dimplechinRN

dimplechinRN

Level III NICU PP Mother Baby & MICU

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  1. Contract? Is this fair?

    dimplechinRN posted a topic in Travel

    Hi I've just been offered a contract (13 weeks) in NC they are giving me $110 daily tax free but my base is $12.00. Take home would be right around $1100 also I have to pay for my own housing. This...

  2. New to travel nursing

    dimplechinRN replied to Phxbound's topic in Travel

    If you have a recruiter giving you the run around and one you cant get a hold of you may wanna drop em. All recruiters I have ever had call or email like crazy. Try to do a search for companies that...

  3. Who knew this was so LONELY????

    dimplechinRN replied to mustang_convt's topic in Travel

    I went through the same thing first time out....made even worse by being a 6 hour flight away from home. Needless to say that was my first and last 13 week

  4. Rates quoted by an agency for california assigment- help am i being lowballed

    dimplechinRN replied to Helixx's topic in Travel

    Hey Globetrotterrn what agency did you use for your assignments in the

  5. Day/Night Rotation...Why seeing more in Travel Jobs

    dimplechinRN posted a topic in Travel

    I have been seeing this schedule offered with more and more travel jobs. Is it me or is it actually popping up more often than in the past. If so why? My recruiter had a job for me to my childhood...

  6. Day/Night Rotation...Why seeing more in Travel Jobs

    dimplechinRN replied to dimplechinRN's topic in Travel

    IDK just got another call today from a different agency about a NICU rotating shifts. My recruiter didn't want to submit me for the job I really wanted. She said it would look bad on the Co. if...

  7. Anyone travel to DUKE,UNC or WAKE Med Hosp?

    dimplechinRN posted a topic in Travel

    Hi I'm desperately looking to travel to NC Raleigh Durham area. Having a hard time finding an assignment. Does anyone know of agencies that focus in that area. I've signed up with Favorite already...

  8. Anyone travel to DUKE,UNC or WAKE Med Hosp?

    dimplechinRN replied to dimplechinRN's topic in Travel

    Thanks.

  9. travel nursing with a baby?

    dimplechinRN replied to sweetlilme910's topic in Travel

    I currently do travel nursing and I have a 1 year old. I have been doing short assignments since she was about 3 months. My mother travels with so thats good. I figure I need to get all my traveling...

  10. Yuma Regional Medical Center

    dimplechinRN replied to briantroy's topic in Travel

    I did a 4 week assignment there back in April last year. The facility was really really busy during that time. Lots of snowbirds (older retired people that come to escape the cold weather) from...

  11. Trouble getting references..

    dimplechinRN replied to rbs105's topic in Travel

    Hello Unfortunatley I still run into the same problem, but now I have learned to keep a copy of my evaluations from former employers it can act as a reference being if it is a good/satisfactory eval....

  12. Traveling with a Mooch/Dirtbag?

    dimplechinRN replied to 79Tango's topic in Travel

    DITTO

  13. Desperate but Not Homeless (low ball offer)?

    dimplechinRN posted a topic in Travel

    Does this sound anywhere near right? My agency (who shall remain nameless unless someone really wants to know) has offered me a contract in CA in the NICU and the break down is: $1200 Per Diem tax...

  14. Which agency to choose! ED RN HELP

    dimplechinRN replied to xxJohnnyTxx's topic in Travel

    Stay away from Agostini they have some very shady pratices. I worked with them last year on perdiem basis no long term. Dont expect any kind of reference from them if another agency calls because they...

  15. Kaiser NICU's in CA

    dimplechinRN replied to Enfermera85's topic in Travel

    Hello I actually did a 13 assignment at Kaiser Redwood City. It was a Level II NICU very small just grower/feeders. Nothing less than about 32-34 weeks really. If baby needed more than oxyhood ie....

  16. Kaiser exclusive to American Mobile

    dimplechinRN replied to registeredin06's topic in Travel

    Yes I have heard this also from my agency. Kaisers no longer using NurseChoice but now going thru AM with lower wages. I was talkin to my recruiter about a position but the pay was gonna be the same I...

  17. Question about housing stipend, per diem and taxes

    dimplechinRN replied to kat29's topic in Travel

    Another thing to be concerned about with the low hourly wage is the amount your putting into SS for when you retire. I actually had a recruiter tell me about a position in Cali. that paid some...

  18. Leaving travel nursing

    dimplechinRN replied to love to dive's topic in Travel

    Love to Dive, I think you leaving travel to go to ICU is a good move, that experience WILL make you more marketable. I did 1 year in MICU right after nursing school,but found that it wasn't for me,...

  19. Leave a staff position to travel in this economy??

    dimplechinRN replied to hagmayer's topic in Travel

    Well you do have a lot to consider but the good news is travel nursing seems to have picked up a little but like you said the positions are now more highly competitive. I am a nurse with 2 years...

  20. ? About getting/keeping certifications while traveling!

    dimplechinRN replied to dimplechinRN's topic in Travel

    O.K thanks I didn't know if they allowed travelers to take part in those classes, however I'm sure that the first priority goes to their staff nurses when filling the

  21. ? About getting/keeping certifications while traveling!

    dimplechinRN posted a topic in Travel

    I just wanted to know how do those of you who travel exclusively keep your certifications current and or get new ones when you are not staff at a hospital. I have been on one travel assignment and...

  22. Trouble getting references..

    dimplechinRN replied to rbs105's topic in Travel

    I'm currently on my first assignement and have signed up for a per diem agency as well,and funny thing my recruiter called one of my last hospitals worked and the lady who hired me actually told him...

  23. kaiser anyone?

    dimplechinRN replied to Rhody's topic in Travel

    I currently am on an assignment at Kaiser in Redwood City Ca. & Travelinjones is absolutley right about the floating to another floor/dept. after 8hrs in a 12hr shift. I work in the Intermediate...

  24. Anyone travel to Chinle Hos. (Indian)

    dimplechinRN posted a topic in Travel

    I'm new to travel nursing...looking to get my first assignment, they are trying to send me to Chinle Hospital in Chinle Arizona. It is on an Indian Reservation and in the middle of nowhere...just...

  25. Anyone travel to Chinle Hos. (Indian)

    dimplechinRN replied to dimplechinRN's topic in Travel

    Thanks soooo much...that helps a