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  1. Driving and Travel Assignments

    :typing I guess to each its own. I love the travel part of being a travel nurse, to me getting there is half the adventure. I've been doing it now for 14 years and the only time I didn't drive was...
  2. Anyone know a good travel company?

    Yes" health insurance is Great-West Healthcare, and they do have a 401K. If you PM me with any questions I'll be glad to answer them for
  3. Driving and Travel Assignments

    bagladyrn I agree with you.That was a nice drive you did. Its not an impossible drive. I too do the cross country drives. My longest was West Palm Beach FL to Seattle, WA via Pennsylvania. (Dropped...
  4. Experience

    Nurse555 Congrats on graduating:yeah:, and welcome to the profession. My advice is to go with whichever area you find most interesting. If you go with the nephrology you'll end up mostly on Med-Surg...
  5. Anyone know a good travel company?

    I've been traveling for many years and have gone through quite a few companies. I am with Innovative Placements and will work now for no other. They have giving me the best compensation I have ever...
  6. Driving and Travel Assignments

    I've been a travel nurse for 14 years now, and I drove to all my assignments, except when I worked in Alaska. (Nome - no roads lead to Nome just dog sleds:D) It is something you don't want to miss out...
  7. Show me the money!!!

    It seems in all the time that I've been traveling that the southern US is the lowest in pay. But it has improved and depending on the company your with will depend on the money you take home. I work...
  8. Show me the money!!!

    I worked in FL last year. I really enjoyed working on a CV Stepdown Unit in Ft. Myers, FL. It was at Healthpark Medical Center. The people on nightshift was great. The money was decent. I took the...
  9. 345 for parking

    I have worked and lived in several cities where paying for apartment parking has occurred. The company I was with at the time did not pay for the parking either. In Seattle WA you pay for apartment...
  10. Pros and Cons of Driving v. Flying & How to Pack

    I've been traveling for 14 years. I have always traveled by car. I usually travel with a friend or family member to make the trip more enjoyable but I have also traveled alone. When I travel I leave...
  11. Ever work at one of these Fla. hospitals?

    i just found the website I used to help me prepare for the test. Its Pantravelers.org. If you register under the Basic membership which is free and then go to resource it will give you some really...
  12. Helpful Tips for the Nurse Traveler

    This is one of my first posting on here even though I've been a member for a while. I've been a travel nurse for over 13 years and I believe you have really nailed the main general information that...
  13. Ever work at one of these Fla. hospitals?

    I've been a travel nurse for over 13 years now. I have worked on both sides of Fl and i agree that the west coast is better then the east. I just finished a contract in Ft. Meyers and actually enjoyed...