jab3da

jab3da specializes in LTC, Med/Surg.

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1. Austin Pay for Experienced Med/Tele RN? Need to know what I'm worth here

   jab3da posted a topic in Texas

   The posts I've found seem to be started years earlier. So anyone know the going rates for a staff RN with 2 years of RN experience med-surg/med-tele (and 4 years LPN experiece med-surg)? I have a prospective place in mind, but I don't want to low-b...

2. Travel to Texas?

   jab3da replied to jab3da's topic in Travel

   So, I've been traveling since January now. Previous to traveling I was working med/tele in a 100 bed hospital on a 24 bed unit. I was used to taking up to 6 pts when I was just straight med-surg and 5 on med/tele. My first contract was med/tele at...

3. Bummed

   jab3da replied to jab3da's topic in Travel

   I went ahead and declined it. I was just feeling a little pressured to take it since I had told them to submit me there. Did just interview for a job on the coast in Cali so hopefully I'll hear some good news on Monday and the license process won't...

4. Bummed

   jab3da posted a topic in Travel

   Bout to finish my first contract and looking for my next. My main focus was for the Austin or San Antonio areas.... I know I need to be a little more broad than that when looking, so I decided to look in Texas and Arizona. When I was thinking TX, I...

5. KCMO Hospitals, St Lukes

   jab3da replied to estubbs07's topic in Missouri

   I think new grad positions are harder to come by. When I worked at Saint Lukes East Lee's Summit, I was called for an interview within days (but I wasn't applying as a new grad). A lot of times with those specialty units, you need to get your foot ...

6. Travel to Texas?

   jab3da posted a topic in Travel

   My first contract will be up at the end of March. I'm hoping *crosses fingers* to go to Texas next. I'd like to focus in on the Austin and San Antonio areas, but I'd go to Houston or Dallas if need be. (I'm tele or med/surg) 1) Anyone travel to t...

7. Waiting on first contract = scary!

   jab3da replied to jab3da's topic in Travel

   Yea that's what I hear. That's why the agency is trying to get us out before January. We basically are both med surg but I have Tele experience too . We're going to give it this week to see if anything pops up. If not we're going to take whatever...

8. Waiting on first contract = scary!

   jab3da replied to jab3da's topic in Travel

   We are signed up with several agencies already. I've been trying to find agencies based in Texas or that staff a lot in Texas but having no luck yet.

9. Waiting on first contract = scary!

   jab3da posted a topic in Travel

   So my sister and I are planning to travel together come January. We want to go south and work nights. One company is really on the ball...in constant contact trying to get us an assignment...just not where we want (Someone called us about Minot, ND...

10. Houston Texas

    jab3da replied to lollieab's topic in Travel

    I'm looking for my first contract and wanting to go to Texas, as well. If you hear of any companies that have alot of opportunities there, let me know. Thanks and good luck!

11. Do travel nurses make more$?

    jab3da replied to jab3da's topic in Travel

    My bills already go to my parents house and they will continue to go there while I'm traveling.

12. Do travel nurses make more$?

    jab3da replied to jab3da's topic in Travel

    Hmm...confusing. I was reading the tax link from above and says if you don't have a regular place of business then your tax home can be the place you regularly live. If I regularly live with my parents, why doesn't that count? I could pay them a l...

13. Do travel nurses make more$?

    jab3da replied to jab3da's topic in Travel

    So what if I take the housing that they provide instead of the stipend. Will I get taxed for that down the road, too, if I don't have a tax home?

14. Do travel nurses make more$?

    jab3da posted a topic in Travel

    I guess I'll need to talk to a tax professional, but reading posts has me a bit scared as far as the housing stipend goes.... I was always under the impression that there was more money in traveling. It's not the only reason but I have a lot of stu...

15. Travel as a team?

    jab3da replied to jab3da's topic in Travel

    We're both med-surg. I'm med-surg with emphasis on the medical. And I've been med tele the last 6 months. She's med-surg with emphasis on the surgical. Arizona is actually one if the places we're wanting to go, but as long as we get contracts we'...