rdeemed70

rdeemed70 has 14 years experience and specializes in Cath Lab.

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1. Bummed...Can I not do travel nursing in the area I currently live?

   rdeemed70 replied to KLeigh's topic in Travel

   Oh, and the tax free per diem is not dependent on the distance you are from the job. It depends on whether it will be a hardship for you to work a shift, drive home and drive back to work in the morning. Thus, 50 miles might not qualify. Some people ...

2. Bummed...Can I not do travel nursing in the area I currently live?

   rdeemed70 replied to KLeigh's topic in Travel

   I am a local travel nurse who works in a hospital 50 miles from home. I get the housing stipend, but I have it taxed because I do not have a separate tax home. I work in the cath lab, and have to take call, so I use the stipend for a hotel close by f...

3. I am canceling my contract after one week

   rdeemed70 replied to lmessajumper's topic in Travel

4. Experienced RN looking for answers

   rdeemed70 replied to NICURNMB's topic in Travel

   Oh.. they are giving me the option to do straight pay, which is more than I am making as a staff nurse. I'm just trying to decide what to do...Don't want to send any flags to the IRS...

5. Experienced RN looking for answers

   rdeemed70 replied to NICURNMB's topic in Travel

   Well, how does this sound. I'm being offered a cath lab nurse position where I will be 53 miles from the hospital. In order to do call, I need to be closer to the hospital, so they are paying for lodging close to the hospital for call. So, they are s...

6. Experienced RN looking for answers

   rdeemed70 replied to NICURNMB's topic in Travel

   This is great information. I have decided to do local travel and it seems that the agencies either don't know the truth about the tax advantage and local travel or choose not to tell you the truth. I have had different recruiters tell me so many diff...