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  1. Tax Season!

    NedRN replied to AA012's topic in Travel

    What incentives are you referring

  2. Travel Nursing Companies

    NedRN replied to swilliams89's topic in Travel

    Here is a secret: there is no best agency for everyone. If there was, it would be the only agency. The best indicator of travel success is your relationship with your recruiter(s). Call lots of...

  3. Need help...Vendor Management companies in San Diego

    NedRN replied to aprilbutler70's topic in Travel

    Larger agencies have higher costs than smaller agencies and so in general pay less. There is no way I could extrapolate that truism to a particular pay rate. What I said was "perhaps" not the best pay...

  4. Texas Hospitals

    NedRN replied to ERpinup's topic in Travel

    No union hospitals, mostly for profit HCA hospitals that have high ratios and hostile management, super arrogant docs, a notorious blacklist, and an aggressive BON that will give you heck if the...

  5. Need help...Vendor Management companies in San Diego

    NedRN replied to aprilbutler70's topic in Travel

    Lots of agencies can place you in San Diego. The largest agency in the country, American Mobile, is based there and I would expect good coverage by them. Perhaps not the best pay

  6. Pet health cert.

    NedRN replied to ninja-nurse's topic in Travel

    Pets run free! The only time you will be asked for records is visiting a quarantined island such as Hawaii or the

  7. Texas Hospitals

    NedRN replied to ERpinup's topic in Travel

    Generally speaking, Texas is not kind to nurses. I prefer to visit and work

  8. My family and friends just don't get it lol

    NedRN replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    Some high maintenance types or cooks will pull a trailer with all their stuff. Others may go for the RV

  9. Am I crazy? Or should we go for it?

    NedRN replied to kcjoRN's topic in Travel

    Five bucks an hour is $10,000 a year! I assume you will also be getting a housing and per diem stipend and you might be able to save more money. Come spring you might venture north and make over

  10. CA License Transcripts

    NedRN replied to tallynurse's topic in Travel

    No, even if it shows up on the transcript (and it should not). They would be looking to see credits earned are sufficient, any other work is

  11. I got an offer I couldn't refuse! How not to mess this up!

    NedRN replied to llb_rn's topic in Travel

    Nope. That will be her new tax home. Forget about a calendar year, just visualize 12 months behind her assignment when she goes back to work. I think you will easily see that she has now worked over...

  12. My family and friends just don't get it lol

    NedRN replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    In my case, I will likely just donate to the house share I'm in for the next roommate. Otherwise, I'll post it in the free section on Craigslist and someone will be along. I could even do a curb alert...

  13. I got an offer I couldn't refuse! How not to mess this up!

    NedRN replied to llb_rn's topic in Travel

    What do travelers do when their contract is over? They get another contract of course. Or go home and catch up. Are you traveling away from a tax home now? Taking another assignment will not affect...

  14. My family and friends just don't get it lol

    NedRN replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    I just picked up a queen sized mattress set on Craigslist last night. Clean and free! Well it actually cost me a couple hundred dollars in double time lost that I could have worked. I worked 80 hours...

  15. Which travel company should I apply to for Tampa?

    NedRN replied to Swanks916's topic in Travel

    Start calling agencies and see which ones you click with. Most agencies you call will have access to Tampa jobs. Use PanTravelers calculator to see which agency offers pay best, or just to figure out...

  16. CA License Transcripts

    NedRN replied to tallynurse's topic in Travel

    If your schools have an electronic request for transcripts, you don't need to have them fill out a paper form from the board. Those filled requests will be collated at the board based on your name and...

  17. Questions about reestablishing a tax home.

    NedRN replied to Trickster122's topic in Travel

    I would recommend reading some of the articles on tax home on PanTravelers or TravelTax. Unfortunately, there are no articles on starting a new one. There is no requirement to spend three months a...

  18. Tax home?

    NedRN replied to cardschicarn's topic in Travel

    I agree completely. You are continuing to live in your historical place of residence, not using it as a change of address at the moment you start traveling. Living with family actually improves the...

  19. New travel nurse advice

    NedRN replied to Howiez's topic in Travel

    I have mixed feeling about referrals. On one hand, every great recruiter out there has thrived and flourished because of referrals by happy travelers. They thrive because they have superior...

  20. Pay break down

    NedRN replied to cardschicarn's topic in Travel

    She is understating your pay slightly, probably by rounding to the closest dollar. There is a nifty calculator on PanTravelers that can help you with agency offers. Here is the manual calculation. 36...

  21. New travel nurse advice

    NedRN replied to Howiez's topic in Travel

    No negotiation required. Just say yes or no. Not much negotiation possible for a first time traveler, especially with the larger agencies. You don't have to negotiate for a new car either, just shop...

  22. Trinity Healthcare Staffing

    NedRN replied to CriticalCareRN1's topic in Travel

    I haven't made any comments that I know of about online learning. Other than the difficulty you may have with some boards of nursing if you are graduating from Excelsior. It is fun being smarter than...

  23. Travel Nurses Who Started with less than 2 years experience

    NedRN replied to Soliloquy's topic in Travel

    In your other thread you said you are approaching two years of medsurg experience. That is fine for most straight medsurg assignments (depending on pt population of course). A common problem for...

  24. Medical Solutions

    NedRN replied to Soliloquy's topic in Travel

    Medical Solutions (either one) is a good agency. However, I would recommend establishing a relationship with at least two other agencies. You do have to put all your eggs in one basket as permanent...

  25. Travel Nursing Advice

    NedRN replied to tjl41's topic in Travel

    That's good! So they are probably a level one. That is an excellent edge over many ED travelers. When you do go traveling, try to do one assignment a year at a level one. Some level one hospitals...