I am an experienced emergency/trauma nurse and I am looking to take a travel position to get away from my current hospital. I am young and single and need to experience new hospital environments as my current hospital position seems to be a go nowhere position and our leaders are so ineffective. I want to challenge myself in new environments and meet new people and experience life in new cities.
Any advice or recommendations on travel companies or hospitals would be greatly appreciated. I am just starting to research companies. Anyone have experience with PPR? I like what I have read so far. Once I have narrowed it to a few companies..I plan to pit them against each other to get the best money and benefits. I have my BSN and every certification an ER nurse can have..so I deserve high pay.
Any comments will be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time.
I have travelled with PPR for a couple of years now, and would highly recommend them. They are a fairly small company, so they do have some drawbacks, but the positives outweigh that for me. The biggest drawback is the money. While it's not the worst salaries I've come across, it's not the best either. The only other drawback that comes to mind is assignment selection. They are a smaller company, and do not have the amount of assignments to choose from compared to large companies like American Mobile. On the positive side is the personal attention. They really make you feel like you are a VIP, from finding great housing to sending care packages after your assignments start. I have never had any problems with getting paychecks on time (I've heard many horror stories regarding this with other companies). My recruiter is always available and updates me frequently when I'm looking for assignments. I worked one assignment with another company, and felt like I was just another number. I didn't even know who my recruiter was, somebody different called me each time there was an issue.
Anyways, picking a company comes down to what's important to you. If you just want to make the most money, than check around (although everything at PPR is negotiable). If you're looking for an overall good and hassle-free experience, then give PPR a call. Good Luck
Evadetigre - Traveling is a great way to go - I've been doing it for 10 yrs. now.
Please don't discount though, what others have said about "tone" and "attitude" coming through. You have a lot to be proud of in your accomplishments, and should emphasize you qualifications when selling yourself to a company, but if a number of people here misread it as arrogance, so will those you deal with as a traveler.
When I go to a new hospital I let them know immediately that I am there to help them with their needs and learn from them their way of doing things (doesn't matter if I've done it differently and maybe better elsewhere). I tell them I love learning from every facility. I've been successful with this attitude to the extent that I now have facilities calling my company to ask if I am available to return for another contract. I've watched others have an absolutely miserable time at the same facilities because they came in with an attitude of knowing better than anyone there how things should be done.
Good luck and maybe we'll meet somewhere on the road!
Go to Healthcare Traveler magazine website. Sign up ... it's free. The search their site..oe of the links is to their jobs page. They list about 35 agencies with the links. Nice thing is that signing up doesn't put you on a spam list.
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I have travelled with PPR for a couple of years now, and would highly recommend them. They are a fairly small company, so they do have some drawbacks, but the positives outweigh that for me. The biggest drawback is the money. While it's not the worst salaries I've come across, it's not the best either. The only other drawback that comes to mind is assignment selection. They are a smaller company, and do not have the amount of assignments to choose from compared to large companies like American Mobile. On the positive side is the personal attention. They really make you feel like you are a VIP, from finding great housing to sending care packages after your assignments start. I have never had any problems with getting paychecks on time (I've heard many horror stories regarding this with other companies). My recruiter is always available and updates me frequently when I'm looking for assignments. I worked one assignment with another company, and felt like I was just another number. I didn't even know who my recruiter was, somebody different called me each time there was an issue.
Anyways, picking a company comes down to what's important to you. If you just want to make the most money, than check around (although everything at PPR is negotiable). If you're looking for an overall good and hassle-free experience, then give PPR a call. Good Luck