openheartgirl

openheartgirl has 4 years experience.

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1. Transplant Nurses: looking for information

   openheartgirl replied to RNTransplant80's topic in Urology

   Are you working as a clinic nurse, or a transplant coordinator that takes clinic time? I'm a kidney transplant coordinator. Where I work, the nurses aren't running clinic. They check patients in, take vitals and do labs. The day is broken up into pre...

2. Freaked out by my recruiter

   openheartgirl replied to openheartgirl's topic in Travel

   Thanks ned! I just wanted to see if that was a load of bull or not.

3. Freaked out by my recruiter

   openheartgirl replied to openheartgirl's topic in Travel

   I don't really care that they know this is me or what I'm saying. I just find it creepy some random person is telling him within 30 minutes and then tries to make me feel bad for asking advice on fair pay. Per gsa.Gov the max stipend is $900/week. B...

4. Freaked out by my recruiter

   openheartgirl posted a topic in Travel

   Hey everyone, I signed up with a new company I really like. Awesome benefits, decent pay, and contracts in the areas I want. Well I posted a quote for a pay package on a FB travel nurse group asking for pointers to negotiate. I suck at negotiating an...

5. Starting up traveling again!

   openheartgirl replied to openheartgirl's topic in Travel

   I have not, I don't know anything besides they are near the beach! I love Wilmington, and New Bern, so Ill be on the look out for those.

6. Starting up traveling again!

   openheartgirl replied to openheartgirl's topic in Travel

   Other option is to do local contracts. Duke PACU is looking for travelers, might see if they'll do local contract as well. I just know this $24/hr isnt cutting it anymore.

7. Starting up traveling again!

   openheartgirl replied to openheartgirl's topic in Travel

   It's 100 miles from my house, so I think that necessitates overnight stay and should count. We'll see. I'd like to get into Greensboro, Ive heard good things about Moses Cone.

8. Starting up traveling again!

   openheartgirl replied to openheartgirl's topic in Travel

   Yes that was 1 week travel pay vs 2 week staff pay check. I've heard mixed things about cape fear. Unfortunately I'm really needing money right now, so as long as it's not in danger of losing your license bad, I may go for it. I do pacu and icu, but ...

9. Starting up traveling again!

   openheartgirl replied to openheartgirl's topic in Travel

   Thanks Ned. My current paycheck is $1300 as staff, so doubling it sounds pretty special to me. Im limited in what I can do because I have a house, 2 horses and a dog, so need to be in a certain radius to get back to them. I didn't realize its been a ...

10. Starting up traveling again!

    openheartgirl posted a topic in Travel

    I Traveled for about a year back in 2012-2013, then left to take a staff position in Raleigh, NC. It's just not cutting it for me. Not enough money, and we put up with too much to not even clear $60,000 a year. I'm looking to travel within the state,...

11. Travel Nurse Pay in upstate NY

    openheartgirl replied to s.cutis's topic in Travel

    I dont know about travel in Albany, but I did work there as staff for two years and grew up/went to college there. I started as a nwe grad at Albany Med at $21.25.hour. This is the lowest paying region in NYS. So I think even as a traveler you wont m...

12. Anyone travel to DUKE,UNC or WAKE Med Hosp?

    openheartgirl replied to dimplechinRN's topic in Travel

    I just finished a contract at Wakemed. I was with Medical Staffing Network. My furnished apartment was beautiful, right on a lake. WakeMed is no Duke or UNC, but it does pay better.

13. Virginia Travel

    openheartgirl replied to RNWhit07's topic in Travel

    It's a big teaching hospital. Connected to eastern virginia medical school. I'm going to be on the CTSU-bypass,valve,transplants etc. I'm young, not singl, but it seems like such a cool place to live!

14. Virginia Travel

    openheartgirl replied to RNWhit07's topic in Travel

    I don;t know much about Norfolk, but I am going to be at Senatara Norfolk from May-Nov! All I know is its close to the beach, lots of outdoor activities, and thats all I need. Let me know if you end up going there!

15. Travel Nursing in Virginia

    openheartgirl replied to openheartgirl's topic in Travel

    Thanks everyone! Im excited! I love Harris Teeter, currently in Raleigh and I shop there all the time. Ive asked my recruiter but she doesnt know which specific place they are going with yet so Im trying to get an idea of what to expect.