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  1. New Traveler - Need Advice

    NedRN replied to kmm27's topic in Travel

    The BON and other state require a current mailing address. Consider getting a roommate situation in the town with your PRN situation. This will solve your mail issues and will maintain your tax home....

  2. Travel Nursing Stipend and Child Support

    NedRN replied to TheDude,RN's topic in Travel

    I'm surprised about the base pay too, but judges have a lot of power and there may be other circumstances that we don't know about. I doubt that court orders allow a floating percentage of gross pay...

  3. Housing situation from CL

    NedRN replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    I would order wifi, pay the last month's rent less a couple month's wifi and less $500. If that is too much stress, $500 isn't enough to get all shook up about. Cheap lesson. Recently this year, I...

  4. Thinking of doing a travel assignment in Burlington, VT. Thought?

    NedRN replied to JCorleyL15's topic in Travel

    I've never done an assignment there but I'd like to. Very cool

  5. Travelers: Do you carry Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

    NedRN replied to AlishaaaRN's topic in Travel

    Just as counterpoint to my earlier reply, malpractice insurance is extrodinarily inexpensive (Texas aside). This demonstrates the really low risk of legal jeopardy in nursing. As a result, most nurses...

  6. What travel company places in Anchorage, AK?

    NedRN replied to AdamKep's topic in Travel

    I think Valley may do a lot in Alaska. But if you search posts on this forum for Alaska, the name of the dominant agency comes up a lot. Also, you could call HR of the hospital you are interested in...

  7. Any Help Appreciated!!

    NedRN replied to JRiestra82's topic in Travel

    Personally, I cannot recommend Advantage RN, Trustaff, or On Assignment (all based in Cincinnati). They all have ethical issues that go way back and are ingrained in their corporate culture. I often...

  8. Travelers: Do you carry Malpractice (Liability) Insurance?

    NedRN replied to AlishaaaRN's topic in Travel

    NSO is the largest professional liability company. The hospital's lawyer looks after the best interest of hospital. The agency lawyer looks after the best interests of the agency. Their best interest...

  9. Any Help Appreciated!!

    NedRN replied to JRiestra82's topic in Travel

    PacoUSA, Argo, and Dinsey: Larger companies have more travelers, thus more unhappy travelers. Complaints overwhelm the positives reports the bigger a company is (with rare exceptions). Issues with how...

  10. South Florida to LA

    NedRN replied to RN_2011's topic in Travel

    Huge pay should not be a priority for your first assignment. You want a successful first assignment so you are not turned off of travel nursing, and a much improved and proven work history. After that...

  11. Pay question - higher pay vs retirement matching...

    NedRN replied to uncwRN09's topic in Travel

    So let's talk about 401s then! I originally just made a very short statement in keeping with the rather ambiguous original post. She may well have wanted to hear more about 401s. First, I will agree...

  12. Pay question - higher pay vs retirement matching...

    NedRN replied to uncwRN09's topic in Travel

    A 401 is a deferred tax account. You will still pay income taxes when you withdraw it. No savings unless you withdraw it with a presumably lower tax rate after retirement. This slight advatage only...

  13. Guaranteed Hours

    NedRN replied to shortstuff52's topic in Travel

    There are always two contracts. I'm not sure what you want a lawyer to tell you. From an agreement standpoint, you've agreed to do this assignment. Your agency has since modified your contract by...

  14. New Traveler

    NedRN replied to Telenurse1990's topic in Travel

    Nothing wrong with TNAA, but get some other agencies on board. This is not a marriage, and it is allowed to fool around. Much safer to have a Plan B (and Plan C) and while your first assignment is not...

  15. Pay question - higher pay vs retirement matching...

    NedRN replied to uncwRN09's topic in Travel

    I'm not getting the question. Total pay, pick the one that pays the most. Pretty simple equation. Make sure the 401 vests immediately, otherwise it is worthless except for

  16. Need new travel recruiter!

    NedRN replied to ssawalich13's topic in Travel

    The thing is, one traveler's great recruiter is another traveler's stressor so it is difficult to make a valid recommendation even if we were allowed to name names here - PM is allowed though. While...

  17. is it worth it? Travel agency questions

    NedRN replied to Heartnurse24's topic in Travel

    I don't believe there have been any changes since you traveled as a LPN. Effectively, everything comes out of your pay. So it doesn't matter if you pay for it or the agency does. Anecdotally, I was...

  18. Travel questions

    NedRN replied to zje123's topic in Travel

    The higher level of training you have, the more valuable you are. Medsurg is entry level and entry level jobs will always have a lot of competition. You might be able to get by with one year of...

  19. Changing specialities?

    NedRN replied to Therhapsody89's topic in Travel

    Travel is not mainstream. At its peak, there are 30,000 travelers out of around 2.8 million working nurses. Travelers are hired to work, not to train. You have to get a real staff job at a hospital if...

  20. Help! Travel nursing or fulfill a contract?!

    NedRN replied to teresagray's topic in Travel

    Those are pretty standard contracts for new grads, especially in a specialty with a long

  21. Already make $42/hr. Is travel nursing worth it?

    NedRN replied to Elbajista's topic in Travel

    Not by me. But the usual suspects are anything that require extra training and experience to be proficient. Burnout high stress specialties as well. So CVICU, CVOR, OR, cath lab, ICU, NICU, L&D,...

  22. Already make $42/hr. Is travel nursing worth it?

    NedRN replied to Elbajista's topic in Travel

    Probably looking at minimum one year. Takes a while for hospitals to train OR nurses. Because of the training required, OR nurses will always be more valuable than entry level nurses such as medsurg,...

  23. Help! Travel nursing or fulfill a contract?!

    NedRN replied to teresagray's topic in Travel

    Company? Like an agency or hospital? A big teaching hospital should have plenty of transfer oppotunities with a new environment to get you through the next 12 months. Try SICU or

  24. Guaranteed Hours

    NedRN replied to shortstuff52's topic in Travel

    I'm not sure. I have heard of agencies claiming that you didn't miss any hours because you were on call. That is quite a load! But if you are talking about personal time, yes, you can't go out...

  25. Northern/Bay Area Cali travel

    NedRN replied to merner1012's topic in Travel

    Eureka does hire case management travelers, but not so often and none are posted now. If you really want to go there, you might have to consider the