Best paying travel agency covering housing in 2016?

[Sunshine94031]

Noticed a bunch of old threads from 2008-2011 but none current. For current travelers what are the best agencies to work for in 2016 which include company housing and family health insurance in pay package for 2016?

[PortlandOR, RN]

NedRN gives good advice. When I was looking for housing, I definitely made us of the links on PanTravelers. I also used Airbnb and Homeaway.com to find safe, affordable, short-term housing.

[glock_lover1]

Hi all...I'm a nurse in Maine....have a friend who travels and has regaled me with stories of subpar housing ...I'm also a landlord...I have a couple of houses that would be great housing for travelers (nice homes and good location) but am unsure if I should approach specific agencies or where to advertise for travelers looking for housing.....any suggestions?....if there are agencies who offer housing with their contracts...who are they?....thanks for any and all help!!!!!

what part of Maine do you have housing in? I'm trying to arrange a travel assignment / possibly permanent position in the Bangor area. I would love to hear back from you. thank you.

[guest2314]

Go work for Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage, AK. It is an HCA facility. All of the travel nurses there said we were a breed of our own in the HCA realm. CEO Julie Taylor remodeled the whole facility, every patient has single rooms, using EPIC charting, have hover mats, lift machines, every ICU room has an overhead lift, Alaris IV pumps are being implemented recently, Nurse patient ration in ICU will never be more than 2:1, ICU stepdown/cardiac step down is 3:1, PCU 4:1, medsurg/ortho 5-6:1. They are very strict about their standards, drips you might see on ICU step down/cardiac step down would include nitro, dilt, amiodarone. Anything like dopamine, dobutamine, insulin, and of course all other vasoactives they are going to ICU. They put a very strong emphasis on patient safety. Now, if they don't have adequate staffing and high census, they will shell out 300/day bonus plus time and a half for RNs, 150/day bonus plus time and a half for CNAs. In ICU you might see as high as 500/day bonus plus time and a half if they are short on cardiothoracic nurses (it is a small mixed ICU and not everyone is up to snuff on CT nursing, so if you have those skills they will snatch you up in a heart beat). As a three year nurse I was making just over 36/hr. With overtime I made around $76,000 for 2015 and 2016. Rent is expensive in Anchorage, if you don't mind making an hour commute then live out in the Matsu Valley in Palmer or Wasilla. Rent and property is much cheaper out there.

[guest2314]

Also, I am certain all of the travel nurses there were compensated very well, although I'm sure pay varies with the travel company. Don't live in Mountainview, Fairview, Government Hill, and be cautious of parts of Muldoon, Spenard, and midtown. Go travel there in the summer months! Work 6 days in a row and go experience the land on your 8 days off :-).