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I am interested in travel nursing in a couple months and I am checking out 3 companies. I will most likely go to california.

american traveler

nurses in partership

on assignment

If anybody has some advice on what to ask the recruiters, or if you have any good or bad information on these companies it sure would be appreciated!!

thanks! :plonker2: :thankya:

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I love On Assignment, do not know one thing about the others.

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why? can you give details?

thanks!

i love on assignment, do not know one thing about the others.
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I am interested in travel nursing in a couple months and I am checking out 3 companies. I will most likely go to california.

american traveler

nurses in partership

on assignment

If anybody has some advice on what to ask the recruiters, or if you have any good or bad information on these companies it sure would be appreciated!!

thanks! :plonker2: :thankya:

I have traveled with On Assignments for about 2 years now they are by far my favorite company. The pay is great, they provide free corporate housing, a good 401K plan, my recruiter is wonderful and very easy to contact. THey have plenty of jobs to choose from. I could go on and on!

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I have traveled with On Assignments for about 2 years now they are by far my favorite company. The pay is great, they provide free corporate housing, a good 401K plan, my recruiter is wonderful and very easy to contact. THey have plenty of jobs to choose from. I could go on and on!

I forgot to add my list of questions!

1. Are many assignments available?

a. What is the average assignment length?

b. Is there a good choice of assignments and locations?

c. Where are the majority of assignments?

d. Is there a specialty preferred?

2. Are the following benefits offered?

a. Housing

1) Private apartments (corporate or not)

2) Housing paid (part or total)

3) Utilities paid (part or total -any limits on amount paid)

4) Deposits for apartment & furniture paid (part or total)

b. Tax advantage program (immediate or delayed)

c. 401(k)

1) When allowed to contribute?

2) Company matching provided

3) Vested when?

d. Sick time

e. Vacation time

f. Health care benefits

1) Medical coverage

1. Type of coverage (PPO, HMO)

2. Cost for coverage

3. When does it start?

4. What are the limits?

2) Prescription coverage

1. Yearly limit

2. Cost of prescriptions

3) Dental

4) Vision

g. Local transportation allowance provided?

h. Travel relocation reimbursement provided?

1) Paid per mile or set amount?

2) Paid when?

i. Is paid drug testing provided?

j. Are reimbursements provided for nursing licenses, certifications or CEU's?

1) Limited or full amount?

2) Paid on obtaining or at end of assignment?

k. coverage by company provided?

l. Are bonuses provided?

1) Hospital or company bonus

2) When is the bonus paid?

3) Can the bonus be rolled into the hourly rate?

3. What payroll issues are there?

a. Are all hours guaranteed on all assignments or are there limitations on the guarantee?

b. What is the usual rate of pay?

c. How many hours per week are required on the average assignment?

d. Can contract hours include a 36 to 48-hour guarantee?

e. How often is pay?

f. Is direct deposit offered?

g. How is overtime paid?( very imporatnt for CA assignments as all hospitals do NOT pay OT after 8)

h. How many hours per pay period are required before overtime pay is paid?

i. How is missed time treated?

1) Is time missed penalized or housing charge required?

2) Can time missed be made up without penalty or housing charges?

3) How can missed time be made up?

1. Can it be made up as overtime?

2. Must it be made up as additional time on the end of the assignment?

3) When are charges for missed time repaid?

1. Immediately?

Any questions you can e-mail me!

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Can anyone recommend a good On Assignment recruiter?

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i forgot to add my list of questions!

1. are many assignments available?

a. what is the average assignment length?

b. is there a good choice of assignments and locations?

c. where are the majority of assignments?

d. is there a specialty preferred?

2. are the following benefits offered?

a. housing

1) private apartments (corporate or not)

2) housing paid (part or total)

3) utilities paid (part or total -any limits on amount paid)

4) deposits for apartment & furniture paid (part or total)

b. tax advantage program (immediate or delayed)

c. 401(k)

1) when allowed to contribute?

2) company matching provided

3) vested when?

d. sick time

e. vacation time

f. health care benefits

1) medical coverage

1. type of coverage (ppo, hmo)

2. cost for coverage

3. when does it start?

4. what are the limits?

2) prescription coverage

1. yearly limit

2. cost of prescriptions

3) dental

4) vision

g. local transportation allowance provided?

h. travel relocation reimbursement provided?

1) paid per mile or set amount?

2) paid when?

i. is paid drug testing provided?

j. are reimbursements provided for nursing licenses, certifications or ceu's?

1) limited or full amount?

2) paid on obtaining or at end of assignment?

k. malpractice insurance coverage by company provided?

l. are bonuses provided?

1) hospital or company bonus

2) when is the bonus paid?

3) can the bonus be rolled into the hourly rate?

3. what payroll issues are there?

a. are all hours guaranteed on all assignments or are there limitations on the guarantee?

b. what is the usual rate of pay?

c. how many hours per week are required on the average assignment?

d. can contract hours include a 36 to 48-hour guarantee?

e. how often is pay?

f. is direct deposit offered?

g. how is overtime paid?( very imporatnt for ca assignments as all hospitals do not pay ot after 8)

h. how many hours per pay period are required before overtime pay is paid?

i. how is missed time treated?

1) is time missed penalized or housing charge required?

2) can time missed be made up without penalty or housing charges?

3) how can missed time be made up?

1. can it be made up as overtime?

2. must it be made up as additional time on the end of the assignment?

3) when are charges for missed time repaid?

1. immediately?

any questions you can e-mail me!

oh, i was so excited to see your questions. i hit "print" on the computer right away. i am a little more at ease now when i send in my stuff to the company "on assignment", now that i have a little knowlegde up my sleeve. i am such a newbie at this and so nieve. a lot of companies sales-pitch just draws you right in. but now i am confident that i will make a smarter decision for myself and family.

thanks again!

i just want the best to come of this future experience! :)

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Can anyone recommend a good On Assignment recruiter?

I sent you the reply in a pm. Recruiters' names can not be posted here.

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I have traveled with On Assignments for about 2 years now they are by far my favorite company. The pay is great, they provide free corporate housing, a good 401K plan, my recruiter is wonderful and very easy to contact. THey have plenty of jobs to choose from. I could go on and on!

If you don't mind me asking, how great is the pay?

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If you don't mind me asking, how great is the pay?

They used to pay $35 when they were HPO, so I'm guessing it should be at least that, with a 48 guarantee, and maybe airfare and rental car?

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Depends on the facility and where it is located as well.

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Depends on the facility and where it is located as well.

Yes it does. And the type of contract. There are always plenty of factors to consider when it comes to traveling. :)

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