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To ERRNTraveler, I have tried to PM you but could not find how. Would you care to share the name of your agency and recruiter, may be PM me. I'm new to traveling and don't want to be disappointed whithin 3-6 months. Thank you.

How long does it take to get an assignment in Hawaii? I have read somewhere it can get up to a year to get an assignment.

Wonderful thread, thank you Suzanne for starting it, great tips! I'm very new to traveling, in fact I have never had a traveling assignment yet, but on a local contract with local agency right now and love it. I came across a site www.travelnursingcentral.com that allows nurses to rate traveling agencies and hospitals. Question : How reliable do you think it is? Just by looking at ( # 1) agency on the top 10 list (valley healthcare systems) if you read the reviews there are some very bad commands from some nurses about that agency but yet it is still considered the "top" by points. Makes me wonder if i can trust that? Maybe I should review these top agencies for any possible reports at BBB (best business bureau)? After reading some of the issues travening nurses have I think I need do my homework and research before I even call any traveling agency.

I'm on local contract at HCA hospital right now and I like it so far. None of the hospitals really care about a nurse, but this one does care about patient satisfaction. I work at CCU we have several travelers on unit, wonderfull director. I have never worked on floor though, I don't know how thing are there but I floated every ICU here and can't say it was bad. I don't know regarding pay as a staff RN, but I think regular staff is about $20-22 + benefits. You can make a lot more doing agency. One thing I know is that this hospital's staffing is somewhat bether than Via-christi hospital.

Actually it's National Healthcare Staffing Agency I would like to know more about. How can I found out more info about an agency?

Hi everyone, I am very happy to find this site, it's very educational. I would like to try agency or traveling. Is there a difference between a travel assignment and contract? It sounds the same to me, but I've been told (by local agency) that to be considered a traveler your permanent address needs to be 50-100 miles away from assignment, and being a contracter you don't. Is this true? Then another agency told me it is not so. So I'm a little confused. Has anyone worked with National Healthcare Agency? Thank you.