Banner Health: Offer Changed

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Hi all,

Yesterday I received an offer to travel with Banner Health as a dialysis RN. As a first time traveler, I wrote back with a few questions regarding the contract. I received a reply to my questions, but they also noted they had mistakenly sent me the wrong offer. When I looked at the revised offer, the hourly rate was $2/hour less and the completion bonus was only $1000 and had previously been $2000. I did write back asking for the reason for these discrepancies. I have not yet heard back. During the interview we did not discuss hourly rate, but the interviewer did tell me the completion bonus would be $2000 for days and $3000 for nights.

I am wondering if the recruiters have the authority to change my pay rate and completion bonus. Is this flexible/negotiable?

Also, wondering if anyone has completed a travel assignment with Banner and has experience floating outside of there specialty. This is the one point of contention I have with accepting the contract. It states all travel nurses are required to float within their scope as needs demand. Would this be the same anywhere I go?

I have approximately 48 hours left to reply to the offer and I am a bit nervous. Your experienced insight would be greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards,

TravelLusting

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Within the scope of their training and experience, not where any RN happens to be working. Do not accept any assignment out of your experience (your licence does not allow that) unless you are just going to be there to help and no primary patient assignments.

In in any case with Banner it is very unlikely that will happen. They can call you off one shift per pay period without penalty and will do that before floating a dialysis nurse.

Cutting your offer by $2,000 on the other hand seems like a good reason to back away if pay was the only attractive feature of this assignment.

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Hi NedRN, thanks so much for your response. Your response regarding floating really allayed my fears. I have no idea what happened regarding the money portion of the offer, but when I mentioned my concerns they re-tabled the initial offer. Perhaps I could have tried for more, but it is my first assignment and I thought the offer was reasonable . . . I guess I'll have to see how it actually pans out.

You seem to be knowledgeable regarding Banner. Have you worked at a Banner facility before? Do you have any experience with their housing?

Thanks again. :)

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No and no. Sorry. Congrats on getting your pay restored. Really, the only way to find out if the offer is competitive is to get a few quotes from agencies. It is even possible they could place you at Banner for more money.

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I took the offer as was. If it is not as great as it should have been, I'll know better for next time. Thanks for your responses.

Does anyone have experience with Banner's housing?

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