gypsytravelrn

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1. Driving and Travel Assignments

   gypsytravelrn replied to jellybeanmead's topic in Travel

   :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 when I went to Nome Alaska and had to fly. Yes I do t...

2. Anyone know a good travel company?

   gypsytravelrn replied to K. RN's topic in Travel

   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 you.

3. Driving and Travel Assignments

   gypsytravelrn replied to jellybeanmead's topic in Travel

   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 off stuff, said hello to family and back on the roa...

4. Experience

   gypsytravelrn replied to nurse555's topic in Travel

   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 type of floors. If you go with cardiac you'll end o...

5. Anyone know a good travel company?

   gypsytravelrn replied to K. RN's topic in Travel

   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 recieved. They are always there for YOU. You get to ...

6. Driving and Travel Assignments

   gypsytravelrn replied to jellybeanmead's topic in Travel

   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 on. My parents or friends have driven with me on ...

7. Show me the money!!!

   gypsytravelrn replied to biteme's topic in Travel

   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 for Innovative Placements now, and would work for n...

8. Show me the money!!!

   gypsytravelrn replied to biteme's topic in Travel

   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 housing subsity from my company and rent a house in C...

9. 345 for parking

   gypsytravelrn replied to flg8tr's topic in Travel

   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 parking if you live inside the city. You also pay fo...

10. Pros and Cons of Driving v. Flying & How to Pack

    gypsytravelrn replied to Ashes's topic in Travel

    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 very early each day, as the sun is coming up, and I...

11. Travel Companies to Reccomend?

    gypsytravelrn replied to KR's topic in Travel

    I know quite a few of you are looking into and asking questions about different companies. I have had many different companies over the 13 years I have been traveling. The one I recommend is the one I'm with nowl Innovative Placements, or there logo...

12. Ever work at one of these Fla. hospitals?

    gypsytravelrn replied to bald1rn's topic in Travel

    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 good information to help you prepare for the test. ...

13. Helpful Tips for the Nurse Traveler

    gypsytravelrn replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in Travel

    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 is needed to do this crazy lifestyle we have all ch...

14. Ever work at one of these Fla. hospitals?

    gypsytravelrn replied to bald1rn's topic in Travel

    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 it. Most hospitals though require the PBDS, and ...