I love Nursefinders travel!

loricatus · Mar 21, 2008

Nursefinders merged with National Healthcare Staffing [travel agency] & NHS now has taken over the payroll for NF [since January]. Had a very bad experience with NHS & currently work only per diem with NF. NHS (who is now essentially the same as NHS) offered me over $8.00 less per hour for a Texas contract (with over $200.00/month less for the housing stipend) than another company I eventually went with. I, too, initially thought that I should be loyal to my recruiter until I realized that it is just a business to them & some are very good at convincing you that you got the best deal out there. The prior contract I had with this recruiter was also lowballed so the recruiter could take home the difference saved by the company. Please remember business and personal have to be kept separate & loyalty must be earned by how well someone conducts business.

As for NF, I find that their per diem rate is lower than other companies in the area & that I am called off about 1/2 the time scheduled. I had to sign up with another per diem agency in order to get more work at a better pay rate. The recruiter at the local office just called me yesterday and offered me a contract at a pay rate more than $10.00/hour less than what I was making on my prior contract. Shop around to compare & you can always tell your recruiter of what others have offered & see if they can meet or beat it. In most cases the recruiter is not going to be as loyal to you as you wish to be with him/her.

KatieBell · Mar 21, 2008

I am glad you are so happy with Nursefinders.

I think I may have different expectations from my companies. I only talk to my current recruiter now when I am working on getting a new contract. She is a wonderful person at finding what I want and allowing me flexibility in housing. (For my next contract they allowed me to choose the town and apartment complex, which is not the city I'll be working in). But she knows, and has said, "I know if I can;t meet your expectations, you'll get them met elsewhere." SO I work hard on assignment, and she works hard when I need a new assignment. We never talk about personal stuff, only business, and while I do have her cell (which is pretty standard for recruiters) In an emergency I would always call my companies hot-line where the person getting paid to get the call will answer.

I think if all it takes is your recruiter to pay to fed ex something that the company made an error on (and owed you.) for your undying loyalty, you are selling yourself short.

None of this means that Nursefinders is a bad or good company, they may be perfect for you. But I think you really need to, as Loraticus suggests, realize that there is businesss and personal, and never the twain should meet, OR, at least the twain shouldnt meet for too long.:wink2:

As for Nursefinders, I talked to them, but like Loraticus, found their pay scale to be radically too low compared to others.