acuriousLPN

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1. Contract cancelled, now company says I can't work for them.

   acuriousLPN replied to acuriousLPN's topic in Travel

   It wasn't a kindred facility but, yes I know and I'm looking at this as an opportunity to work with other companies and recruiters with other options. I've already applied to two new companies, now it's a waiting game

2. Contract cancelled, now company says I can't work for them.

   acuriousLPN replied to acuriousLPN's topic in Travel

   Thank you, I will do that. Like the post says the DON and I had a very nice conversation today so, we will see. I will be touching base with my current recruiter tomorrow and will get the final say on whether I can no longer work with that company or...

3. Contract cancelled, now company says I can't work for them.

   acuriousLPN replied to acuriousLPN's topic in Travel

   I don't want to put the facilities name out there but, it is in Massachusetts

4. Contract cancelled, now company says I can't work for them.

   acuriousLPN posted a topic in Travel

   I have been a traveling nurse for a little over a year now, on my fourth assignment. This assignment has come with many obstacles. The facility is LTC and very large, 254 beds. When I interviewed I was told that I would be primarily on one unit due t...

5. Help with Housing

   acuriousLPN posted a topic in Travel

   Looking for some help or tips about finding housing if it is not provided by your company. I have done some research but am very lost and can't seem to find any real numbers. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

6. Traveling nursing help, please

   acuriousLPN replied to Nursie89's topic in Travel

   Look into other companies that utilize LPN's as travelers. In my personal experience with traveling the pay they are offering is a bit low including all of the expenses that they state they cover. The best thing to do is educate yourself and find a c...

7. Mandating a traveler to overtime work

   acuriousLPN posted a topic in Travel

   Can an employer mandate a traveling nurse to work an extra shift (totaling 16 hours) due to callouts? The current facility I am at as a traveler has a policy to mandate a nurse if there is a call out and other means of finding coveraged have not work...

8. Elopement and LTC

   acuriousLPN replied to acuriousLPN's topic in Geriatric

   No injuries were found on the resident and the facility does not seem to have an elopement policy in place. I had looked on their on-line database for a policy form and also asked other nursing staff that has worked there for years and they do not kn...

9. Elopement and LTC

   acuriousLPN posted a topic in Geriatric

   I currently work in Vermont and had a resident elope on my shift, I was at lunch and was not in the facility at the time of the incident. Upon return, I was notified about what happened by my supervisor. The resident was already on 15 minute checks w...

10. Can you get a "travel" assignment in your hometown?

    acuriousLPN replied to Pebanj's topic in Travel

    I currently am on assignment 19 miles away from my home. I get housing but it is taxed. But, even with that I am making more money than my previous assignment with housing included!

11. Core Medical

    acuriousLPN replied to MyNiche's topic in Travel

    I currently work for Core. My recruiter is ok. This is my first travel assignment and am still new to the whole travel nursing world. My housing was provided where I am currently contracted, which is a beautiful, full furnished home. My pay is decent...

12. How to tell my agency I signed with someone else

    acuriousLPN posted a topic in Travel

    I currently have done a lot of research and have talked to many companies and have found one that I am going to sign on with. They are bigger than my current agency and have more opportunities that I am looking for. I still want to work with my curre...

13. Next assignment

    acuriousLPN replied to acuriousLPN's topic in Travel

    Thank you everyone for your input. Again, I am NEW to travel nursing and am still trying to figure everything out. I have started to look into other agencies but there are so many, and so many that do not take travel LPNs, that it's been a long proce...

14. Next assignment

    acuriousLPN posted a topic in Travel

    Hello, I am a new travel nurse (LPN). I am currently coming to the end of my first assignment and was offered an extension but have decided to not stay. When should my recruiter and I start talking about my next assignment? This contract ends on Marc...

15. Prime Time Healthcare

    acuriousLPN posted a topic in Travel

    Has anyone traveled with this company? I have searched for reviews on google and have no been able to find any. The have recently contacted me and I am very eager to start my first travel job so any input would be great! Thank you