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I Have A Question Susanne...i Need Help With A New Contract I Have Not Signed Yet..currently I Am Getting $25/hr And The Company Pays Housing Etc. No Travel, No Bonus..i Am Getting Ready To Sign On At The Same Place With The Same Company But They Are Offering Me A Different Contract, $16/hr Taxed And $16/hr Non Taxed, With A Stipened Of $2600/mo, $1000 Bonus Which Is Divided $500 With First Paycheck And $500 With Last Pay Check....the Recruiter Told Me That The Non Taxed $16/hr Was The Stipened Part So Ends Up Being $35/hr..but He Says That He Can Manipulate It Differently If I Need To...what In Your Opinion Would Be The Best To Do..i Am An Lpn..i Made Better In Texas $20/hr And $1800/mo Stipened And $500 Travel..no Bonus...what Do Ya Think...i Need To Know By Monday..thanks Redsnapper

Every Agency I Have Ever Worked For Pays Weekly...you Can Get Travel Pay, Housing Stipened (that Means They Give You The Money So You Can Find Your Own Place)..sometimes Even Bonuses...they Even Have Direct Deposit..i Am An Lpn And Have Worked For National Healthcare , Valley Healthcare, Trav Med Usa, American Mobile...during The Years...just Ask All The Questions You Possibly Can Think Of From Several Different Agencies ,then Take The Best Deal At The Place You Really Want To Be In..some Recruiters Sorta Push An Assignment On New Nurses Because They Just Do Not Know The Ropes...it Is Hard For Lpns To Get Good Travel Jobs And Hold Onto Them For A Long Period Of Time..some State You Are Able To Do More Than In Other States..just Depends...i Was An Er Nurse And Med/surg Nurse For Over 12 Years And Now I Am Doing Hospice And Acute Care...its All Different In Some States..best Of Luck To You

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Try National Healthcare If You Are Going To Texas..or Nursefinders..they Were Really Good To Me In Lubbock, Tx

A Travel Nurse In My Opinion Is A Pioneer At Heart. They Like To Travel To Unknown Places (places You Would Have Always Wanted To Go)..now Here Is Your Chance. Meet New People, Learn Different Cultures, Get The Opportunity To Really Decide What You Want To Do As A Nurse. You Will Make Eternal Friends With Other Nurses And You Just Might Find What You Are Looking For In Life..it Is An Adventure And I Learn Something New Everyday..i Am 53 And Have Been In The Medical Field For 23 Years..good Luck And Keep On Shining..AND THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, YOU CAN WORK IN HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, CLINICS, IN HOME CARE, WORK WITH THE NATIVE AMERICANS IN REMOTE PLACES...JUST DEPENDS ON YOUR EXPERIENCE AND DESIRE ...

That Is Exactly What I Am Doing..nothing Like Feeling You Are Completely Out On A Ledge Huh??....i Do Have Options With 3 Other Companies And 2 Agencies..of Course That Is After My Contract Is Over..thanks So Much For Your Advice

When The President Of A Travel Company Calls You And States "your Recruiter Is No Longer With Us, But We Will Assign You A New Recruiter As Soon As Possible, And We Will Do Anything For You That You Need, Just Let Us Know." That Was Last Week And Have Not Heard From A New Recruiter Yet..i Am 6 Weeks Out From This Contract..still Getting Paid...should I Start Looking To Another Company?? I Do Not Like Badgering Anyone..should I Call And Ask If I Am Getting A New Recruiter..or Just Let These Guys Go..?

I WAS AN ER LPN IN WINSTON SALEM..APPOX 4 YEARS ON STAFF MAKING BASE OF 19.50/HR WITH 2.00 SHIFT DIFF (I ALWAYS WORK NITES). NOW AM TRAVEL LPN IN AZ MAKING 25/HR AND 37/HR ANY OT...WITH FREE HOUSING...I HAVE BEEN AN LPN FOR 18 YEARS AND A PARA MEDIC FOR 3 YEARS PRIOR TO THAT..I AM ACLS, PALS, BCLS AND IV CERTIFIED...THE MORE YOU KNOW THE BETTER THE PAY..I JUST COMPLETED RN SCHOOL TOO..STILL GOT TO TAKE BOARDS AND I AM OVER 50 YEARS OLD...WANTED TO TRAVEL BEFORE I WAS TOOO OLD??

