deie0383

deie0383 has 3 years experience and specializes in ICU/CCU.

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1. Anyone know anything about American Traveler?

   deie0383 replied to Angela0486's topic in Travel

   Currently I am working in Florida which is my least paying assignment that I have taken. I only work in ICU and nights. I didn't have a hard time finding a job, but the other day I spoke with Amy my recruiter and she said that jobs are becoming har...

2. Anyone know anything about American Traveler?

   deie0383 replied to Angela0486's topic in Travel

   Hi, I work for American Traveler and have been for the past year. I have no complaints, my recruiter always gets back to me when I have questions and calls once a week to make sure everything is going ok. I have looked at other companies since I have...

3. Is Anyone having trouble finding an assignment?

   deie0383 replied to kenesha212002's topic in Travel

   I have never heard of you having to contact the manager for an interview. Acutally my company specifically tells you not to contact the hosptial, but to wait until they contact you. I was told that managers don't like being contacted by travelers a...

4. Patient Ratio Concerns

   deie0383 replied to deie0383's topic in CCU

   I have refused to work alone, but this is a policy that they are implimenting and it is unsafe. The hospital feels that it is just fine, even the unit manager. JACHO is due to be stopping in anyday, but I have a feeling if they due show up then the...

5. NY, NY hospitals

   deie0383 replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Travel

   Where in New York are you looking, are you looking in New York City or anywhere in New York State?

6. Patient Ratio Concerns

   deie0383 replied to deie0383's topic in CCU

   Does anyone have any suggestions? Any point of view would be helpful, so far this week there have been 5 nurses to resign making the staffing situation even worse.

7. how soon to start looking for an assignment?

   deie0383 replied to johnson0424's topic in Travel

   I have said this on other posts, but I am not having trouble finding a job with the company I work for (American Traveler). Last month I called them and said what area I wanted and was given a list of 20 positions and multiple different hospitals. ...

8. Tax advantage?

   deie0383 replied to johnson0424's topic in Travel

   Check out the thread "Contract Tips" there is alot on information regarding this in there. Also check out the web site www.gsa.gov it lists how much tax free money you are allowed depending on what area you will be working in and as long as you don'...

9. Patient Ratio Concerns

   deie0383 posted a topic in CCU

   I am currently working at a very small hospital where they are trying to cut costs by cutting staffing. The 8 bed ICU/CCU/Tele floor I am on rarely gets a true ICU/CCU patient, but in the past month they have come up with this staffing matrix that b...

10. Contract tips

    deie0383 replied to suzanne4's topic in Travel

    I work for American Traveler and have been for the past year. They have been great to work with and I can always get in touch with someone immediately if I have a question at anytime of the day or night. Also I have been reading in other posts that...

11. trouble finding a job in ICU in CT

    deie0383 replied to Dawn7's topic in SRNA

    I didn't think it was right, but in CT there isn't anything that says it can't be done. When I put up an arguement about it and called my travel company, I was told by the manager of the department that since we are right next door to the ER that we...

12. Job outlook for travel nursing in this economy?

    deie0383 replied to inthesouthrn's topic in Travel

    I work for American Traveler Staffing Professionals.

13. Anyone headed to Florida?

    deie0383 replied to RNERHOUSESUPOR's topic in Travel

    I am heading to New Port Richey in January. My company American Traveler offered me about 20 positions in Florida with start dates around the 5th and 13th of January. If you want the name of my recuriter let me know.

14. scared to travel alone

    deie0383 replied to xigris79's topic in Travel

    I have only been traveling for about a year and I only had 1.5 years experience right out of school in ICU. -If your scared of being away from your family find an assignment near family that you don't see often, for my first assignment I found a pl...

15. trouble finding a job in ICU in CT

    deie0383 replied to Dawn7's topic in SRNA

    I know that Sharon Hospital in Sharon, CT is looking for nurses in all of their departments since I am here right now as a traveler, but they are having some problems. Their new staffing policy is horrible. For example, the ICU is a mix of ICU (mos...