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Of course u can do it! That s what all my roommates does. Just came to work and leave. But, you need to get a per diem position that way you do all your shifts together and go home for a week or more. Living in San Fran, is very expensive. We pay close to 3k for a small place and share it. Is possible but u need to be very flexible and go PRN.

Hi! Are u still at KSJ? I have a question for you. Can I take a position after being a traveler for 9 months? I'm afraid to be tax on everything I made before. Thank you

Thank you! As a nurse and as new mother, I heard that speech about nursing for 15 min each breast every 3 hours. I was determined to breastfeed exclusively my baby, so I did, no formula, no supplements. and I did breastfeed my baby on demand, and now she is 2, and still asks for her milk to sleep. I love it. I hope I can became a Post partum nurse as well, and be able to teach and educate new mothers about the importance of breastfeeding your baby.

Hello! I am in my third assignment in the same area. where did you end up going? I did work at MIlls and I loved it!.

Any assignment in California is better than a regular job in my state (fl). Here I was floated to the medical floor and end up with 8 patients, 3 were admits from ED, 4 of them going for surgery. I am ready to move out of Fl.

How are you doing with Parallon? I worked for them for years, but I left to California for a while. HCA hospitals are very challenging for nurses, I worked in Miami and broward county in the tele floor. Good luck with the Per diem, I was actually looking for a contract because per diem gets cancel first. Also you can try Tenet, I sign up with them too. you only need to work 4 shifts per month, and parallon is 1 per month. In south florida, I will only work staff at memorial hospital, the pay is not great but I feel a lot safer, with a lot of support from managers.

You can take an assignment back to back or just take time off as you want, I took 1 month off to travel Europe, just make sure you have savings and let your recruiter now your next start date. hope it helps!

I am 13 weeks preggo!!, this is my first pregnancy and I love it!, I know already I am having a baby girl! My first trimester is being great, some nausea and food cravings, a little more tired than the norm, but so far so good. I work as a traveler for 4 years, and I loved taking this assignments, planning the trips, getting to visit new places its being so much fun, but with I know with a baby its going to be challenging. oh, by the way, my home state is south Florida. My husband and I decided to buy a house when the market was low and the interest rate was great, the house is beautiful, everything I was looking for in a home, and the area is perfect for raising kids, great schools. But I refused to go staff again, since the pay is considerable lower, they offer me 25$/hr in a local hospital, and I didnt take it. of course I was not pregnant back then, now I am working agency where they pay $40/hr w/no benefits of course. The only problem I have, and maybe its only me, but I hate Florida...no, let me correct that.. I hate being a nurse in florida! The ratio 8:1 in some hospitals, some with less ratio have no pca's in the floor. The Agency nurse is the fisrt to be canceled, so sometimes I am working hardly 2 days, this summer was the worst!. I cant wait to take another travel assignment where I have hours that are guarantee, and decent pay, and not hate to go to work. Does anyone have taking a travel assignment while pregnant? i am due in May 22, I hope I can work until 7/8 months probably? and then rest for the last 3/4 weeks untill the baby comes. Does anyone have taking a travel assignment while pregnant?

I read this threat and I cant believe how many nurses feel the same way..."hate nursing"? I definitely dont hate nursing, I being a nurse for over 6 years now, and working as a nurse had made me stronger, and proud. I love taking care of patients and some how give something, but I have to say, lately being a nurse is being more challenging. Every nurse i talk to is either going back to school for their NP, or trying to get out of bedside care, I am so glad that we have choices here and we can keep moving foward. Also, with so many schools of nurses, and new grads coming out looking for jobs, taking any pay rate is offered, is a little scary for the experienced nurses. I only work travel assigments or local agency when i am home, but even working agency is a challenge in my state, sometimes I am happy to get cancel and missing the pay of the day, because working in this hospitals had became very challenging, especially in the floors when you ended up taking care of 8 patients! Now that i am expecting my first baby, omg! i am really wondering what im going to do here, my hubby doesnt make much to support the both of us, he thinks i am ready to quit too sometimes... he keep saying go and retrain to do something else, yeah like is that easy. I still work agency 2/3 days a week, sometimes I cant work more that that 2 days because there is no work and then I am happy to be canceled, I got to the point that I dont care about how much money i can make, but I wanna be happy.

V-Neck T-Shirt do you know the hospital in indiana and the area? I may also go for this one but I am curious about the area and the tipe of housing we can get. I know nurse choice place the nurses in extended stays, does not provide transport and last time I did worked 5 days in raw/ for 2 weeks. i took home about 6k. so, it was not too bad.

do you mean HCA facilities?

