Specialties Travel
Published Nov 9, 2013
CVORBOY
17 Posts
I'm finding out there is no true free housing? Any comments on if this is true? Thanks
JesusKeepMe
75 Posts
If you find free housing, please let me know. I had a position that claimed free housing, only to find out that part of my pay included a daily housing allowance that I could use towards paying for an extended stay hotel. Those travel nursing contracts are worded some kinda way. Read and reread that contract!
NedRN
1 Article; 5,774 Posts
Just as true as the proverbial free lunch!
Corneilus
33 Posts
Fastaff does, one of the few
No friend, there is no such thing as a free lunch. Fastaff, like every other agency, charges hospitals an all inclusive bill rate for every hour you work. If they don't pay for housing, they can pay you more in another area of compensation.
I'm also very sorry to tell you that there is no Santa Claus. Or tooth fairy. And there is nothing in life that is free. That includes "free" healthcare in Europe. Someone pays for everything. Usually us.
By the way, virtually every agency offers a housing stipend in lieu of provided housing. I wasn't sure if Fastaff required that you take provided housing (they do try to insist during strikes) so here is what I found in their FAQs:
May I pay for my own housing on assignment and receive a housing allowance?
That should help make it clear exactly where that "free housing" is coming from: your compensation.
BluntForceTrauma
281 Posts
I'm making $45/hr with them...work is super easy...and I'm housed in an apartment overlooking the Hudson River....fully furnished with wifi and cable!
Are you at montefiore? In NYC?
Yes I am
How is that??? Looking at that next, currently in Baltimore at Hopkins. ICU?
NurseKayla
15 Posts
So BluntForceTrauma, you are getting "FREE HOUSING" with a pay rate of $45 an hour? What company?
I think it is Fastaff. Pretty typical pay for them.
So BluntForceTrauma you are getting "FREE HOUSING" with a pay rate of $45 an hour? What company?[/quote']I am with Fastaff
I am with Fastaff