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  1. am i making a mistake going agency???

    i think part of the trick is to work for the right agency. i work for a small agency that finds local work. if i get cancelled after arriving at the hospital, they owe me 4 hours pay. they have to...
  2. Experienced RN looking for answers

    i was totally confused by the whole math equation. how does the irs believe that your taxable wage is only 14 per hour? i thought it depended on whether or not you had a permanent address? is the...
  3. am i making a mistake going agency???

    i have worked agency since 1991. i only go to one facility at a time. you have to be a confident nurse for it to work. not a life for a new grad. the best thing i do, when i show up to a new floor is:...
  4. travelers, do tell

    i have been working with a small healthcare staffing agency for many years. they concentrate on treating the nurses fairly with great respect. pay has always been competitive. i am now trying to help...
  5. travelers, do tell

    HOW DO YOU PRESENT YOUR CURRENT LICENSE TO YOUR AGENCY IF YOU LIVE OUT OF STATE? THEY SAY THAT YOU CANNOT MAIL OR FAX IT. HOW IS IT THAT YOUR AGENCY VERIFIES THAT YOUR LICENSE IS CURRENT? DOES YOUR...
  6. travelers, do tell

    Are Most Of You Med Surg Nurses? Do Most Of You Work Days Or Nights? Did You Have To Provide Fingerprints To Your Agency? Were You Tested At The Facility Before You Started?
  7. travelers, do tell

    well im glad to hear that that counts for so much. we have maybe a 3-5 minute turn around for returning calls. our perdiem nurses really like that. i also appreciate the advice about not having...
  8. What company do you use?

    that is very good advice. we will start local and maybe add one state at a time i understand your point about a specialty nurse not being able to find much work in a smaller company what specialty is...
  9. What company do you use?

    40-45 dollars an hour plus free private housing sounds very good do they pay the housing or reimburse you for it? is it in the form of a 1099 or counted toward your
  10. New travel RN...how much to expect?

    i love to read all these posts. as i stated before, i work in a healthcare staffing agency that is going to enter the travel nursing arena. i learn so much by reading about your opinions and what...
  11. background checks

    the state where i work has done mandatory fingerprinting for nursing liscence renewal. as a staffing agency, we do a state name check. we are going to start doing it by soc sec # in each state where...
  12. background checks

    what type of background checks are done on travelers? do they get their fingerprints themselves? does the agency pay for the background check? i know that a federally run fingerprint check can take a...
  13. Housing allowance question

    when you get the housing stipend as a different entity on your paycheck, is it still considered as income and taxes are taken out of it or is it in the form of a 1099 and you will have to pay taxes on...
  14. is the advantage not to the agency that is paying you a 1099. since they are not paying taxes on that money but you are. the nurse thinks she is getting more money but in the end, she will need to pay...
  15. can a nurse be paid as a w2 employee and then get a 1099 towards a housing stipend. do most travel companies reimburse your travel expenses to get around that?
  16. i hear travel agencies offering free housing. is the nurse getting hit with a 1099 that she will have to pay taxes on at the end of the year and are nurses aware of this?
  17. What company do you use?

    since i see "free housing" on all of the travel blogs, do they get a 1099 at the end of the year? are you then left paying taxes on that "free" housing?
  18. Housing allowance question

    i understand that whether they are giving me housing or a stipend that my wage would be the same either way. my point is that if they wanted to pay me say 50 dollars per hour, and i needed housing....
  19. wow i did not know that so i guess the bigger companies can charge the hospital so much that they can afford to pay that thanks for the info, this is very intriguing to
  20. New travel RN...how much to expect?

    i never heard of a 60 percent mark up. i thought it was more like 25 or 30 percent. the reason why you would bem aking so much less per hour is because the company is paying for your housing,...
  21. What company do you use?

    as a nurse working for a staffing agency that is entering the travel business what is it that is most important to travel nurses what do you want from your agency we are small and very sincere, we...
  22. Housing allowance question

    im confused if you chose not to get the housing stipend, wouldnt you make more money per hour and then doesnt it all come out to the same in the end?
  23. Experienced Travelers Do Tell Please

    hi i have been doing perdiem nursing since 1990 and have always loved the independence that it has provided me plus the better hourly wage. i have recently become employed with a staffing agency that...
  24. i am surprised to hear such focus on pay. from what i see about travel companies, they all pretty much offer the same thing. am i not correct that if you want no benefits, you get paid more. if they...
  25. I have recently heard that NJ has formed a hospital association just like the one in Arizona. I heard that there is a law suit against the Arizona Hospital Association and was wondering how it turned...