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  1. Best housing near Keck USC Hospital

    BluntForceTrauma replied to luelue60's topic in Travel

    They make you do 26 because hardly anyone

  2. Best housing near Keck USC Hospital

    BluntForceTrauma replied to luelue60's topic in Travel

    That's what I was incenuating...my other assignments have not been near as nit picky as

  3. Best housing near Keck USC Hospital

    BluntForceTrauma replied to luelue60's topic in Travel

    As I said in my prior thread, they are very stuck in their ways...which is not necessarily a bad thing. But they don't seem to understand the concept of "there is more than one way to skin a cat."...

  4. Best housing near Keck USC Hospital

    BluntForceTrauma replied to luelue60's topic in Travel

    Try Los Feliz Plaza (google them)...I think they run for about $1800/month if you stay 3-6 months. USC is a very challenging hospital to work in...everyone is pretty nice but they are VERY stuck in...

  5. Best Travel Companies

    BluntForceTrauma replied to brookiern's topic in Travel

    You think you know enough to start until you start traveling. I worked at a level 1 trauma unit for over 4 years before traveling and sometimes I still see things on a daily basis that I've never...

  6. temp cali license

    BluntForceTrauma replied to miam's topic in Travel

  7. temp cali license

    BluntForceTrauma replied to miam's topic in Travel

    http://www.rn.ca.gov/enforcement/enfappdesk.shtml

  8. temp cali license

    BluntForceTrauma replied to miam's topic in Travel

  9. temp cali license

    BluntForceTrauma replied to miam's topic in Travel

  10. Does your agency provide free insurance?

    BluntForceTrauma replied to dar115's topic in Travel

    Don't know your age and if you have pre existing conditions, but you can check out websites for Cigna, Blue Cross, United Healthcare, etc and at least try to get a

  11. First timer with lots of questions!

    BluntForceTrauma replied to traumajunkieKB's topic in Travel

    Being that you are from CA, you probably won't find traveling as lucrative as your full time jobs, even if you take the housing

  12. Question about obtaining bids

    BluntForceTrauma replied to Lakernurse's topic in Travel

    Things change day by day. In order to save you and the recruiter time, wait until about 1-2 months before you are ready to start looking for traveling

  13. New TV Show- Nurse Nation on MTV

    BluntForceTrauma replied to kingofthekicks20's topic in Travel

  14. Can you work on light duty if your traveling?

    BluntForceTrauma replied to Codeman906's topic in Travel

    I highly doubt it. Your obvious answer, which you already know, is to have it in between contracts. Requesting to be on light duty for an elective surgery may even get your contract

  15. Sick time/ unexpected events?

    BluntForceTrauma replied to NurseRies's topic in Travel

    Can you not wait until After your

  16. BSN required for Montefiore travel RNs?

    BluntForceTrauma replied to BARNgirl's topic in Travel

    I did hear that from a traveler who worked in their CVICU back in

  17. California license by endorsement

    BluntForceTrauma replied to L&DWendy's topic in Travel

    call back! or keep looking on Nursys.com...I didn't get notification in the mail until about 2 weeks after my license was posted on the

  18. Can I travel with just over 1 yr experience?

    BluntForceTrauma replied to photocodo's topic in Travel

    I would recommend getting more experience, especially if you want to travel with fastaff. Most of their assignments are in big hospitals and they expect you to hit the ground running. If at all...

  19. Fingerprinting in Georgia for TX, FL, and CA RN License

    BluntForceTrauma replied to godbless-yute's topic in Travel

    Go to California and Floridas board of nursing website and request they send you fingerprint cards. You have to do the live scan in the state that you wish to obtain

  20. Understanding Pay (Wage) vs. Per Diem

    BluntForceTrauma replied to nicholaa2's topic in Travel

    Maybe I'm misunderstanding....but if they are paying for your transportation to and from an assignment, and giving you a stipend for a rental car, how does that become an expense to you? I have never...

  21. Understanding Pay (Wage) vs. Per Diem

    BluntForceTrauma replied to nicholaa2's topic in Travel

    Can you please tell me what you have deducted that is over $6100 while traveling for a

  22. Travel assignment in NYC?

    BluntForceTrauma posted a topic in Travel

    Has anyone taken an assignment in NYC? If so, what agency did you use, which hospital. Where did you stay and how was pay? Just a little curious...I wanted to travel there before the hurricane, but...

  23. Travel assignment in NYC?

    BluntForceTrauma replied to BluntForceTrauma's topic in Travel

    No I'm ICU...I worked in a level 1 trauma ICU where having 3 critical patients wasn't uncommon. Never did ER, but most of our ER ratios are 4:1 or

  24. ST. Thomas USVI Travel????

    BluntForceTrauma replied to robins7's topic in Travel

    Yes but private schools in the states are more costly than that. Have you thought about home

  25. ST. Thomas USVI Travel????

    BluntForceTrauma replied to robins7's topic in Travel