Agency & Hospital Deals

[maeve]

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I work for an agency {Agency B} and I have been working two 12 hour shifts for 3 months at Hospital Q. They are happy with my work through the agency but Hospital Q will not "buy out" my contract because it would cost $7500.00. I work along side of a nurse from Agency A. Agency A made a deal with Hospital Q to bring this nurse on staff at hospital Q for NO BUYOUT!.

However, the deal is this: Hospital Q gets the nurse free from agency A {they hire her on staff without a buyout} but Hospital Q can no longer use nurses from Agency A's competitor Agency B.

I can no longer work through Agency B at Hospital Q. I do not want to work for Agency A as the pay is less.

Is it legal for Hospital Q to make such a deal? Isn't this like a kick back to the agency??

I really am CONFUSED.

[jkesler]

Hi I will firstly appologise for the lack of relavence to this thread however have trouble finging relative threads and seeing as is agency related thought it would do.

I am from Australia and a Registered Mental Health Nurse. I was wondering how does one go about applying for registration is there an exam that has to be sat ? or rather can this be avoided?

How does one select an agency sounds as though there is a lot to consider ie wages, conditions in Australia it is pretty well set, with some slight variations. Is there a web page for the nurses board have tried various possibilities with out success.

I would appreciate any assistance with part or all the above thanks from down under Wayne

There are various ways to get work in the U.S. depending on how you go about it. Some agencies will help you get a Visa so you can work in the U.S. It will depend on the agency. For information about the Visa process check this web page out http://www.the-travel-nurse.com/internationaltravelnurse.html

As for which agency to work with I am not sure. There are agencies who specialize in getting contracts for international nurses and they will help with the Visa process.