[adcheek12]

Hello, my husband and I have decided to do travel nursing before our two young girls get into school. I really like Fastaff agency so far, any comments on that agency. Also we have 2 boxers that we want to take. How are the housing facilities with dogs.

[amy0123]

I'm in a facility right now where the majority of the travelers that are there are from fastaff.

None have brought their families and dogs, however 2 of them are married and are away from their family temporarily. From what I was told, you work many hours a week (50 to 60hrs) and in a short amount of weeks. Just work and sleep. They live in studio apartments/hotels. Plus I can't imagine managing a family within that workload. You'll never see them.

I guess maybe your recruiter could accomodate you. Even if she does, the facility has the final say of whether they want you or not.

The facility you travel to might have fastaff expectations of a typical fastaff employee - and they could automatically make your schedule 48hours a week--- This exactly has happened to me --- AND I don't work with fastaff but the facility handed me 48hrs a week even after I told them I would rather do the 36hours a week as stated in my American Mobile contract!!@ So the situation with the nursing supervisor turned into "either take this position or leave it because we could do without you." And if you've come a long distance and are not ready to leave... then there isn't much choice.

I would recommend American Mobile or CrossCountry since they accomodate dogs, families and have great housing.. seriously

[surething1]

The dog is something you would need to speak with the recruiter about. Surely they have a job somewhere they can accomodate the two of u and a dog they are a big agency. Standard contracts are 48 or 60 hours. I think your plan is awesome and will allow the two of u to save alot of my for the future. The companies the above poster mentioned are notorious for low pay. Fastaff is notorious for paying top dollar. I say go for it.

[amy0123]

I think picking a travel agency comes down to:

convenience of accomodations/great housing/average pay (American Mobile or Crosscountry)

-vs-

high pay/whatever they offer (fastaff, Onassignment).

This is basically what we've talked about on this assignment I'm in. The travelers I work with are from fastaff and american mobile and with all of their experiences this is what we agreed with. It's best to sign for one or two good travel agencies - one for high pay/tons of hours a week and one for a truly enjoyable travel experience with normal work hours/average pay.