name was down for like 60 hours for the next week. I never booked these! They were also all over the place (one day 7p-7a next day 3-11, next day 7a-7p, and so on). I talked to the Interim manager and she said that this was common practice to "protect shifts from other agencies". I told her she would not be using my name to do that anymore (my reputation and lic was on the line NOT theirs), and she would also call and explain that there was an error on THEIR part, and I was not scheduled for those days. I was VERY angry when I insisted on this. She said she would do just that. I was to be out of town the entire next week, so I knew I wouldn't be working (so did they). I booked shifts for the following week though, so when I came back I would have work to go to. I had about 50 calls on my answering machine when I got back. All from Interim begging me to work those shifts. The next day I went to my first scheduled shift back. I was promptly notified that I was a DNR for no call no shows last week. I was SO MAD MY HEAD COULD EXPLODE. I went directly to the unit charge and told her what happened last week. She told me she would look into it and get back to me. She also said my shifts had been replaced already. I went right to the Interim office and guess what?!? The manager was "busy". At least that is what the staffer told me. I said I would wait for her right there then. The staffer was confused, but said it's gonna be a while. I said, seeing as I am a DNR for NO REASON and I now have no shifts, I think I can wait. An hour passed, no sign of the manager... another passed, still no sign of her. Another 30 minutes passed so I went to the staffer and asked what could possibly take this long? She said she was "just busy". I said, "I'll go see if I can help then," and walked right into her office. She was dumbfounded. Funny but she was playing solitaire on the computer, hardly BUSY! I then posed all my questions to her in a not so pleasant manor. She first acted like I didn't know what I was talking about. Then it went to "you don't understand how this side of nursing works". Then it went to, "I'm sorry but you should have been here to work." I told her I never booked the shifts for the hundredth time. Then I told her "you already told me what you do, so don't lie". She said, "I don't have time for this." I told her now is a good time for me, solitaire can wait. She then threatened to call the police! This whole time I have been VERY PO'd but never to the point of threatening harm. I told her that's not the call you NEED to make. Then told her I'll just go back to the facility and speak with the VP (I knew her from a long time ago but we weren;t exactly chums). She told me she'd like to see me try.

So.... I went and talked to the VP. My DNR was lifted and I was promptly back at work there through their NEW staffing agency.



-Eddy

I worked for Interim Health Care in Honolulu. They were efficient and I had no problems at all with them. Obviously, nursing agencies in different areas work differently. Probably one of the best I worked for was Favorite Nurses, because the have a national headquarters, and someone answers all the time.

Thank you for answering my Question.I know in my heart that I have been given a bad deal but it is only my word against theirs and I dont know how to solve this except to mark it up as a hard lesson learned,and my almost 10 years with them is down the tubes since I was considered part time(ha ha) part time being 45 to 55 hrs and every holiday that they could throw at me. I guess since we have no back up here in this part of Fla. I will just have to hope I can land a job without references. Thanks again Dippierose @aol.com

Not good, don't go there.

renerian

Some of the things that Interim offices are allowed to get by with seems disturbing some times. I do want to say though that my experiences with them, while quite bad, are not intended to slander the company as a whole. They are things that happenned to me (and some friends too), but I imagine many people have had positive experiences with them.

(MY PLEASE DON'T SUE ME FYI)

Anyone familiar with RNNetwork travel agency? Feedback please.

Go to this forum and ask that question, and you will get answers you seek. So far what I have seen is mostly positive.

http://forums.delphiforums.com/travelnurses/messages

I guess the best way to look at things is to realize that not all agencies are the same. I went with a "Big House" type of egency falsy believing the ads in RN journals that promised lavish locations with "great pay". After a few assignments with this "Big" agency, I decided that the next agency I got with was going to be recommended by word of mouth,that that person must have had a positive experience with them and would highly recommend signing with them. We all know what a ******* pain in the ass it is to become "complinat" with the agencies paperwork and the necessary lab work and licencing and all the other stuff. Sometimes I think that it would just be easier to go to work for a hospital and take advantage of benifits that are concrete, free education perks and a retirement plan. However, my primary focu for the last 2 years, since my son was born, is MONEY, thats right cash. It seems that when you and your spouce are earning aliving and then only one of you is and that one is subject to being "called off" or "downstaffed" on a routine basis then agency, travel, perdiem whate ever you want to call it is the only way to go. Cash is the only thing that pays the bills and feeds the kiddos and no mater howmany bennies the staff hospitals ofer they just arent going to pay what I make in a travel assignment. So if your willing to put up with ALOT of BS away from home or even close to home then agency is the way to go, if not, stay on staff, go back to school and become a doctor or something, there the only ones who can screw up royaly without any accountability these days

I work for Nurse finders and they have been around a long time. I see more of them in the hosp that Int. The pay is excellent and nice perks. If you want any more info let me know. You are going to love agency!!!!

Nursefinders is a joke here where I live (Kansas). Interim's local office went out of business years ago (thank god). Starmed used to be the best but then the office crew there bailed out and went to Alacrity. Now Alacrity is the best in my area. Just goes to show you how things change.