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Sep 07, 2007 11:55 AM

Gulf coast of Mississippi


I will be travelling and looking for a job after the first of the year on the gulf coast of Mississippi (Biloxi or Pasgagoula), and would appreciate any info on hospitals, pay, ect. There are a few travel jobs but the pay is significantly lower that what I am making at my staff job in North Florida, so I am curious if I might be better to look for a staff position with a relocation bonus. Any info would be greatly appreciated!
What hospitals should I look at? I am an experienced ICU nurse currently working in a Level 1 trauma ICU, but have done all ICU areas including open heart recovery. Thanks in advance!


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from Smithbc1
Old Sep 08, 2007, 11:17 PM
Updated Sep 08, 2007 at 11:20 PM by Smithbc1

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I have tried (in the past) to obtain a traveling nurse job on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. As far as I could know, Mississppi Gulf Coast will not accept travelers. Travel agencies have told me they are too stingy to pay the salary for a traveler.
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from bagladyrn
Old Sep 09, 2007, 01:22 AM

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You may also want to consider the issue of housing in the Gulf Coast area. Since much of the area really hasn't recovered from Katrina, housing may be at a premium.
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from Nsratched
Old Sep 09, 2007, 03:09 PM

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Thanks for the reply. There are travel jobs posted, they just aren't very high paying, which I suppose is understandable for the area.
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from Nsratched
Old Sep 09, 2007, 03:14 PM

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Thanks for the thoughts. It seems there are places available and the rents are less than I pay now in Jacksonville. I am sure it will work out. I am mainly trying to figure out what the salaries are like. I have 12 years experience and might be able to get a good salary offer. The travel jobs I have seen are $26/hour plus the housing stipend.
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from wtbcrna
Old Sep 09, 2007, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bagladyrn View Post
You may also want to consider the issue of housing in the Gulf Coast area. Since much of the area really hasn't recovered from Katrina, housing may be at a premium.
Having just moved from Biloxi in May I can tell the housing problem isn't that bad in the area. You should to able to find housing w/o any real problem.
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from wtbcrna
Old Sep 09, 2007, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Nsratched View Post
Thanks for the thoughts. It seems there are places available and the rents are less than I pay now in Jacksonville. I am sure it will work out. I am mainly trying to figure out what the salaries are like. I have 12 years experience and might be able to get a good salary offer. The travel jobs I have seen are $26/hour plus the housing stipend.
The Keesler AFB in Biloxi has been hiring quite a few civilian nurses lately. You might want to check to see what contract agency they are using and see what kind of deal they would offer you.
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