maritimegirl

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1. Turnover time between cases

   maritimegirl replied to lc4043's topic in Operating Room

   We have 20 minutes from when one patient leaves the room, til the next one enters.

2. Policies for masks in the OR

   maritimegirl posted a topic in Operating Room

   I was just wondering if some of you could give me some input on what your policies are for masks in the OR. We are required to wear masks at all times even if there is no case set up in that room, and even after hours when there are no surgeries taki...

3. Canadian OR Nurses - Scrubbing

   maritimegirl replied to NewGradRN2007's topic in Operating Room

   I'm an OR nurse at a hospital in New Brunswick, Canada, and we do train new grads in the OR at our hospital. Sometimes we send them to Toronto for 6 weeks to do their OR training at George Brown College, and other times we just train them in our OR. ...

4. What's with this Tax Advantage?

   maritimegirl replied to aberrn's topic in Travel

   I too was a bit unsure of all this at first, but it is legit. If you were to not take the tax advantage, at the end of the year, lets say you show you made $60,000. You could then probably deduct $25000 for the expenses you incurred for housing, food...

5. Location Suggestions

   maritimegirl replied to Medic15251's topic in Travel

   I'm just finishing an assignment right now in Margate, FL. It's a nice size city, not too busy, but only a short drive to Fort Lauderdale. Only 10-15 minutes to the ocean...lots of places to fish, golf, etc. I'm at Northwest Medical Center, a small t...

6. New travel RN...how much to expect?

   maritimegirl replied to Kait's topic in Travel

   Hey Kait, I'm a nurse from Canada too, and have been traveling in the US for 6 months. I too, went through Cross Country to get my visa, but didn't end up traveling with them, there was something about them that I just didn't like. And don't feel li...

7. Medical Solutions question, please help

   maritimegirl replied to carebearRN's topic in Travel

   I worked with Medical Solutions on my last assignment.....I loved them...excellent company to work for. Don't be thrown off by the low pay rate, I was making about that amount an hour, but my checks ended up being around $1200.00 per week after taxes...

8. OR travel assignments

   maritimegirl replied to arianaRN's topic in Travel

   I'm an OR traveler, and am currently only on my 2nd assignment, but I'll tell you what I can. I don't know of any companies that specialize in OR, but most have quite a few OR assignments available. For my first assignment, I was with Medical Solutio...

9. About to call it quits before I start!

   maritimegirl replied to lorster's topic in Travel

   Regarding the PBDS, if you go to pantravelers.org, there's a link there that will give you a list of the hospitals that require you to do the test.

10. Travel Nursing Companies

    maritimegirl replied to Proud RN's topic in Travel

    Hey, I'm working with Medical Solutions and love them. They pay well, they provide free private housing and pay all my utilities, including phone and cable which is rare. My recruiter is incredible, I can give you her name if you contact me, and they...

11. What company do you use?

    maritimegirl replied to Ragan's topic in Travel

    I'm with Medical Solutions...they've been great. It's a smaller company, so they really go out of their way to do things for the people that work for them. They've even sent me a couple of gifts. Once, to welcome me to the company, and then again bec...

12. Nurses in Partnership

    maritimegirl posted a topic in Travel

    Has anyone ever worked for or heard stories good or bad about a company called Nurses in Partnership? Just wanted to get a heads up on the company before I contact them.

13. What company do you use?

    maritimegirl replied to Ragan's topic in Travel

    I'm with Medical Solutions...Good pay, free private housing, travel and licensure reimbursement...and great people, my recruiters been awesome!

14. Florida pay

    maritimegirl posted a topic in Travel

    Currently in NM, but wanting to go to Florida for my next assignment. Just want to have an idea of what I should expect for pay before I start negotiating.

15. new mexico pay

    maritimegirl replied to smallsatori's topic in Travel

    I'm a travel RN working in NM, and I'm getting $23.50/hr taxable, plus approximately $7.00/hr in per diems which is untaxable. I'm also getting free private housing, and travel and licensure reimbursement on top of that...so keep looking, you can be...