I NEED SOME HELP, 3 WEEKS AGO I WAS OFFERED A TRAVEL LPN ASSIGNMENT THAT WAS A QUICK START, I WAS IN ONE STATE ON FRIDAY AND HAD TO BE IN ANOTHER STATE BY THE FOLLOWING SUNDAY IN ORDER TO START ON MONDAY. I TOLD THE RECRUITER THAT I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET AN APT OR MOTEL AND I ALSO HAD MY DOG WITH ME, THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT AT LEAST 3 WEEKS TO GET ENOUGH MONEY SAVED TO GET THERE. WELL, THE HOSPITAL WANTED ME THERE ON MONDAY AND THE RECRUITER STATES, "WE WILL SET YOU UP IN HOUSING AND FURNISH IT AND PAY YOUR PET DEPOSIT, DO NOT WORRY". I WAS TO BE PAID $37/HR, WELL, MY FIRST CHECK TOTAL WAS $733 AFTER TAXES FOR 40 HOURS..I THOUGHT, THIS DOES NOT LOOK RIGHT AT ALL. I CALLED MY RECRUITER AND HE SAYS "WE ARE CHARGING YOU $12/HR TO PUT YOU UP IN THE APT. WHEN YOU GET ENOUGH SAVED, YOU CAN GET THE APT IN YOUR NAME, WE WILL WASH OUR HANDS OF IT AND TAKE THE FURNITURE OUT, THEN YOU WILL BE PAID $37/HR AND GET A $3600/MO HOUSING SUBSIDY." NONE OF THIS IS ON MY CONTRACT..SHOULD I GET A LAWYER, GET OUT OF THIS CONTRACT OR WHAT? I AM OVER 3000 MILES FROM HOME AND AM STUCK...WHAT CAN I LEGALLY DO? HELP:yawn:

Travel Nursing For Lpns...have Patience...go Where You Want To Go And Don't Jump At The First Thing Handed To You...remember The Saying "be Careful What You Ask For You Just Might Get It", That Is True...do Some Per Diem While Waiting For That Special Assignment In Alaska, Or Colorado Or The East Coast...i Have Been An Lpn For 20 Years...after The Army For 14 Years...i Did The Lpn Travel Thing For 4 Years Till Assignments Just Ran Out...worked 6 Years As A Staff Lpn And Completed Rn School..still Have To Take Boards...but In The Interim, I Am Traveling And Looking Forward To My New Contract In Arizona...have Faith...you Can Go Where You Want To Go...sooner Or Later...and You Will Be Better For It...best Of Travels..

Hi There And Welcome, I Worked As A Travel Lpn After The Army For 3 Years With Trav Med Usa Out Of Charlotte, Nc...then Was A Staff Nurse In The Er In Winston Salem. I Am Getting Ready To Take On A Second Travel Assignment With Good Pay And Full Housing, I Can Even Take My Dog...it Is A Long Waiting Game So Be Able To Do Some Per Diem In Your Area Till You Get What You Want...alot Of Jobs In California For Lpns Right Now...and Alot In Texas Right Now... Good Luck And Keep On Studying..i Still Need To Take Rn Boards..

Dog Lover And He Travels With Me Too....motel 6 Always Welcomes The 4 Legged Friends No Extra Cost..you May Have A Sore Back In The Am, Not The Best Beds...but You Will Spend More On A Tank Of Gas Than A Place To Stay With Motel6.

Every Travel Company I Have Ever Been With Offers This: Your Pay Is Your Pay, Housing Is Set Up By Your Company And They Pay Everything Or You Can Ask For A Stipend Housing Allowance And They Give You The Money To Find Your Own Housing And You Pay For All Out Of Your Housing Allowance...it Is Best If You Can Stay With Friends...get The Housing Allowance, Pay Your Friends Whatever They Need And Save The Rest...you Will Make More That Way

My Last Travel Job In Texas Paid 20/hr, 1500/mo Housing And 500/travel...ins And All Health Benefits Included...i Brought Home Approx 1200 Weekly For Working 4/12 Hour Shifts..this Is With A East Coast Travel Agency...i Am Getting Ready To Work With A California Agency And Getting Twice The Amount..for Some Reason The Pay Is Better In The West Part Of The Country.

Hi. You Are Very Lucky To Travel Within The Veterans Administration. I Myself Am Going To Prescott, Az Next Week. I Am Not Sure If This Is Your First Assignment Or Not, But Just To Be Able To Work With The Veterans Is A Priviledge, They Have So Many Stories And There Are So Many Strong People That Need Our Help...be All You Can Be With These Pateints...a Smile A Touch Great Care...and You Will Be Rewarded...