Dinsey

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 street from the hospital. Some other travelers fo...

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 PICU. You will always find Peds Heme/Onc/BMT jobs ...

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 answered.

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 are living in the $6000 lifts are going to have trou...

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

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, store clerk, and whatever it's called when someone ...

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 may seem piddly, like the lack of HBO or salad dress...

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 travel" or "for" anything besides the fact that y...

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 have traveled I have really picked the brains of more...

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) you might be better off without a car. If you nee...

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 where my take home pay was less than the staff. It's ...

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 there...

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 to their needs. It seems easier to just get it in...

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 everything they need and simply email it to them. It is a l...

Have you considered Berkeley or Emeryville? Lots of places on Airbnb.

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 months that address all of the questions you asked...

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. Issues have been cleared up quickly. I'm sure I'm not ...

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 insight.

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 explain ____?" As a fairly new traveler I find tha...

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 staff?

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

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

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 license cards, despite "re-ordering" them in Septe...

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 freeze and cost you a lot more than you would ever s...

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 an opportunity that would work for you - why let ...