Re: independent contractor forms for nurse Originally Posted by ncmc3132 
i just got off the website where you got your manual--i was thinking about buying it--is it worth it? does it really answer your questions about being an independent nurse contractor? i am actually going to do independent contracts with 3 area hospitals, and 1 nursing home. i plan to work 4 days a week, and charge around $50/HR. agencies charge 70-100, and i think the hospitals will pay me what i want. i am tired of making too little and working too hard for the money.
Agencies do not charge 70 to 100 dollars an hour. The norm is more like 50 to 62 an hour depending on location and specialty. But why would you want to undercut your competition? Get what you are worth! I have always been the highest paid traveler at every hospital I go to. The reason is that I do not have the limitations of regular agencies, I can negotiate just for myself as I am not trying to compete with other agencies to provide many nurses. And they cannot obtain my services from any other agency. This allows me much more flexibility to structure my contract to meet the hospital needs.
If your skills are valuable and you are a consummate professional, you are a valuable commodity, not the warm body of the usual agency placement.
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