Hi jnh911: yes i used all about in the east coast. but I know they have more agencies but Parallon is big in here since they are own by HCA hospitals.

I love Florida, but its true...working conditions are very challenging. As a staff nurse and as a traveler I have to say that we dont go anywhere with bad attitud. I work in kendal sometimes with All about, and the nurses are very nice and happy to have me there, but last time I took 8 patients in med/surg. omg! i finished my shift exhausted and almost brain death! I like to talk to my patients and never make them feel that i am busy, but with 8 patients you seriursly need to move fast. Work here using the agency in the summer is really slow! securing a seasonal travel assignment from january to april is a really smart move. last year I worked so hard I saved enough to buy a house and take a trip to europe in the slow season. i work non stopped from nov to may, they even offered 3000 extra bonus. I like the west coast of florida without doubt...from Naples to Tampa! beutiful beaches, the weather is great and work is better than south florida.

I being living in Weston for a few years...is very safe and best schools for kids, too bad the pay rate for nurses is low.

ok, i totally agree w/ you! I worked in HCA hospital for the longest time and I dont ever wanna see one again!...but those are the jobs here in south florida. I find out that the west coast of Fl is not as bad...specially the patient/ratio, so I do the seasonal travel overthere. I work All about staffing, now is called Parallon. but they always send me to Kendall, the have a very unsafe patient/ratio....really bad! Do you know anything about Memorial health or Cleveland Clinic? if they hire travelers or which agencies? How a nurse makes a decent living in south florida!?

In ft myers, I rented an apartment from craiglist by owner, i look for furnished and everything included so I dont have to buy anything. Make sure that you know which hospital you will be placed, becuase there is the resource pool that floats everywhere or super pool that stays in one facility. I stayed in healthpark Medical for the season, so my apartment was 5 min. away. I liked the area very much, safe and closer to the beach. If you need some contacts let me know, one of my friends owns 2 places there for rent. usually for nurses.

I just finished my contract w/ lee memorial and I really enjoyed it! the pay was great for Florida. I love the west coast, population is mostly elderly. I am def. considering going back every year!

is this a travel assignment? or a regular contract? either way I would not leave a job without having another one secured. I dont think we are obligated to stay at any job.

California is very beutiful and working as a tele nurse over there is a great experience, But it's very expensive...so I decided to go back to florida to stay, but the experience was amazing! I did not make much money there because everything is more expensive and the pay was just ok...considering rent and all...to get a travel assignment usually you need at least 2 yrs exp, and for some facilities travel experience is also required. Traveling is also a great way to find a good facility to work as a staff. Sometimes, they want you to stay. I was never inclined to stay as a staff because the pay is much lower. North california is great, but not too easy to get assignments, and rent and parking super expensive. I liked LA area, or Orange county, there is a lot of hospitals.

med surg/tele. do you know what agency they use for their travelers? im with all bout staffing now. thanks

In San antonio, specially by the medical city...i know there is a lot of hospitals around this area!! anybody has a good or bad experience in any hospital? i mentioned that i work at main methodist, so i know it is just a zoo working there. christos santa rosa, is close by but i heard it is not that great either. any advice? please!

Does anyone had taken an assignment in christos Santa Rosa in san Antonio? What agency do they use for travelers? I m with all about staffing now in main Methodist, but I don't like this hospital at all! Does anybody has any Experience with hospitals around this area? Thank you!

It looks like you got a lot of info already!! Start calling agencies and let them know when you want to start traveling, get all the information, ask all the questions....and by the time you are ready, which just pack and go! Traveling is super fun, now and days you have to be very flexible as far as places, specially if it's your first travel assignment. Maybe local traveling to start and get the feel of it. I just did Los Angeles, and fall in love with Cali!! They usually want you to have 2 yes exp, b/c one day orientation, next day you are pretty much in your own. Good luck!!

I haven't work in metro but now I certainly won't!!! Lol I just finish an assigment in kaiser LA...love it!!! The best place to work. San Antonio should not be so bad, I did main Methodist last year and I m back for more...:). They never float me when I was there, ratio 6:1 med surg and tele...sometimes 7. The pay is decent, consider cheap rent!

Hi!! Good luck in your assignment. You ll love Cali!! First: I look around the hospital area on craiglist for a sublet apartment, furnished, w/ utilities, short term, and whatever your requirements may be. Now and days the only way to make money traveling is actually taking the stipend and doing your homework. The amount you mentioned seems too low for Cali. They gave me 2200 for LA area, and that's because I ask them for more. But it all depends in your hourly rate. Renting a room seems to be a good idea, you ll be saving a lot. I hate extended stays, I Had bad experiences with those. Good luck again!!! Enjoy Cali!!!