Ombrages

I did not. I had put all my energy on being in that location. Thankfully, my spouse earns enough for the both of us... so it's not like I'm going to be out on the street. I think I just got a good dose of the South Florida travel nursing experience everyone is talking about. I have a compact license and California. I will take this as a hint that there could be something better for me out there.

Turns out the contract was cancelled today ...

I would go to SWFL. It has more of a suburban feel, great for raising a family. The city is expanding very fast at the moment (lots of people moving in here, new hospitals being built, tons of new communities being built, and it doesn't seem to be slowing down at all). I've worked for Lee Health (at Gulf Coast Medical Centre) for 2 years and they are an amazing employer. A little further down is Naples... more of a rich and retired population. NCH is the hospital system in Naples, but I don't really know much about it. The salaries currently being offered by Lee Health are very competitive for Florida. They also offer bonuses on 2-year commitments. You should be making about the same as you were making up north on your hourly rate, IMO. Fort Myers is only 2 hours to Fort Lauderdale/Miami, 2 hours to Tampa and 3 hours to Orlando. So you have a lot of options around you once you get bored. PM if you have any Q's

Turns out it will be paid, including the stipends! Thank God!

Well, actually I didn't ask my recruiter if it would be paid or not... I just assumed that it would be. I don't think it would be legal not to pay me. I will call my recruiter tomorrow to verify that it will be paid, stipends and all. What I am wondering is why a healthcare system would bother with all of that for a 3 month assignment. It sounds more like something they would do for a new hire.

28$ an hour for a nurse with 5 years of experience?!

Hi everyone, I an RN with 5 years of ICU experience, as well as 1 year in Orthopaedics. I decided to try travel nursing because I wanted to experience new things. I signed a 13 week contract in ICU for a hospital in South Florida. I don’t exactly understand what is happening to me right now, and I am not trying to sound like a victim, but I am starting to regret my decision. I showed up on the very first day for testing. The first two tests had a 90% and 80% passing grade respectively. The third test was PBDS. I managed to fail one of the two tests... I was allowed two re-test a week later (but it almost sounded like they were making an exception). After all of that, the PBDS results came back as being “inconsistent”. Not too sure what that means, sometimes I'm good and sometimes I suck? But the bottom line is that I am being asked to complete 2 weeks of preceptorship, and only then I will find out if this contract is actually going to happen. In my entire career in nursing, I have never felt or have been told that I “sucked”. What’s happening right now is making me feel stupid. I’ve worked for 3 different employers in my nursing career and all 3 have said that they would take me back if I decided to return. What is even more perplexing is that it’s happening in South Florida, which isn’t exactly reputed for having the highest standards in healthcare. Has anyone ever experienced this much trouble with onboarding? Am I overthinking it, or is this really a bad situation to be in? Thanks