TheRoadster

Dear Baglady RN, Thank you very much for your advice. I knew there was something I was missing. Sincerely, The Roadster

I have read the postings here. Thank you, BagladyRN. I will take your suggestions regarding devising my own list of non-negotiables. Calling BagladyRN and all other experienced travelers: I was burned royally by Supplemental Healthcare. My contract was cancelled at the hospital where I was working last week WRONGLY based on a false report by a physician that I hung the wrong maintenence IVF. I knew very well I hung the correct one. A new staff nurse to their floor was in some trouble for not hanging calcium gluconate on a patient with a critical Ca+ level on day shift. I had to fix this. Even so, a very rude obnoxious physician came to the floor and verbally abused me, blaming me for the day nurse's mistake to the point that onlooking staff nurses in the nurses' station wrote him up for his behavior. The next day, I was called by my company telling me the hospital had cancelled my contract. Supplemental lead me to believe they were going to replace me in another hospital. The very next day, the company terminated me stating they were concerned about my skills. I have excellent ratings on paper from this hospital from which I was terminated when I was working per diem. I saved these written evals. I even had patient praises written to the floor I was working on at the time. I had so much respect and support from so many nurses up on the floor. What really is the reputation of this company out there in the travel nursing community? I aksed one nurse and she stated she was "uncomfortable even sharing her opinion with me she had such a strong one, and that alone sould tell me something." I wish I had known all of this. Now I am researching the following companies on many websites and nursing forums. So far, I have not heard alot of negative about these people. If you have feedback, please let me know. Until I hear from you---God bless my fellow nurses out on the road. Love, The Roadster RNNetwork AdvantageRN IPI (Innovative Placements) Bridgestaffing Faststaffing

Right now I am looking into the following companies who I have not heard anything negative about yet from many nursing postings from different forums: IPI RNNetwork AdvantageRN ACCESSNURSES Bridgestaffing These seem to be reputable companies. I am in the process of interviewing them, researching them, and comparing benefits with general overall attitude toward me right now. If there is anyone out there who can tell me more about these companies, please do. To the nurses who have posted asking advice, I would check these people out. But please.... from personal experience...stay away from Supplemental Healthcare. My contract was cancelled by the hospital I was working for last week. A fairly new staff nurse at the hospital was in some trouble for not infusing calcium gluconate into a patient on day shift with a critical Ca+ level. I had to fix that. A very rude physician came to the floor and was so verbally abusive to me regarding the issue and blaming me for this day shift nurse's negligence that the onlooking staff nurses wrote him up and turned him in for his behavior. The next day I got a call from my company stating my contract had been cancelled. First, they lead me to believe I would be placed at another hospital. The following day, Supplemental Helthcare terminated me as an employee. Supplemental did not even research the incident fully with the hospital. The physican tried to claim I hung the wrong maintenece fluid on a patient. I know good and well I hung the correct one. Ladies and gentlemen, read your contracts carefully before u sign them. Mine read that Supplemental can terminate you at the request of the client (the hospital) at which you are providing services. Be careful. Your company CANNOT go into a hospital and pull records to see that you are telling them the truth about your side of what happened. Be aware of this. Your company can decide to take the word of the hospital, even like in my case.... when it was a false report. Calling all travelers out there.... what is the real reputation of supplemental healthcare out there in the travel nurse community? After I was terminated, I have begun to hear some very disappointing things. Help me if you can!!! Nurses posting on this site.... stay away from Aureus. I met 2 travelers out here on assignment wanting desperately to leave due to being shafted with pay and having an absentee recruiter. This also happened to me at Supplemental. Take care, good luck fellow nurses. TheRoadster