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Hi. I was looking into extending my contract... What are some advantages and things I can ask for when extending? I have to leave for a 2-3 weeks after my original contract is over but they allowed me time off for personal reasons... will and can my agency provide me with travel expense x2 (for example my original contract that states 400 each way) then for my extension, can I get 400 each way again.. cause technically I am leaving to go back home and coming back? How much on average can you negotiate an increase in base rate or stipend? or is that pretty rare? thanks

Anyone traveling to San Fran for a travel assignment. I've applied to UCSF, John Muir and San Jose Regional... And am in the process of looking for housing. Anyone have any recommendations? I'm looking for a private room- sharing a home to save money. I do not want to take company housing. Anyone want a roommate :) Thanks

Thanks! I understand. My current contract states I can be called off one shift per two weeks. I just ended my contact and they cancelled me my last shift without letting me know- supposedly the night supervisor said I should get paid 4 hrs because I came into work and then cancelled me. So hopefully I'll get paid. But is states in my contract that first and last week are prorated. So I'm a bit screwed in a sense I only worked 12+12+4=28hrs- so my housing and m&i will probably be deducted as well. Sucks! Stupid. But whatever. I am definitely looking for guaranteed hours and at least a 60hr work week for two weeks. Hope my recruiter can find that and write it on the contract!

Thanks for all the input!!

Is it true that guaranteed hours are not offered very often? Two recruiters I talked to said hospitals are not commonly offering guaranteed hours. I wanted my recruiters to be able to guarantee that I get 36hours a week or at least 60hours in two weeks. (They can call me off one in two weeks). One hospital contract with the agency states they can call me off one 12hr a week... My recruiter keeps telling me I shouldn't be worried but I am cause I've read these forums about shortened hours. And I want my full pay. Am I expecting too much out of the contract and should I just take 1 call out a week? Thanks!!

So the hospital (hr/supervisor/payroll) said I should get paid holiday cause they recognize it as a holiday. So when I brought it up to my recruiter- she said I signed their agency manual which states what they (the agency) recognized as holidays, and Presidents' Day isn't one of them... They have the major ones like xmas, new yr... How do I go about this now? My contract with the hospital states "client recognized holiday" then supposedly the manual doesn't list it... Does that make sense? Should I still be able to get compensated? I really want my holiday pay!

My contract states it will pay for "client recognized holiday", but the supposedly fine print my recruiter is saying is that this holiday isn't recognized for travel nurses.... No where in my contract specifies that.

So I worked a holiday that's recognized from the facility as a holiday but wasn't paid my holiday rate on my earnings. I messaged my recruiter about it and she said it only applied to permanent staff and as a traveler "Presidents' Day" isn't recognized. Does that make sense? Is it appropriate for me to ask for documentation about it. And keep fighting for it? I worked other holidays like xmas and got holiday pay... I've looked on their main manual thing and it's never specified btw permanent and travel nurse holidays😑. Thanks for your inputs!

i would like an answer to the low tax rate too.. i was worried about it but my recruiter told me not to worry? but i havent talked to an accountant about it and i dont have a accountant familiar with travel nursing..? i like the idea of low tax and high non tax, but will i get in trouble? irs doesnt know what your profession is right? i plan on doing travel nursing for a year or two and dont have crazy expenses so i guess im not worried about stuff like purchasing a new home or something... thanks for the help!

Are you signed up with CCTC? I'm still looking for my next assignment and was thinking about TN.

I'm a new traveler as well. I am in NH, my contract ends Oct 28.. I've been trying to figure out where I want to go next. I am 28, single and have one pup. I was looking into AZ, TX, CO, HI, KY, N/SC,... Sarah

Thanks again. I decided to take it and see, as it is my first assignment I guess. Still nervous!! Thanks for your help!!

Thank you for all the advice and help. The hospital is actually Alice Day Peck, not the more common Dartmouth. I believe I did look into CCTC and their pay was less than what aya is offering me. Which is the package I wrote above. I will ask about the insurance and per diem etc.. Housing there is pretty expensive.. I'm trying to travel with my pitx but it is very hard! also what did you mean about me being locked in for 6-12mo? Thanks so much!!!

I am getting a lot of pressure from my recruiter to hurry up and decide if I want to accept a job offering in new Hampshire. I talked to the nursing director and she seems nice and its a smaller Hospital. I'm not too familiar with smaller hospitals and the computer charting system- should o be worried? This is the pay package: 3 12hour nights Housing - 2550 Tax wage - 20 Weekly pay for 36hours - 1308.51 No differential for night or weekend (I keep asking my recruiter and I guess its not common for agencies to give out differentials?) Does this seem good for Lebanon new Hampshire? According to the nursing director I can pick up overtime too, but not sure about holiday pay. I don't know how much insurance is but I would need to get it with the company... What other questions and specifics should I ask about prior to accepting? Could I say yes to accept the job and still go over details of the contract and if there's stuff I don't like can I decline the offer? Thanks Sarah

Is it normal for recruiters to put in your application to hospitals you never mentioned? i wanted my recruiter to put my application into a hospital in concord,nh instead she or supposedly her account manager put one in Lebanon,nh because concord was closed- without letting me know. So I got a call from a nursing director from Lebanon and she liked me- but I don't know if I should take the job... It's a smaller rural hospital...