Core Medical

NedRN · Feb 21, 2015

A search can be helpful. Just a few threads below yours today:

https://allnurses.com/travel-nursing/stay-away-from-974848.html

Why the specific interest in Core Medical? There are hundreds of agencies. An advertisement?

MsConstrued · Feb 22, 2015

They were my first agency and although I hear their acute care staffing side is better than the LTC side I worked with, my recruiter was dishonest, annoying, condescending and my compensation was horrible for Hawaii which is where I was sent. Another nurse on my assignment with our company left before her assignment was over. I chose a different company after that assignment and will never go back.

NursyLady30 · Mar 2, 2015

Con Artist

acuriousLPN · Mar 3, 2015

I currently work for Core. My recruiter is ok. This is my first travel assignment and am still new to the whole travel nursing world. My housing was provided where I am currently contracted, which is a beautiful, full furnished home. My pay is decent, although I probably could have gotten more money. My only problem with the company is when i contacted my recruiter to start talking about my next contract he continously told me "we still have time" when i was 6 weeks away from my contract ending. Finally, at 2 weeks until my contract was up I had enough. I found that very frustrating and made me uneasy about my jobs future. Long story short, I felt pushed to extend and when I decided to was told the facility did not contact the company for my extension, which the facility told me otherwise. I ended up signing with a new company and got a contract closer to home with a much higher pay rate. They are a good company to work for but make sure your recruiter has the time and skills to do what you want. I was pretty much told I would only be able to get jobs in 2 states, the one i'm currently working with and one in New England.

MyNiche · Mar 3, 2015

Thank you!

flapcalif · Apr 1, 2015

I work for CORE and I'm in the California Bay area. I work with a Hospice agency and have been on the same job since last year in July. My recruiter is wonderful and I have had her since day one. I think it depends on your relationship with your recruiter as that's real important that there is a good comfort zone for you. I talk to her maybe once a month. She has mentioned to me several times that I'm not high maintenance Nurse and don't call her with complaints or gripes about the job site.