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  1. LPN TRAVEL NURSING

    NedRN replied to new2travel's topic in Travel

    Well, I'm a special case. I usually do direct contracts as my own agency. But I have a large knowledge base of the industry for various reasons, including just plain

  2. LPN TRAVEL NURSING

    NedRN replied to new2travel's topic in Travel

    I would not recommend Trustaff. You should consider a really large agency like Cross Country for better access to the relatively scarce LPN market. In addition to the other two choices. The other two...

  3. Lee Memorial Travel Contracts?

    NedRN replied to LysMcGillicuddy's topic in Travel

    You may get more responses if you include the city and state of the hospital's location. For example, someone may chime in with a report on a nearby hospital. I have two suggestions for a fast...

  4. Guaranteed Hours

    NedRN replied to shortstuff52's topic in Travel

    Apparently you are!

  5. Travel nursing questions ( novice)

    NedRN replied to rnrn08's topic in Travel

    Can't really give you a good answer this weekend. Swamped! In the meantime, go back to the calculator and read one of the linked guides. A better place to get most of your questions answered are...

  6. Guaranteed Hours

    NedRN replied to shortstuff52's topic in Travel

    That's the professional thing to do. It is not the hospital's fault. Do it soon - you might find out your agency has committed you to a second assignment. I hope

  7. Extra pay if you don't need health insurance?

    NedRN replied to DreameRN's topic in Travel

    Which for some annoying reason is quite a bit less then the insurance they will provide for

  8. Guaranteed Hours

    NedRN replied to shortstuff52's topic in Travel

    If the contract says how many hours are provided, and you were scheduled and available to work those hour, sure you can sue for the balance owed. You will have to be pretty darned mad because it is...

  9. Extra pay if you don't need health insurance?

    NedRN replied to DreameRN's topic in Travel

    Any excuse to ask for more money! Ask if you can have an insurance stipend tax free with proof of insurance. Smaller agencies may not provide insurance so it won't work on

  10. Cannot find housing, HELP! (Boston)

    NedRN replied to michlynn's topic in Travel

    Try property managers (often have availability lists online), ask your agency and hospital HR for suggestions, and try Travelers Haven and Med Temp

  11. Travel nursing questions ( novice)

    NedRN replied to rnrn08's topic in Travel

    There are no fees. All businesses have a gross profit margin to cover all their expenses (all of the bill rate they don't pay to the traveler) and hopefully pay the owner a net profit. The travel...

  12. Guaranteed Hours

    NedRN replied to shortstuff52's topic in Travel

    No, prorating the stipend is not quite legal. However the vast majority of agencies have a legal workaround. They make up a missed hour penalty that is based on the stipend. Besides not annoying the...

  13. Travelling up north for the Winter?

    NedRN replied to cincin1222's topic in Travel

    Just in Florida, about 800,000 snowbirds arrive every winter. Yes, that does mean an increase (large increase) in travelers needed in Florida every winter. There are many more arriving in other...

  14. What to do with car overnight on long drives

    NedRN replied to Lnr567's topic in Travel

    You can never predict when some teenager will go on a rampage and break into a ton of cars for fun. I lost a bicycle out of my locked car (1979 Subaru, no alarm) in ultra safe Bangor ME in a good...

  15. Guaranteed Hours

    NedRN replied to shortstuff52's topic in Travel

    The National Cutting Horse Association? That's the first Google hit. You probably mean the North Carolina Hospital Association or more specifically their subsidiary NCHA Strategic Partners is likely...

  16. traveler's conference-live scan for california

    NedRN replied to classicaldreams's topic in Travel

    There was at least one workshop on independent contracting with Jack Swinney (I don't remember what agency he owned then or now) at the very first conference. But really, that is a rather fringe thing...

  17. traveler's conference-live scan for california

    NedRN replied to classicaldreams's topic in Travel

    This post of yours got something going. It turns out it is possible for a California Live Scan provider to go out of state on trips rubber stamped by the DOJ (California Department of Justice who...

  18. Contract Review -- First Time Travel

    NedRN replied to SonorityGenius's topic in Travel

    Travel nursing traditionally includes housing, or a housing stipend if you find your own housing. Per diem, local agency, registry does not include housing. So if you want to compare apples to apples,...

  19. Corporate housing

    NedRN replied to CJ9330's topic in Travel

    Like anything in life, the more you do for yourself, the better off you will be financially. Finding housing is work. If you invest in the time to rent your own place, hook up your own utilities, find...

  20. New traveler, pay advice

    NedRN replied to Emster83's topic in Travel

    Since you did not put in the value of your housing received, your total compensation is considerably understated. If you are paying income taxes on the housing, the taxable value should be on your...

  21. What to do with car overnight on long drives

    NedRN replied to Lnr567's topic in Travel

    Sorry about the earlier post, I meant to add more. Personally, I worry more about stuff in my hotel room than my car. Unless you stay at really skanky hotels, the parking lots are well lit, often have...

  22. What to do with car overnight on long drives

    NedRN replied to Lnr567's topic in Travel

    Personally, I sleep in my car. Not very helpful information I'm

  23. Travel Nursing after 1-yr residency

    NedRN replied to Laban B's topic in Travel

    Yes, residency counts as experience. Depending on stuff, you may feel like you need another year after that before being tossed into a new environment with different processes, patient flow, EMR and...

  24. traveler's conference-live scan for california

    NedRN replied to classicaldreams's topic in Travel

    MA requires all prior held licenses to be verified. So I would recommend doing MA prior to CA to avoid a huge delay in getting a MA license unless you are years away from working there. For what it is...

  25. Gifted Nurses Travel Co?

    NedRN replied to aamy's topic in Travel

    Those are certainly good reasons to consider a new agency. Robison and Gifted have been around for a while but you hardly ever hear about them. Perhaps they are just fairly local. Local can be very...