NedRN

NedRN

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  1. Unemployment for travel nurses?

    NedRN replied to cartwrk's topic in Travel

    Yes, file immediately on end date of contract. You can file in any work state or home state. First person you talk to in any state will fill you in on most advantageous state to file in first. Agency...

  2. Reputable Agencies

    NedRN replied to medic 2 RN's topic in Travel

    All agencies are bad. Know that going in and you will do better. Their best interests are not necessarily your best interests. You will have a personal relationship with recruiters, and that...

  3. Any Experience with Extended Stay of America?

    NedRN replied to STLaurenRN's topic in Travel

    Not the housing I would want, nor is it cheap compared to a good house share (my personal first choice generally). They tend to be noisy, full of people working at different hours (like you perhaps),...

  4. Travel Nurse Market in Rhode Island

    NedRN replied to Guest 1056340's topic in Travel

    I've never worked in RI but in the last 25 years, there are always travel positions posted there consistently. Just never got around to working there as MA always seemed to have higher paying...

  5. Med surg RN seeking to travel, eventually

    NedRN replied to RNNell12's topic in Travel

    200 bed hospital with a diverse patient population should be OK. If those larger nearby hospitals have agency per diem available, I would suggest doing a few shifts for self assessment of your skills...

  6. Interested in traveling. One year MS experience.

    NedRN replied to RNfromBK's topic in Travel

    Possibly. You would be competing against much more experienced nurses, many with actual travel experience that makes them less risk than you. No downside to calling a few agencies to see what they...

  7. Interested in traveling. One year MS experience.

    NedRN replied to RNfromBK's topic in Travel

    No.

  8. Question about experience

    NedRN replied to joepro7's topic in Travel

    So call a few agencies for the only opinion that counts! (Besides the interviewing hospitals of

  9. Question about experience

    NedRN replied to joepro7's topic in Travel

    It may depend on what you have been doing for the last five years. If not nursing, you are not even eligible for a license. But you can always call a few agencies or try for volunteer

  10. Breaching a Travel Contract

    NedRN replied to GuestRN2020's topic in Travel

    Yup, don't negotiate, don't engage. In this kind of situation, it will never benefit you. On ordinary travel contracts, most of the time the best course of action is just to finish them. Sometimes,...

  11. Websites that offer housing for travel nurses? Bay Area?

    NedRN replied to MyAimIsTrue's topic in Travel

    If you gain immunity status from SARS CoV-2 as demonstrated by as yet unreliable serology testing, you can work anywhere without becoming infected, or transmitting the disease (also yet to be proven)....

  12. Breaching a Travel Contract

    NedRN replied to GuestRN2020's topic in Travel

    Oh, I looked up my correspondence from the UK (it turns out) nurse. 2006 and $15,000 cancellation penalty. OGP used a strategy on her that was illegal, but unfortunately not uncommon here. They handed...

  13. Breaching a Travel Contract

    NedRN replied to GuestRN2020's topic in Travel

    OGP has had these severe contractual penalties for years. Impossible to enforce against a foreign national who is back home and you would not be flagged if you re-enter the US. In fact, pretty hard to...

  14. Question about experience

    NedRN replied to joepro7's topic in Travel

    One of the issues here is getting your profile on the manager's desk. If that happens, they will likely hire you. Two agencies said they won't do that. Move on! Hundreds more to call. I haven't seen...

  15. Websites that offer housing for travel nurses? Bay Area?

    NedRN replied to MyAimIsTrue's topic in Travel

    Sorry to hear that. Hope you get through it OK. One of my big issues with taking a contract right now is just that kind of scenario. The good news is you are likely eligible for workers comp. And if...

  16. Websites that offer housing for travel nurses? Bay Area?

    NedRN replied to MyAimIsTrue's topic in Travel

    WOW!, that is fantastic! (interesting site feature, I did not capitalize the WOW!! or add an exclamation mark there) (nor did I in the edit

  17. Websites that offer housing for travel nurses? Bay Area?

    NedRN replied to MyAimIsTrue's topic in Travel

    That's great! What's the

  18. Websites that offer housing for travel nurses? Bay Area?

    NedRN replied to MyAimIsTrue's topic in Travel

    I've aways done well with Craigslist. Post your own housing wanted ad there for some good deals you will never see advertised. Agencies and travelers can both use the turn key services of Travelers...

  19. How much weekly pay should I aim for?

    NedRN replied to jerrylundergard's topic in Travel

    I told you the facts and why they hold. No doubt you want to be helpful about repeating something you heard, but you are doing the community a disservice by propagating myths. Hourly rates are set by...

  20. How much weekly pay should I aim for?

    NedRN replied to jerrylundergard's topic in Travel

    I don’t really care what you believe. I do try to stop these tired tropes from being spread to unsuspecting others online who now think it is true and repeat falsehoods as you are doing. Again to...

  21. How much weekly pay should I aim for?

    NedRN replied to jerrylundergard's topic in Travel

    The IRS doesn't have a way to work out the hourly nor do they care. If they audit you, you don't even have to show them your contract unless you are under criminal investigation. You could have worked...

  22. How much weekly pay should I aim for?

    NedRN replied to jerrylundergard's topic in Travel

    The IRS never sees hourly pay rate data. What they see are quarterly payroll reports showing total compensation and

  23. Travel nursing for endoscopy

    NedRN replied to Mojojojo05's topic in Travel

    Start by reading articles on PanTravelers. Pick the free membership level. Next Google travel nurse companies and start calling them. The ultimate goal is to pick the 3 to 5 recruiters (agency brand...

  24. Alright tax buffs... Travel RN, but military spouse with designated residency

    NedRN replied to KAffeegirl's topic in Travel

    This really is the province of a tax professional such as Traveltax. Most including Traveltax should give you a free phone consult, but I think more details are needed here. Is the military giving you...

  25. What to look for in recruiter and agency?

    NedRN replied to KAffeegirl's topic in Travel

    It is a contract but you would be the hospital employee versus an