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  1. SFA Nursing student in Texas, Really Curious please help!

    NedRN replied to Breezie_Love's topic in Travel

    Just about any nursing job is available to travelers. Traditionally most travelers work at acute care hospitals for three months (13 weeks) contracts. You are an employee of a travel nurse company who...

  2. Best Travel Companies

    NedRN replied to brookiern's topic in Travel

    Well, travelers are no different from anyone else in misstating their compensation. I will say that it is a rare traveler that really knows what they are truly making though. Between housing (stipend...

  3. Contracts and Paying the Company Back

    NedRN replied to daisybsn's topic in Travel

    While I don't know about AMN's pay policies specifically, a lot of agencies require that made up time be regular hours. It is difficult to impossible to work an extra shift that is not overtime and...

  4. Contracts and Paying the Company Back

    NedRN replied to daisybsn's topic in Travel

    Oops, posted to soon. What I wanted to add is the reason for penalties. They are to recover costs expended by the agency that cannot now be covered by billable hours. These are primarily the cost of...

  5. Contracts and Paying the Company Back

    NedRN replied to daisybsn's topic in Travel

    Virtually all agencies handle this similarly. Some will have a grace period of some time, perhaps three shifts during an assignment, more often as practice and not specified in the

  6. When is the right time to apply to an Agency(s)

    NedRN replied to AlishaaaRN's topic in Travel

    Those are fine items but not quite what you need for travel. First what you need are the basic components of a profile. This is what every agency submits to the hospital. It consists of a work...

  7. Scared of owing money

    NedRN replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    I think that is smart. Your CPA couldn't be more

  8. How fast should I get this.

    NedRN replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in Travel

    Your charting should improve over several weeks, mine always does. It is easy to stress over computer charting and worry about the time you are losing on patient care, it will get better and then you...

  9. Skype Interview with Cruise Line

    NedRN replied to EMSnut45's topic in Travel

    Try to look white, personable, attractive, and articulate. Think and be "Love Boat". Somewhat tongue in cheek but I don't believe for a second that a video interview will help them to assess your...

  10. Scared of owing money

    NedRN replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    Certainly your recruiter is not a tax expert, and they have competitive reasons to tell you not to worry. The main issue is that you have to be working away from a legitimate tax home to be eligible...

  11. Scared of owing money

    NedRN replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    Correct. Only the work state can enforce their own minimum wages if higher than

  12. Best specialty for travel?

    NedRN replied to Nessybean's topic in Travel

    Well, a nurse can go traveling with no experience if a hospital is willing to take them. Realistically, you need experience. Some specialties take longer than others. Bedside positions including...

  13. Scared of owing money

    NedRN replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    The only cutoff for wages is minimum wage, you can't get less than that legally. But that is a labor law issue, not IRS. The IRS doesn't know your hourly wage, or really care under most circumstances...

  14. Scared of owing money

    NedRN replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    What if you owned and had no mortgage? A tax home is a tax

  15. Best specialty for travel?

    NedRN replied to Nessybean's topic in Travel

    What is your concern about the ICU? Even crappy hospitals usually take acuity ratios seriously. The larger issue for ICU travelers is being floated to med-surf. OR does have a long orientation time...

  16. Giving Notice without a "travel job" lined out

    NedRN replied to Steph RN's topic in Travel

    It is a wise recommendation to have 3 to 6 months living expenses saved up at all times. Travel nursing is much more unpredictable than ordinary jobs so the advice is especially pertinent. The first...

  17. Tax rules for travelers?

    NedRN replied to blkbelt3dg's topic in Travel

    You still have the same professional deductions available as a traveler no matter your tax home status which include associations, licenses, certifications, education (may be limited there), and...

  18. Giving Notice without a "travel job" lined out

    NedRN replied to Steph RN's topic in Travel

    Thank goodness travel nursing isn't on your comprehensive

  19. BSN needed for travel nurses

    NedRN replied to gizmopacurn's topic in Travel

    What!? Tired. Of.

  20. BSN needed for travel nurses

    NedRN replied to gizmopacurn's topic in Travel

    Sure, that makes sense. Such hospitals see so many profiles that they can afford to be picky. Still, you have to wonder about such hiring strategies that may rule out better

  21. BSN needed for travel nurses

    NedRN replied to gizmopacurn's topic in Travel

    I've seen an occasional "BSN preferred" but no requirement yet. I wouldn't be surprised if I've missed a hospital requiring it. Yet I don't think it is a problem for travelers for a few more years at...

  22. Tax rules for travelers?

    NedRN replied to blkbelt3dg's topic in Travel

    Did you mean minimizing your taxes? Minimizing your risk of an audit is a related question, but rare to be asked here. Generally speaking, nurse and travel nurses have low risk of an audit based on...

  23. LPN Travel Nursing

    NedRN replied to empathy101's topic in Travel

    Google board of nursing for the states you want to go to. On board sites, you are looking for LPN licensure by endorsement or reciprocity. Once you find that, you can either look at the application or...

  24. Giving Notice without a "travel job" lined out

    NedRN replied to Steph RN's topic in Travel

    6 months? I thought indentured service ended in the 18th century! More seriously, I don't think your manager will give you 6 months notice if the census changes. It is amazing to me that workers buy...

  25. Working Agency at my Place of Employment? Is That Allowed?

    NedRN replied to jejunebug's topic in Agency Nurses

    If she was allowed by the hospital to pick up extra hours as staff on another unit (I'm guessing that she is not allowed), then they would be required to pay overtime. There are other costs to having...