Agency pay dropped ?

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I apologize if this has discussed before but I don't see a thread recently regarding this subject.

I wonder if the agency pay rate has dropped in response to the bad economy. I have friends that did agency before and referred me to their favorate agencies. They told me how much they were making. But when I called their recommended agencies, I was quote a much lower rate. I'm wondering if you guys see the agency pay dropped across the board, or it is just me not knowing the hiring manager in person within the agency?

Can anybody shed some lights ? (I'm in the central florida area)

-AC

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I work for home health agencies, not travel agencies, and the majority, if not all, of them have dropped their pay rates in my area over the past two to three years.

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The solution to that is for nurses to become inpendant contractors (NSO insurance $99- business license, ?$25- 30), get your own clients- charge a little less than the agency charges, and you will still make a bundle.

Most agencies that I have had the displeasure to have contact with are legalized pimps.

JMHO and my NY $0.02.

Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN

Somewhere in the PACNW

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Most agencies that I have had the displeasure to have contact with are legalized pimps.

Stay out of the pimp's territory. They are ruthless.

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Specializes in med surg ltc psych.

Lindarn, this is what I have been trying to tell my boyfriend. I've gone as far as calling it organized crime. They are pimpsters. I'd like to ask, if one goes about becoming the independent contractor; what type of clients would you be working and caring for? I do like the idea.

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Specializes in LTC, Memory loss, PDN.

My agency has dropped pay rates for cases funded by the state as the state has cut reimbursement. None of my regular cases are affected. I do fill in on other cases, but get my regular rate.

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Specializes in ER, peds.,nursery..

just remember that if you go independent you are responsible for all your taxes and keeping up with all the paperwork. a lot of hospitals wont deal with you because they have no idea who you are. there are good and bad to all things. i have done both. yeah it really feels like we are getting raped out here with pay and the companies are really raking it in now. i really dont want to work full time with a hospital so i put up with it. i am moving to Maine and hoping to find enough work out there to keep me very busy.

anyone work in maine out there?

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I did agency work from 2006- present. Pay dropped by

$ 1 an hour. Have found in-house agency work. Staffing a large area hospital for their in house pool. Much less chance of being canceled.With the rapist agencies out of the picture I make $7 dollars an hour more.

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