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  1. Am I just clueless here?

    shoegalRN replied to mlane12's topic in Travel

    I know for me, I will not work for 1200/wk WITHOUT housing. If I'm gonna bring home that amount, it damn well better include housing. I am traveling in California right now and my take home pay is...

  2. New Orleans Travel RNs - Help!

    shoegalRN replied to nicoled787's topic in Travel

    I'm currently on travel assignment, but not in New Orleans. I just wanted to say that I use Craigslist for my housing and I put an ad out looking for housing and I was contacted by my current...

  3. First time traveler! Any experience with Flexcare, Faststaff or Trinity?!

    shoegalRN replied to mlane12's topic in Travel

    I have Flexcare and have not had an issue with them. I am currently on my second assignment in California and I get paid well and my checks are always on time. I tell me recruiter my plans for the...

  4. Will I lose my multistate privileges?

    shoegalRN replied to MeganRN2011's topic in Travel

    Your friend is not telling you the truth. My home state is Missouri, and I have licenses in Kansas and California which are not compact states. And I still work in Missouri between

  5. keeping a per diem job at home - can it be done?

    shoegalRN replied to HikingNinja's topic in Travel

    I do this now. I fly back home for a week during my contracts and work at both of my PRN jobs to keep up my requirements. I ask for a week off up front in my contracts to do this. I would rather...

  6. CA RN...will I take a paycut?

    shoegalRN replied to livinglighthouse's topic in Travel

    I am on my second assignment in California and I was shocked to find out how much more the staff was making than

  7. Nurse burnout-How do you handle it?

    shoegalRN replied to Nursepreneur's topic in Emergency

    My secret to burn out was to become a travel RN. I've been a nurse 5 years, with 4 years in the ED and becoming a travel nurse helped me a lot with being burned out. I was becoming very jaded and it...

  8. Fingerprinting for CA License endorsement

    shoegalRN replied to reginacourtney's topic in California Nursing

    I currently hold a CA license and work as a travel RN in Cali. It took 3 months to endorse from my home state. I used the standard fingerprint cards from the police department and sent them in with...

  9. Tips about housing

    shoegalRN posted a topic in Travel

    Hello all fellow travel nurses! I just thought I would share what I've learned being a travel nurse thus far. I am on my second assignment, and I do not let my agency provide my housing. I took...

  10. Tips about housing

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in Travel

    Yes, did the user name give it away?

  11. single mom with 1 yr old

    shoegalRN replied to flipflopsRN's topic in Travel

    I am a single mother who travel, but I waited until my son graduated high school and went off to college before I jumped into traveling. I did this simply because I did not want to uproot my child...

  12. Any young african american travel nurses?

    shoegalRN replied to chivon101's topic in Travel

    I don't know if you are referring to the Sacramento Methodist, but if you are, I did not stay near the hospital. I stayed at the Arden Acres Executive Cottages which is about a 15 minute drive on...

  13. Alta Bates in Oakland CA

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in Travel

    Thanks for the input! Did you feel safe there? Where did you live? A traveler who worked with me is starting there this week in the ED, but I think he is doing Alta Bates Berkeley. I'm just now...

  14. Alta Bates in Oakland CA

    shoegalRN posted a topic in Travel

    Hello all! I am completing my first travel gig in Sacramento CA and just got a call from my recruiter about a facility called Alta Bates in Oakland, CA. The pay is very nice, 40 hr 8 hour day shift,...

  15. Alta Bates in Oakland CA

    shoegalRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in Travel

    Ned, just found out this particular facility goes through Parallon and if you are an active HCA employee (which I am still PRN status for my home job), I can't qualify. This really sucks, as I was...

  16. Shipping your Belongings

    shoegalRN replied to cn4333's topic in Travel

    AT&T Navigator, with spoken directions. I also have Google maps with spoken

  17. Shipping your Belongings

    shoegalRN replied to cn4333's topic in Travel

    I, too, come from a similar distance, I traveled from KCMO to northern California and I printed off directions prior to traveling. I also have navigation on my phone that is updated often. The route...

  18. Shipping your Belongings

    shoegalRN replied to cn4333's topic in Travel

    I was gonna ship my car from MO to CA and the lowest I could find for shipment was $850! And no, you can't put your stuff in the car and you need to have an empty tank or only a fourth of gas in it....

  19. Any young african american travel nurses?

    shoegalRN replied to chivon101's topic in Travel

    The hospital is ok, and the staff is very accepting of travelers. The hospital is very busy, but not a trauma center like I'm used to and that's ok. I hate I had to sit and do all that testing,...

  20. Best of Both Worlds!

    shoegalRN replied to HoopingRN's topic in Travel

    I will attempt to help, but understand I am on my first travel assignment and I am also a homeowner in my hometown. I'm also PRN status at both of my home jobs and they have both agreed to hold my...

  21. Any young african american travel nurses?

    shoegalRN replied to chivon101's topic in Travel

    I am with Flexcare, doing an 8 week assignment at Methodist. I ended up driving out here instead and I'm glad I

  22. Difference between for-profit vs not-for-profit hospitals

    shoegalRN replied to yukka99's topic in Travel

    I currently work for a non profit and a for profit and the change is like night and day! With the for profit, the numbers are the bottom line, PERIOD! Patient care suffers and the patient load is...

  23. Any young african american travel nurses?

    shoegalRN replied to chivon101's topic in Travel

    I am soon to be the big 4-0 and nursing is a second career for me, I've been a nurse for 5 years now. I'm an ER nurse and I work at two level one trauma centers. I have a soon to be 18 year old son...

  24. Any young african american travel nurses?

    shoegalRN replied to chivon101's topic in Travel

    I'm taking my first assignment to Sacramento CA starting May 19. I have already found housing, just trying to see if I'm going to ship my car or drive it. It's an 8 week contract and I may extend if...

  25. completed my first year

    shoegalRN replied to CherylClay's topic in Travel

    When you say let ER nurses "go", do you mean their contracts were canceled, or their census were too low to accommodate the amount of travelers they