Dinsey

Dinsey

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  1. Housing close to Los Angeles Childrens

    Dinsey replied to fifita2010's topic in Travel

    I was housed in the Mozaic Apartments, literally across a parking lot from Union Station. Twenty minute train ride to the hospital, didn't have to pay for parking on site. The train stop is across the...

  2. Travel nursing-will I find assignments?

    Dinsey replied to rayasunshine's topic in Travel

    That is my specialty and I have been traveling for two years. I've never had to take an assignment in general peds, but know that you will be floating to the general peds floors, as well as NICU and...

  3. Do you have any tips for telephone interview for a travel nursing job?

    Dinsey replied to empatheticRN's topic in Travel

    I used the Pan Travelers list of questions plus my own experience to make a list of my own. I have it saved so whenever I do a phone interview I can make sure I have all of my core questions

  4. Affordable housing in the SF Bay Area

    Dinsey replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    I have found housing on Airbnb twice, once in the city and another in the East Bay. It's horribly expensive and in fact the working class people are being priced out of their homes. The techies who...

  5. Affordable housing in the SF Bay Area

    Dinsey replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    Look outside of the city. Berkeley, parts of Oakland, Pacifica, Daly

  6. Does the travel aspect of nursing make up for the jobs cons?

    Dinsey replied to TimTamJimJam's topic in Travel

    Other professions with whom nurses share common tasks: hotel maid, daycare worker, receptionist, therapist, social worker, chauffeur, coffee shop barista, customer service rep, coach, store manager,...

  7. Does the travel aspect of nursing make up for the jobs cons?

    Dinsey replied to TimTamJimJam's topic in Travel

    People come to the hospital because they need help. They're sick, scared and hurting. Their families are emotional. They need stuff and sometimes they need it fast. They complain about things that...

  8. Does the travel aspect of nursing make up for the jobs cons?

    Dinsey replied to TimTamJimJam's topic in Travel

    I mean, from your own self-assessment, I wouldn't want you as my nurse. And I wouldn't let you near my parents or children. Nursing is too hard and complicated a job to do "for the money" or "for the...

  9. Any Help Appreciated!!

    Dinsey replied to JRiestra82's topic in Travel

    I agree that it's probably easier to start with a bigger company. I am also with AMN and I have a great recruiter (referred from a friend) and have had a mostly positive experience. However, as I...

  10. is it worth it? Travel agency questions

    Dinsey replied to Heartnurse24's topic in Travel

    You don't have to buy a TV or drive a car or get cable. If you can get there by train, plane or boat, they'll still reimburse you up to whatever maximum they state. In many places (NYC, San Francisco)...

  11. Help! Travel nursing or fulfill a contract?!

    Dinsey replied to teresagray's topic in Travel

    It sounds like you've already made up your mind (about everything) but I hope you listen to what these experienced travelers are telling you. It's not an easy money-grab. I've worked in facilities...

  12. Travel Company Saying I can be reported

    Dinsey replied to nursy_2014's topic in Travel

    I'd think the family of that resident would be interested to know that their vulnerable adult was sharing a room with an employee. There's a lot of fishy business going on

  13. Travelers, can you pick your shifts?

    Dinsey replied to adventure_rn's topic in Travel

    I agree with the poster above. You will see staffing done differently facility to facility. Some will have you sign up for the schedule the same way the staff does, some will just assign you according...

  14. Paperwork and housing = pain in the butt

    Dinsey replied to Tooimpatient's topic in Travel

    Once you have all of your documents gathered (and PDF versions stored on your laptop/in the cloud) it gets easier with each assignment. When I change companies I will already have just about...

  15. Anyone stay at the Extended Stay America in Oakland, CA for an assignment?

    Dinsey replied to PICURN76's topic in Travel

    Have you considered Berkeley or Emeryville? Lots of places on

  16. Starting from the beginning

    Dinsey replied to L&DRN03's topic in Travel

    I have found that reading this forum has answered a lot of my questions (including those I didn't even know to ask!) and will point you to many helpful websites. I've seen threads in the last several...

  17. Travel with American Mobile?

    Dinsey replied to gogetter73's topic in Travel

    I have had similar experiences with them. I'm currently on my second assignment with AMN and will start my third next month. My recruiter is wonderful, I get called back quickly and paid on time....

  18. Traveling in an RV

    Dinsey replied to ChristineAdrianaRN's topic in Travel

    There is a very long RV thread in this forum, it's probably just a few pages in. Try searching for that and you should find a lot of

  19. How to ask questions...

    Dinsey replied to morningland's topic in Travel

    I thought it was helpful to frame it in something like "How do you guys do______?" Or "what is your policy/procedure on ______?" you can also say "I haven't had as much experience with _____, can you...

  20. End of an assignment

    Dinsey posted a topic in Travel

    Do you do anything special at the end of an assignment? Do you write the managers a thank you note? Buy a box of donuts for the

  21. End of an assignment

    Dinsey replied to Dinsey's topic in Travel

    Thank you both for your suggestions! Of course I always endeavor to be the best nurse and teammate

  22. Has anyone traveled to Rady Childrens in SD?

    Dinsey replied to pghnurse07's topic in Travel

    I know that American Mobile has contracts there, I don't know if they're exclusive or

  23. Picking up travel again...in California. Pointers?!

    Dinsey replied to hswift's topic in Travel

    It can take a long time to get your license. I sent my stuff in back in March, they cashed my check in April and I didn't get a license until August. It's mid-December and I still don't have my paper...

  24. Tax home question

    Dinsey replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    I'm sure NedRN will give you all the tax-related information, but turning off your utilities in the middle of winter could be disastrous - even in an apartment building your pipes could potentially...

  25. Pushy Recruiter

    Dinsey replied to shoegalRN's topic in Travel

    I have had very aggressive recruiters calling me (without signing up with them). Nobody makes money off of me while being rude to me - what kind of sense does that make? It sounds like this isn't even...