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  1. travel nursing for new grad

    NedRN replied to dcwang's topic in Travel

    No, nor anywhere else either. Do you not understand that a new grad is entry level? You are not competent to practice independently until you have convinced a hospital to hire you and pay from $10,000...

  2. San Diego Vendors! Help!

    NedRN replied to HikingNinja's topic in Travel

    $53 is fantastic, especially for SD! I'd take that in a NY minute! I like Kaiser but I know the floating can be

  3. Disability for travel nurses

    NedRN replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    They won't wait for your next assignment, they will dun you for missed hour penalties from this contract. Depends if they are paying for housing, their general outlook, and your value and relationship...

  4. Traveling alone to California

    NedRN replied to JADE3315's topic in Travel

    Often the only really affordable housing is shared. So look for something suitable in Craigslist or even better post your own ad. Do this before you arrive and you should have several promising leads...

  5. what should you insist on in a contract?

    NedRN replied to RobotNurse's topic in Travel

    The consequences are that you will get off your butt and line up some better

  6. I NEED ADVICE... To travel or stay put???

    NedRN replied to malkburt's topic in Travel

    You are working in a combined stepdown tele unit that has a primary CV and thoracic focus. Only very large hospitals will set up similar units but you will find lots of available assignments for your...

  7. Maybe A Rant?.... Housing Frustrations

    NedRN replied to IbreakForBichons's topic in Travel

    Same agency for all three contracts? There are many others you can try. Your description of their help is not traditional, but may be coming more common. Usually agencies provide housing (not help you...

  8. 48 hour weekly contracts?

    NedRN replied to BigT's topic in Travel

    The ability to tolerate work hours is highly personal. It also depends on your biorhythms and if you need to readjust for your days off. As a strictly day worker, I recently came off of 30 days...

  9. How long is too long to travel?

    NedRN replied to dmitchner's topic in Travel

    I've held 17

  10. How long is too long to travel?

    NedRN replied to dmitchner's topic in Travel

    I'm coming up at 20 years traveling! I know and have met several travelers with more years than me. Personally, I think travel nurse contracts are about the ideal length of time. My last job before...

  11. stay away from Core Medical

    NedRN replied to NursyLady30's topic in Travel

    Well, that is awesome! At the very least, it shows how important your recruiter is. I say that because in general, I've seen a lot of negative comments on Flexcare in the past. I always figured that...

  12. stay away from Core Medical

    NedRN replied to NursyLady30's topic in Travel

    Let's name the good agencies, not just ones we don't like! What is the name of your

  13. Difficult assignment

    NedRN replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    The DON at large agencies is not really there for traveler support. They are a risk manager to evaluate and boot nurses for any reason that might damage the agency's relationship with the client. Just...

  14. First assignment offer

    NedRN replied to Lyndx's topic in Travel

    You may not have entered the numbers correctly. I believe it should be more like $38 an hour. Still low but I'm not surprised considering the

  15. what should you insist on in a contract?

    NedRN replied to RobotNurse's topic in Travel

    It is Kaiser that can float every four hours. They are the predominant chain in California of course. Floating is big at other East Bay hospitals and at least one South Bay hospital in the Bay Area....

  16. Core Medical

    NedRN replied to MyNiche's topic in Travel

    A search can be helpful. Just a few threads below yours today: https://allnurses.com/travel-nursing/stay-away-from-974848.html Why the specific interest in Core Medical? There are hundreds of...

  17. is it fair to negotiate after contract has been presented?

    NedRN replied to michlynn's topic in Travel

    Sorry if you took offense from my rant! I'm annoyed at agencies, not travelers, for bad pay policies. Of course no matter the overtime pay, you will make more money from every extra hour

  18. is it fair to negotiate after contract has been presented?

    NedRN replied to michlynn's topic in Travel

    $2 an hour is $4,000 a year. That's good. First assignment, beach. I wouldn't sweat the money too much. You don't have to ask for more money directly and come up with your own figure, simply ask if...

  19. wish this forum would add a new sticky

    NedRN replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    I'm not sure I understand the difference between looking for a travel nurse roommate on a travel nurse forum and looking for a buddy to travel with that amounts to the same thing. Lots of posts like...

  20. is it fair to negotiate after contract has been presented?

    NedRN replied to michlynn's topic in Travel

    $10 an hour bonus only after you get to 10 hours of overtime is pathetic. Let me explain why. Most travel assignments pay between $40 and $50 an hour when you include all your compensation including...

  21. is it fair to negotiate after contract has been presented?

    NedRN replied to michlynn's topic in Travel

    You are right. The hospital doesn't see your contract. All they know is your all inclusive agency bill

  22. 6 hour layover at the LAX - enough time to get Livescan?

    NedRN replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    You have enough time to catch the city buses! Either from the parking lot or a short walk to Sepulveda Blvd. if you are lucky with Livescan vendors, you can just walk to Westchester. But iI would...

  23. what should you insist on in a contract?

    NedRN replied to RobotNurse's topic in Travel

    $50 minimum. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. On the other hand, if there is no OT available or desired, don't waste you negotiating good

  24. 6 hour layover at the LAX - enough time to get Livescan?

    NedRN replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    You would be safe with a 90 minute

  25. When to negotiate

    NedRN replied to Flygaze's topic in Travel

    The current calculator version requires that you put in insurance for the entire assignment term. A better version is on the way. $45 to $50 is the gross number on the calculator. It would be amazing...