Well said! Here in Shreveport Louisiana, there are not many choices of hospitals. There are 2 major systems; one consists of 2 hospitals and the other of four. There is an all out campaign to rid the...
brocantes replied to becca1's topic in Agency Nurses
I'm in Shreveport Louisiana and overtime can be had here at one 4-facility hospital system. It's called premium pay (1.5 x reg. rate). You don't have to work over 40 hours to get it either. They use...
brocantes replied to lisa41rn's topic in Agency Nurses
You should be comfortable with what you do before trying agency nursing. I've never had an assignment that I couldn't handle but I am comfortable with critical care nursing. I find that if you help...
You will find that you must buy your professional and general liability from the same company. No one wants to sell you just one because in some cases there is a fine line between the two and this way...
Great advice from Eddy! Also, if you have someone helping you, I believe working through the agency yourself will give it a jump start. You meet nurses from other agencies that frequently will sign on...