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  1. Reputation of a travel company

    rnerin replied to sassipisces's topic in Travel

    If you are still looking at coming to FL, I just received a call from my recruiter (I am not traveling right now) at Intelistaf/MSN, who says they have a lot of assignments here (I don't know where)....

  2. ICU travel nursing question

    rnerin replied to msnurse14's topic in Travel

    Yes you can-good experience to broaden your resume....................I started out as an MICU nurse, and since traveling have done Neuro, SICU, Trauma, CVICU and CCU. There are obviously differences...

  3. Health Insurance and Traveling

    rnerin replied to Guest296136's topic in Travel

    Insurance obviously varies between companies, but you are usually covered with little or no charge. In my experience, it is $$ to add your spouse. My husband, too, is a consultant and travels with me....

  4. Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Houston, Charlotte ICU RNs

    rnerin replied to jtrauma's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I work at Tampa General, which has both a Neuro ICU and a Surgical/Trauma ICU (+ burn, medical, cardiothoracic, vascular and coronary). The hospital is associated with USF-lots of residents. Huge...

  5. Any great ICUs out there?

    rnerin replied to ItsTime's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    There is a new nurse, critical care rotation at

  6. San Fran

    rnerin replied to Creamsoda's topic in Travel

    re: blended rate-you receive a rate for your 1st 8 hours (for ease, we'll use $20), for the next 4 hours of a 12 hour shift, you receive time-and-half ($30). Your blended rate is 23.33/hour (8x20 +...

  7. San Fran

    rnerin replied to Creamsoda's topic in Travel

    Since housing is so expensive in SF and it's such a great place to go, your hourly pay rate is going to be low. If you add your hourly pay rate + your housing, you will see that your TOTAL monthly...

  8. Housing in Boston

    rnerin posted a topic in Travel

    Anyone been to Boston lately? If you're in the city, where is your

  9. Housing in Boston

    rnerin replied to rnerin's topic in Travel

    Thanks emilee1978! Where are you working and with what company? Are they holding back on hiring in Boston, as in most other places? Or do you see an increase in hiring travelers again? I haven't even...

  10. MED STAFF

    rnerin replied to HD-RN's topic in Travel

    I worked for Medstaff on and off from 5/04-9/08. Although my recruiter was a bit scatterbrained, he was always supportive and went to bat for me, trying to get more money for me. We always had nice...

  11. Northern California Travelers

    rnerin replied to redladybird's topic in Travel

    The pay "could be better", but housing is very expensive in SF! (And parking is a big issue if you are bringing your car. Parking is sporifice and oftentimes you have to pay for it.) If you are...

  12. travel vs. seasonal job

    rnerin replied to DeLynn's topic in Travel

    Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, FL does seasonal contracts. I was there as a traveler-have no idea of pay/benefits, etc. as a seasonal employee. Magnet Facility-nice

  13. per diem question

    rnerin posted a topic in Travel

    I am currently a traveler in CA, but life circumstances (husband's job and elderly parents) may guide us back to the east coast. I am hoping someone can answer a question for me...what is the benefit...

  14. Valley Healthcare and CA housing questions

    rnerin replied to Lghtkeepr's topic in Travel

    I am currently in San Jose (second time around). I did work at Kaiser Santa Clara 4 years ago. San Jose is quite safe (it was the safest city in the US with a pop. > 1,000,000 a few years ago-I...

  15. Stanford?

    rnerin replied to wanderlust99's topic in Travel

    I worked in the Neuro/Trauma ICU at Stanford for 1 contract (Sept-Dec 2007). I was psyched about working there , but unfortunately, my experience was less impressive than I expected. The unit DOES get...

  16. Convince Me About MedStaff...

    rnerin replied to wahine_kine's topic in Travel

    i have been with medstaff, on and off (on now) since 5/2004. i, personally have been pleased, but i know of others who have not. our housing is always nice and my paychecks are always on time and...

  17. Cali...Cali...Cali HAVE YOU BEEN?

    rnerin replied to biteme's topic in Travel

    I am currently working in San Jose. The rent for our large 1/1 apartment (minus furniture and utilities) is $1700. Pay rates are not as high as they were a few years ago, but my base pay (remember...

  18. tax home question

    rnerin posted a topic in Travel

    Do those of you who have been traveling for a while return to your tax home location yearly to work for a few weeks? I understand that this is the thing to do to remain within the IRS' requirements,...

  19. Onward/American Mobile

    rnerin replied to bonesrn's topic in Travel

    I worked only 1 contract with AMN and had no issues. My recruiter was very nice and seemed to be "on my side". Housing was very nice. Unfortunately, AMN had the only contract with the hospital, so...

  20. Valley Healthcare?

    rnerin replied to jadean's topic in Travel

    I don't know about the company, but stay away from St. Joseph's in Tampa-HORRIBLY disorganized, incompetent management, no communication between management and staff, disjointed medical care,...

  21. travel to CA

    rnerin replied to momofsix's topic in Travel

    Hi! I worked at Kaiser Santa Clara form 5/04-12/04. It was my first travel assignment-a little of a shock at first-goofy system, BUT lots of travelers-everyone was very nice to me. TONS of opportunity...

  22. Staff ? on orientating a traveller

    rnerin replied to annmariern's topic in Travel

    As a traveler, I appreciate your asking this question! Since we should know how to "nurse", I don't expect orientation in that area. What I do need to know are documentation standards, accessing the...

  23. Info on North Carolina

    rnerin replied to RNtogo's topic in Travel

    Hi! I only know from friends who've worked there (permanent staff)-Duke is huge, Durham Regional is a Duke hospital now-smaller-nice place to work. I don't know anything about Rex. What I do know is...

  24. Good Travel Experience and ?s about Sarasota Memorial, FL

    rnerin replied to piperknitsRN's topic in Travel

    Jamie, I am currently at SMH in the CIC. I honestly don't know a lot about the unit you're talking about, but the hospital is nice. There is some turmoil/dissention because of the new (over 1 year)...

  25. Need some advice on Australia

    rnerin replied to rnurse49's topic in Travel

    Look in the advertising section of the AACN magazine. There is an Australian hospital which is looking for RNs-maybe you can start there. Good