Permanent Placement?

You've had a staff job. Seems weird to ask about advantages of a different staff job. I'm not sure what the advantage is to working with an agency for limited perm jobs (other than a commission for the recruiter) over applying directly at almost any hospital you fancy anywhere in the country!

I'm not asking what the pros/cons are as a staff nurse. I am asking if there is any benefit for me if I go through an agency to land a staff job.

Read your first post. You asked what the pros and cons were of a staff job!

Uhh where?? I see me questioning "perm placement" pros/cons. Where did I ask questions about staff nursing?

Isn't perm placement for staff positions? Either way I also addressed one issue of going through an agency for a staff position and that is choice.

Are you getting nervous about your first assignment because it sounds like you are. If you have made a commitment to a travel position and you have signed a contract, you should try to honor your word. Of course I am not judging you if you parents really need you due to an illness.

Call the recruiter, find out where these openings are, take notes, and say that sounds interesting I need to think about this. It sounds a little off that the recruiter is offering both travel positions and permanent positions.

There's definitely something in it for the travel company; they are losing a potential asset every time one of their nurses takes a permanent position. My guess, it that any sign-on bonus you would be offered under direct offer employment, will now go to the travel company instead as a finder's fee. I was usually offered a permanent position by the manager of the floors I contracted to, and always got the feeling it was kind of an 'under the table' offer that they did not want me to involve my recruiter/company in at all. My suggestion (and I quit traveling when I got married so YMMV) is to take a travel position - see if you like it and try to negotiate your own permanent position from there. If they are offering a permanent placement - I would be willing to bet the house they will negotiate a contract for you as well. That way you get the best of both, and know what you are signing up for before you do so.

Ned-yes, perm placement is for staff positions. But once again, I wanted to know WHAT PERK I will reap if I get a permanent staff job via agency vs. not using agency. Permanent PLacement= agency placement for a permanent job. Is there anything special in this arrangement for me? I had these questions answered Friday.

IcuRNmaggie: No cold feet and this is not my first travel job. A hospital near my hometown is damn near impossible to get an interview with if you apply directly with them. But they do hire travelers for 13+ weeks, and an agency that I've been working with told me that they (agency) have now been given permission by this hospital to hire nurses for "permanent placement." Again, what are the perks w/ going thru agency?

LASTYEARGIRL pretty much nailed it. I spoke to someone in HR about this type of arrangement, and she said it's becoming quite common. No real benefit to me, except, interview will be with agency only and hiring manager. Pretty much a guarantee hire. Same pay as other staff on the same ladder. Only half of a sign-on bonus will be given to me, the other half, to agency. Minimal orientation period. And if I have any ecperience with their computer system, computer training will be cut in half.

I am sorry, I must have you confused with someone else. I agree with lastyeargirl. Try a contract first, take a FT position on your own terms.

Thanks for bringing this up. I never knew that with travel nursing you had a certain amount of time after the assignment that you couldn't seek employment with that hospital - I learned something. We have several "permanent placement" travel nurses who have been our facility 2+ years. They just renew the contract each time - all the benefits of travel with job stability as well, but you don't have to deal with all the facility meetings and such.

Why do they have to keep signing contracts if they are "Permanent Placement." I could be wrong, but the way I understand PP is the agency finds u a PP job. Once this happens, u are now a staff member of that facility and will be treated as such. No need to sign contracts anymore since u are an employee.