WanderingVee

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1. Anyone have experience working a strike?

   WanderingVee posted a topic in Travel

   There’s a potential strike happening in my area and some recruiters posted about working during the strike. Just wondering what the experience of working during a strike is like. Were there people waiting outside the hospital preventing you from gett...

2. Switching recruiters within an agency

   WanderingVee replied to WanderingVee's topic in Travel

   Thanks for the advice!

3. Switching recruiters within an agency

   WanderingVee replied to WanderingVee's topic in Travel

   This is an agency I've worked with in the past. I'm currently with another agency and I'd like to continue working with the previous agency but with a new recruiter. Who do I ask to speak with the recruiter manager though? Do I ask the recruiter I ha...

4. Switching recruiters within an agency

   WanderingVee posted a topic in Travel

   Hi everyone, I'm wondering if anyone has switched recruiters within an agency? How do you go about it? Not sure what the appropriate chain of command is in this situation. Thanks!!

5. Travel Nursing w/ an ADN

   WanderingVee replied to detrelibre's topic in Travel

   The BSN requirement in NYC may be more for permanent staff rather than travelers. I worked at a hospital that received magnet designation but hired travelers with an ADN.

6. Anyone worked at Kaiser LA?

   WanderingVee posted a topic in Travel

   I was offered a contract at Kaiser LA and I've been looking for reviews but haven't found any recent ones. Does anyone have experience working there as a travel RN? I've read through a thread from 2014 saying all Kaiser facilities treat travelers hor...

7. How to negotiate on a contract?

   WanderingVee replied to WanderingVee's topic in Travel

   Ok thanks!

8. How to negotiate on a contract?

   WanderingVee replied to WanderingVee's topic in Travel

   I guess I should have put a little context into my post, but I worked at a large teaching hospital in NYC for 3.5 years before starting travel nursing. I have 2 assignments under my belt and I'm currently in the extension of my 2nd assignment (I'm to...

9. New travel nurse looking for advice

   WanderingVee replied to meaghanlizRN's topic in Travel

   My goal was to work in Seattle on my first assignment too! I ended up working in Puyallup which is about 1 hr outside Seattle. I was with Medical Solutions at the time and it was a great experience. It's great that you're working with multiple agenci...

10. How to negotiate on a contract?

    WanderingVee posted a topic in Travel

    Hello! Does anyone have tips on how to negotiate on your contract? What portions of the contract are the most negotiable (e.g. base rate, OT rate, housing stipend)? Are you supposed to tell recruiters up front "I'm looking for x amount as a weekly t...