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Me TOO! I'm done with floor nursing. I just can't change the system (all by myself) and I don't have the personality to deal with the BS. My ethics have been trashed for too long. I am looking into EMR (electronic medical records.) But I know little else aside from the catchy title. -L

Hey can we talk about which hospital(s) are doing this? I think we're at a real disadvantage by not sharing information about these things. Thanks for any info.

So far I've been unimpressed by American Mobile. Very cocky recruiters and low pay quotes compared to other companies. Any company that makes you jump through a bunch of hoops before they "submit" you to jobs imho it is not worth it. 1. Tell me about the jobs you can find for me and then if I want the job. 2. I'll spend the several hours it takes to get all your boxes filled in. This is a red flag for me personally.

I've had trouble with both companies especially AmMobile the recruiters are very cocky and the hourly pay is always very low than compared to other offers and jobs I have had. I was told that they are publicly traded and that's why their better than the "mom and pop" travel companies. After having worked for a corporate hospital for over two years and the recent upheaval on Wall Street I don't find that to be a good selling point. I would like to say I wish them luck but I actually hope people read this and think twice before blindly taking an assignment with one of these companies. We are all so susceptible to good marketing. I've found my folly is often believing a product or company is the best because it's all I've ever heard about only to later find, much to my dismay, that I have been duped. I also would like to pass on something that most of us, for whatever reason, don't speak openly about and that's pay. Now as a disclaimer this is the talk of myself and MANY other travelers I've spoken to in the time before this current economic downturn. That being said I still think we should be paid fairly and we're never going to get the upper hand on these companies if we keep behaving as if our pay is a shameful thing. So that's the end of the disclaimer..... I was told a long time ago (ok only like 3yrs ago) that you should never take a travel job for less than $30 an hour. That's the short answer now for the explanation. Some Veteran Travelers will tell you that they've kicked themselves after finding they were making far less than their traveling counterparts working for different companies. It's true that you can arrange creative pay structures to avoid taxes or pay for a car or bigger apartment but when it comes down to it how much you gross before taxes compared to how many hours you worked. How to get this info upfront from your recruiter I cannot answer. Next part is: why would a RN, who can get a job just about anywhere and make between $20-30 in their hometown, near their family, where they are all nice and comfy and have lots of friends, drive halfway across the country with only the belongings they can fit into their car to work in a hospital they know little about only to make what they could at home? If you have a good answer go for it! Work for AmericanMobile who's most certainly taking $20 off the top of every hour you work. Every time a traveler takes this kind of pay we all lose. Now how do we get a list of the evil empire? PM me for references of good companies and recruiters.

When you have to have an extra pillow to float your heels. You hear call lights and/or bed alarms when you're falling asleep. You start to tell people at the gym not to round their backs when picking up weights. You warn people of the risk of DVT when crossing their legs. You call in on your days off to make sure the staff knows how to give your favorite patients (meds, bath, pillows for positioning) fill in the blank.....