sassyfrassy

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1. opinions Crosscountry Travcorp

   sassyfrassy replied to RonT's topic in Travel

   I left travel nursing for a permanent job. CCTC was an okay company to work for. My first recruiter was wonderful but.... she left and I was transferred to another who also left.... and then my third was extremely busy. I never had problems gettin...

2. Travel nursing issues/concerns

   sassyfrassy replied to tomten3000's topic in Travel

   Hi! I have been traveling for over a year now. Most travel companies are getting very savvy on providing benefits. One concern I have though is vacation pay and/or sick pay. Both of these are things that somehow need to be built in to a package. ...

3. Labor Disputes

   sassyfrassy replied to sassyfrassy's topic in Travel

   I may go and work one strike and say "hey.... this is not for me" but I won't know until I actually go and do it.

4. Labor Disputes

   sassyfrassy replied to sassyfrassy's topic in Travel

   I have been a nurse for 22 years. I have worked in large ER's, small CCU's, Oncology, HOme Health, Hospice, and Pediatrics. And no... I have not ever been subjected to conditions that warranted a strike. I have never worked for a facility or organ...

5. Labor Disputes

   sassyfrassy replied to sassyfrassy's topic in Travel

   Well, I know that anyone who wants to go and work these strike situations makes some of you very angry but.... I have never been a member of a union and don't plan on it. In my opinion just as you have yours, I don't think nurses should strike. If ...

6. Labor Disputes

   sassyfrassy replied to sassyfrassy's topic in Travel

   And... I am all for you getting better working conditions and wages but someone has to take care of the patients while you are trying to get what you want and need.

7. Nurse-patient Ratios

   sassyfrassy replied to IDreamOfJeanne's topic in Oncology

   I was on staff at a hospital in the DC/No VA area where the ratio started as 1/4, then quickly moved to 1/5. I have left there to travel but I know that many days, they are seeing 1/7. 1/5 is manageable if the acuity is not too bad but 1/7 can onl...

8. methadone

   sassyfrassy replied to FrankieJane's topic in Hospice

   The Hospice that I work for uses Methadone quite a bit. It really has worked well for some of the patients whose pain has been very difficult to manage. It is also cheap which helps on the business end of things considering some of the opiods are s...

9. Labor Disputes

   sassyfrassy posted a topic in Travel

   I have applied to work some strikes with US Nursing. I would like some feedback from anyone out there that has actually worked a labor dispute. I know there is great money to be made. I got the info from a friend of a friend etc that worked the st...

10. $$ paid Nurses in VA

    sassyfrassy replied to Bambi's topic in General Nursing

    I live in the Northern Virginia area. You will find that Northern Virginia pays less than if you are willing to go in to DC to work. Maryland also pays a little higher than No. VA. The prn rate in No. Va ranges for RN's from around $30-$35 when o...

11. Travel to National Institutes of Health

    sassyfrassy replied to sassyfrassy's topic in Travel

    Look for an e-mail!!

12. Travel to National Institutes of Health

    sassyfrassy replied to sassyfrassy's topic in Travel

    Through a travel agency. I think NIH only uses this one agency. The pay is good too with this facility. Plus... you don't have to get licensed in the state of Maryland because in a government facility, any state license will suffice.

13. Travel to National Institutes of Health

    sassyfrassy posted a topic in Travel

    Hey.... if anyone gets to do a travel assignment at NIH in Bethesda, MD... do it. It is a government facility and very well staffed. The nurses there actually like their jobs and travelers. The patient load is 1/3 on days and 1/4 on nights!!!!! ...

14. Why are you working for an agency?

    sassyfrassy replied to JNJ's topic in Travel

    What hourly amounts do independent nurses make or rather how much should you ask for?