Parallon travel

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Does anyone have any experience with Parallon? I am currently on assignment with them and I am very dissatisfied. I regret taking this assignment with them.

I'm in FL. I recently applied with Parallon and did everything on the site everyone has mentioned. I have a coworker who works with them and likes it so they are definitely legit and they pay well. He's per diem. I applied for PRN as well so can't speak for travel assignments. However, I can say that in the paperwork, asking about a medical history made me raise a brow. Is that legal? I don't have any pre-existing's but just asking about what seemed like 50+ conditions was weird and seemed like they'd use it to weed people out who had something like back injury or psych. Never in my life have I seen this...

As for the rate not being on the per diem offer letter. I noticed that too. I'd applied back in 2013 before and it was included. I think that perhaps switching recruiters may benefit you. I addressed it with my recruiter and he emailed me the rates we'd discussed for my reference. No attitude about it. Although I do get an impression that he is pretty uncaring and just cares about the "all mighty dollar", he always answers my calls quickly.

I can say that all of this talk about HCA hospitals being bad is making me apprehensive. It's per diem so I guess if I don't like it, I never have to return to the hospital. What are the nurse to patient ratios in HCA hospitals for PCU in FL? Is that the main issue people have with working for HCA? Has anyone worked for Supplemental Health in FL? What hospitals do they typically staff?

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Although I'm in a totally different state (Texas) I work for HCA and my first job being horrendous working in the ER with high pt-nurse ratios, high acuity, and high volume (literally scared I wasn't able to watch every patient efficiently enough for their safety), now I work at another HCA hospital that is completely the opposite. Low pt-nurse ratio, low acuity, low volume. I have heard bad things about HCA but I can say I'm content with my new less stressful job within the company. I believe it's the area and demographics that will ultimately affect how it is to work at a certain place or maybe I'm biased because I work ER and it may be different up on the floor :\

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Glad you have found a good spot, but unless you try other states and non-HCA hospitals, you won't know what you might be missing. ;-)

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@NedRN this is true and I hope to travel after a year or so :)

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I am currently on contract at The MedicalCenter of Plano. This is the only HCA hospital I work at and I have been coming here for 5 years. I love this hospital and I have been to other HCA hospitals and I have heard really bad things about almost all of them. I how ever always have problems with Parallon. My Co can never get my time from them and often they will tell me I do not have a active contract with the hospital I am at. I do not with to rock the boat but I have been advised to keep very active records and all communications with them due to an investigation and possible class-action law suit violating federal and state labor laws. I obviously got paid and well not sign on to such a law suit but I know others have had worse problems then me. I personally would never take a contract directly with Parallon but that are like American Mobile and Kiser hospitals in Ca. Very difficult to deal with and do very unorganized.

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How do I find out which hospitals are HCA?

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Ever heard of Google?

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Specializes in Telemetry/ICU.
Ever heard of Google?

Lmao you're incorrigible at times....although some of these questions are infantile at times

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