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  1. pay package

    pinktermite replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    yeah GSA. Not gao. Autocorrect is a real pain. Didn't mean to confuse. You can verify a lot using those tables to see if your stipends are matching what you are offered in the contract. My company...

  2. Traveling nursing

    pinktermite replied to kelsybreck's topic in Travel

    You should have at least two years experience. Ideally be in an area in demand. In no particular order OR ICU L and D or ER. Those four give the most choices and the better pay. Beyond that have fun...

  3. pay package

    pinktermite replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    Remember that your pay involves stipends that should be broken down in the contract. They should send it to you. Add that in to the reply here and we can give you a better analysis. Looks about right...

  4. RV's anyone???

    pinktermite replied to RNERHOUSESUPOR's topic in Travel

    rvparkreviews.com is very useful for us. At least gives me location and contact info for where we will park the trailer

  5. Travel Oncology RN

    pinktermite replied to The_RN's topic in Travel

    There are many good companies. And a few shady ones. I wouldn't call onc a hot area but my company has openings in that area. You probably won't have as much location choice as OR, L and D, ICU, or...

  6. Compare my pay rate to yours!

    pinktermite replied to cblauv20's topic in Travel

    If you can get 2500 weekly on a 36 hour week please post the details of that when it happens. God bless you if you can get that but on 36 hours I have my doubts. Concerning posting all this, I am all...

  7. New to traveling...California?

    pinktermite replied to belliniRN's topic in Travel

    I just left Santa Rosa Ca in June, made 1600/wk on 36 hours. I thought that good pay personally. Remember if you are traveling only for the money then you might be disappointed. I make good and...

  8. First travel assignment

    pinktermite replied to eiramac27's topic in Travel

    Addendum for you, I just looked up the gsa per diem rates and Denver has 163/day housing and 66 for M and I. That's the max that a company can legally offer you to remain a tax free benefit for you....

  9. First travel assignment

    pinktermite replied to eiramac27's topic in Travel

    I calculated this out to about 1150/week. Don't know the market in Denver, but that's a little lowball for a big city, at least to me. I would echo the others, shop around. What company is this? M and...

  10. Considering traveling, have some questions

    pinktermite replied to texasrn91's topic in Travel

    I have a bit of experience with that whole "crappy assignments" thing in the ER. I have traveled as an ER nurse for a long time and now specifically ask in the interview if I'm going to be babysitting...

  11. Hard time getting a contract as a couple

    pinktermite replied to m2736185's topic in Travel

    I have traveled with my wife for a while now, I'm ER...she's ICU. We get accommodated sometimes and other times not so much. However, we take long stretches off between assignments (when I keep her...

  12. Medical Solutions

    pinktermite replied to Soliloquy's topic in Travel

    I do most of my work with medical solutions, the one from Omaha. They have always done me well. Pay is middle of the pack to a little higher but the ins is 10 bucks a week. There are other plans if...

  13. Is required unpaid training legal?

    pinktermite replied to Traumanurse15's topic in Travel

    I've had contracts where it hardly seemed I did anything at all. And ones that were endless and silly with requirements. Mostly these are the hospital's doing. Not the company. At least in my...

  14. Is age a Factor

    pinktermite replied to cherm59's topic in Travel

    No way. I don't think they care about age. They care about experience and if you can do the job. No matter what your

  15. New to travel, first assignment NoCal?

    pinktermite replied to Hencake's topic in Travel

    I always make an agency break the pay down by stipends and by taxable hourly wage. I've had a fair number of them (not AYA) do this babble of such and such per hour, etc and it never tells me a story....

  16. clarification on low wage + high stipend

    pinktermite replied to white gloves's topic in Travel

    Totally agree with Ned. All of it. If your OT rate is not atleast 50 bucks, don't bother. The OT is outside the contract, and easy profit for the company, I've gotten OT rates mostly in 55-60/hr...

  17. Okay pay package?

    pinktermite replied to RN313's topic in Travel

    that is, 36.00 per hour with insurance. I agree with the 41.00 number if you don't have the insurance/benefits.

  18. Okay pay package?

    pinktermite replied to RN313's topic in Travel

    15.00 is a pretty standard taxable wage. The per diem amounts they are quoting you can be double checked on the government website that this company has a link to on their own website. This by my...

  19. Hotel Accomadations for Travelers

    pinktermite replied to jnh911's topic in Travel

    Ive had this trouble for a long time as a night shift traveler and mostly use hotels when I travel. I've never found a hotel which will let you stay past your check out time until 6pm without paying...

  20. Two companies - same hospital and unit- different offers

    pinktermite replied to adzam08's topic in Travel

    Good comment, however I would simplify it even more for you. Hospitals pay one bill rate. If two or more companies are hitting you about the same opening, all of them are getting the same payment for...

  21. Team nursing in the ED

    pinktermite posted a topic in Emergency

    How has team nursing worked in your ER? We have a new system, which frankly sucks, where nurses are divided into two colors...blue and red, with one or more "float" nurses, and a nursing assistant if...

  22. RN views on direct to room triage

    pinktermite posted a topic in Emergency

    I work in a level I trauma center and wonder if there have been any issues, good or bad, with changing from a classic ENA approved five level triage system to a physician-directed system where...

  23. propofol

    pinktermite replied to popbob's topic in Emergency

    I'm sorry to disagree...times have long passed since "anesthesia providers" can lay sole claim to providing these things without their consumate knowledge. Many level I trauma centers and large...

  24. propofol

    pinktermite replied to popbob's topic in Emergency

    There are several alternatives to propofol here. What about versed, etomidate, ketamine, fentanyl, depending on the patient and what you need it for. Propofol should be reserved for intubated head...