Traveling to Hawaii

[dbrucker]

:yeah:I would love to accept a traveling position in Hawaii, new to traveling but have been educating myself for a few months now. Would love to work in Oahu, does anyone have any input about the hospitals in Hawaii. Has anyone used Altres agency which is based in Hawaii? Thank you for your input.

[GoingHome]

I went to hawaii, with Altres. They paid for my flight there, the housing was pretty good but I was mislead. I was told I would be dong travel nursing there and signed a contract saying one thing and got there and was told the hospital didn't have work for another month. (Yes breach of contract right...but what is one to do when you are stuck on an island and have already paid for all the utilities turn on fees,etc...) I stuck it out. So for 10 days in a row. I was scheduled to work and was cancelled. I don't know if it was the time of the year (pre Christmas) and staff was picking up hours or what, but I would be notified once I was already on the bus and half way to work! I came home after being without work for 10 days. I wish I would have known I was on vacation...instead of fretting every day. I went with Altres because I heard nothing but positive things. So hopefully I am an exception.

[Bella RN, BSN, MSN]

I want to go to Hawaii and am also curious about Altres. It seems like this travel nursing bit is becoming risky.

[labchic]

So, just out of curiousity. If you don't have to go in to work and you were bascially scheduled to work a shift do you get paid? It would seem like there would be some kind of provision in the contracts to cover times like that.

[GoingHome]

The only thing in contracts is what you are smart enough to ask for or request be placed in there. I learned a lot from this experience. If I didn't work, they were still going to take money out of my check for the housing even though i was not making any money! Like I said learned a lot from the experience. Hopefully this will help soome of the new travelers who want to experience Hawaii, think about all the little things that I assumed was the same.

[nkara, CNA]

I thought travel nurses were paid if they were cancelled? At least the ones I've worked with that has always been the case. I would check into that with the contract prior to going.

[knitter523]

I would check out this site: http://www.highwayhypodermics.com It rates travel agencies and also gives tips on what to ask and expect from recruiters.

[labchic]

I know it is rude to ask, and you don't have to say, but I wonder what a travel nurse is paid. I've only read about it online and have never actually talked with someone who had really experienced it.