aandersonrn replied to Traumanurse15's topic in Travel
I worked one contract with them they paid on time and accurately, but they will not ask about days off during the contact, and when the unit I was hired on for converted from a PCU to a surgical unit I found out from other travelers and they took day...
aandersonrn replied to neurogirl77's topic in Travel
I asked my recruiter about that she said that it depended on the company but that I was free to apply as long as I completed the assignment first. I had already worked for the company for over a year and that hospital for 10 months though.
aandersonrn replied to neurogirl77's topic in Travel
I worked at two hospitals Centralia WA, it was just too small for my preferences my family and I took the provided housing the company put us in Olympia 20 minutes away. After that I went to Virginia Mason and loved it stayed 10 months. The state i...
aandersonrn replied to lmttravel's topic in Travel
I went with cross country because I was a new traveler. I was fully signed up with 3 other agencies, they have just gotten me interviews and jobs faster than the others. My pay is nice, I have worked in one meh hospital and one great hospital that ...
aandersonrn replied to abcnurse123's topic in Travel
Hi I have worked with cross country for 9 months. My recruiter is nice, overly talkative and doesn't understand night shift nurse speak at noon or why I don't answer the phone at noon when I worked the night before. The housing has been good they wo...
It depends where you hope to go. I am a tele stepdown unit nurse, and have been able to find contracts in WA with just a week between jobs. The other state I am licensed in is KS and they go stretches of months without posting a job, in my specialty...
I have been traveling with my husband, son, dog, and two cats in a Subaru outback. We drove us and our stuff from KS to WA. Uhaul sells roof carriers and get suction bags.
aandersonrn replied to EDGRADNURSE's topic in Geriatric
I have worked in long term care as a housekeeper, then CNA and then through school as a LPN and RN. I absolutely love it, as a nurse manager we are small enough that I know every nurse and their children who sometimes come to visit our residents. A...
I also love LTC and knew that during my clinicals. The only warning that I have is that the signs and symptoms in the books are not always what the residents show you, but some of the MDs will take your gut feeling when they just don't act right. An...
aandersonrn replied to MDSlady's topic in Geriatric
Our window just opened. The Feds came last year and they made State very nervous. These are surveyors that I have dealt with for 5 years and have called them for advice while not in a survey process. They were very snappy (actually unlike them)