Axis Healthcare Update.

oh no!! I just signed w Axis for a job in a very nice hospital in Largo , Fl. The last thing I need is hassle with pay. I did find it frustrating to get a real quote on actual take home pay. I called my accountant. Basically I could make the same working perdiem , but I didnt want to be locked in to one facility. My husband is a scrub tech. He already took job in st pete at surgicenter but we already miss the jobs we left!! Anybody have travel tips for St pete? I will be at Largo medical center. Thanks

I used to consider travel nursing but no longer see it as an option, just from reading most of the posts on this site. Way beyond my discomfort level for day to day work life. Too much of a gamble unless one is lucky to get with a good company early on. I never want to be out somewhere stranded, with things going wrong, and really no one to rely on.

Okay, deep breath here! Someone elses problems with a company are reason for a heads up, not a panic. You may never have the same issue, just be aware to check your statements carefully and never pay bills in anticipation of the money arriving.
As for St. Pete - you are near some great beaches, lots of things to do in the area (check out the things happening at Ruth Eckhardt Hall). Even if the jobs are less than perfect your days off can be great.
I'm currently a little south of you in Sarasota. Drop me a note if I can be of any assistance or if you'd like to get together!

Are you a travel nurse in Sarasota or FT? I have been wanting to get up that way but the only travel position posted is in Englewood? Any suggestions? If you are FT are the salaries less than the rest of the state?
Thanks
Anne

If you look back you'll see that post was about a year ago. I was on a travel contract in Sarasota at that time, but am now at the opposite extreme - out in the Nevada high desert and mountains! (And the hospital I'm at has fewer beds in the whole place than the unit I worked in Sarasota!)
I've been looking to get back to FL for the fall, but not seeing much come up in the areas I prefer.