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  1. Anyone know Liquid Agents?

    eddy replied to lifezfunny's topic in Travel

    Such a strange

  2. Again- staffing agency!

    eddy replied to TamuRN's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    1. Don't use a factoring company to fund your business. 2. Go the ethical route and do business with facilities other than the ones you went to through your agency as an employee for a period of 1...

  3. how does agency nursing work?

    eddy replied to inwyte's topic in Agency Nurses

    Find another

  4. Successful nurse contractors

    eddy replied to labornicurn's topic in Agency Nurses

    Some things to be aware of... You pay all of your own "employee" taxes, you pay your own liability insurance (you should have both professional and general as an IC regardless of what others claim......

  5. Starting a Staffing Agency

    eddy replied to Kindhearted's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Kindredhearted, You'll want to look very closely at their contract. Generally, the companies that take a very small discount % rack up interest on your DSO's. They also often have a mandatory buy...

  6. starting nurse owned agency

    eddy replied to hazydaz's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    HPCO is what I believe it's called (I think). It's an insurance cooperative for home health and hospice companies, both non-profit and for

  7. Which agencies are the best?

    eddy replied to Malt123's topic in Agency Nurses

    Intelistaf has a pretty poor record in the Kansas City area. Makes one wonder how much attention their bloated top heavy corporate office pays to quality control and recruitment of skilled and honest...

  8. Phone interview?

    eddy replied to NurseCard's topic in Agency Nurses

    I'm not a big Intelistaf fan either. In my opinion they have some of the least qualified nurses in the field in the Kansas City area. Hospitals constantly complain about them not having required...

  9. Starting a Staffing Agency

    eddy replied to Kindhearted's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    The APR does matter, especially in terms of your next comment on how you feel a line of credit seems to be just as expensive. From the idea of a fixed 5% on every billed shift/manhour, you are right,...

  10. Starting a Staffing Agency

    eddy replied to Kindhearted's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Honestly, I read the original post to be a local PRN type staffing agency. I could be wrong, but that's at least how it struck me. In any event, Harry, I agree with you that it can be terribly...

  11. What documents do hospitals require for Nursing Registries?

    eddy replied to Ms. M's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I appreciate your enthusiasm and I respect your desire to become a business owner. I have owned several successful companies in my past as well, including a 20 person accounting and business...

  12. Starting a Staffing Agency

    eddy replied to Kindhearted's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Good points. I only disagree with you on the percentage (cost wise of factoring) and the number of agencies doing it. Factoring works like this. You sell your invoices to a company at a discount....

  13. moving to KC, MO

    eddy replied to Auri's topic in General Nursing

    Liberty Hospital is a great place. I wish I could go there through my agency. I'm not a big fan of HCA either. It's okay working agency at them, but I couldn't stand working staff

  14. What documents do hospitals require for Nursing Registries?

    eddy replied to Ms. M's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Yikes. To be perfectly honest, if you don't know this stuff already you shouldn't be considering starting your own agency yet. Note that I said YET. You need to go work for an existing agency in an...

  15. Starting a Staffing Agency

    eddy replied to Kindhearted's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    As I understand it you are asking about the practice selling your invoices (aka factoring). In my opinion as an accounting professional it is a terrible thing to do. It is kind of like racking up a...

  16. getting independent health insurance?

    eddy replied to cre8tivRN's topic in Travel

    Actually COBRA is often administered by the company itself. In it's most simple fashion the company continues to pay your premiums and you reimburse the company for the exact amount. COBRA periods...

  17. applied for CNA job...and now a credit check?

    eddy replied to twinbee25's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Absolutely NOT true. Please don't be mislead by the above post. Credit CAN be fixed IF (note IF) you are now paying bills on time. If you don't have the capacity to pay your bills off, adjust your...

  18. applied for CNA job...and now a credit check?

    eddy replied to twinbee25's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Then that doesn't speak well for nurses, considering that we make above average incomes compared to the rest of the population. I am all for credit checks for jobs in healthcare and quite frankly any...

  19. Agency or Per Diem??

    eddy replied to brina's topic in Agency Nurses

    If extra money is not the primary motivation but rather scheduling flexibility you might also consider part-time OR shift sharing with another person. A lot of facilities allow this. If you are...

  20. Say no to AMS

    eddy replied to Run27's topic in Agency Nurses

    Suzanne is right on. I hope you got a contract. If not, let that be a hard and unfortunate lesson learned. If you did, definately report them to the labor board of the state you performed the work...

  21. Kids home from school sick...could it be an opportunity?

    eddy replied to javanurse2000's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Seems like a lot of liability. You would really need to treat each kid like an isolation patient and have the facilities to do so. A sick kid is already vulnerable to other infections. You would HAVE...

  22. providing unskilled services in the home

    eddy replied to dpw's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I'd like to add that I am good friends with a homecare company owner. Here's what she says. Competition in this industry is growing at an astounding pace right now. On the private side, blame that...

  23. Is incorporation necessary??????

    eddy replied to KristenRN's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Thank you for the backup on that. :) It just seems all too often that we (nurses) neglect some important ethical and legal points when we set our eyes on going into business for ourselves. I am all...

  24. Business Forms for the Entrepreneur

    eddy replied to MYRN2016's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Though not nursing related smartbiz.com might be a good start for the more general forms required. They're free, and there are a lot of really good forms there for the startup and cash strapped...

  25. Yearly Competency Exams

    eddy replied to Haunted's topic in Agency Nurses

    Watch for competency tests to become a much more serious thing as agencies begin to pursue JCAHO certification. Of course, it's probably a good idea. It's just a