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  1. Webinars for MO nurses

    NedRN replied to SWalker,CPNP-PC's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    It would be great if you could summarize your work or where to find resources for others right here. I did just that on another nurse forum to help others start travel nurse agencies (personal ones...

  2. To any and all footcare nurse business owners

    NedRN replied to dixiesnurse's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Can you tell us more? It is difficult for me to believe that allnurse lurkers would use this forum to initiate investigations to protect their own business model. Anyone with a successful business of...

  3. New To Recruiting Travel Nurses..Please Help

    NedRN replied to USTravelNurses's topic in Travel

    Loyalty bonuses are the same as a holdback. It is my money and I would prefer it in my hourly rate. And while more a more complicated math problem, if a hospital is paying a lower rate for orientation...

  4. JayKay Staffing

    NedRN replied to DomNurse's topic in Agency Nurses

    Never give up your social security number until you have a signed contract with a job offer. Yes, they may want it to run a background check, but they can run the check without it, and are unlikely to...

  5. Epic training

    NedRN replied to ewrn's topic in Travel

    Thanks for that and looking forward to the added info. Of course they will train you if they want you to be a trainer. But in a catch-22, they probably want prior experience on Epic to be part of...

  6. pay and contract help, new to travel

    NedRN replied to shortstuff52's topic in Travel

    Lebanon is in the boonies, but don't let that fool you. That is a major teaching hospital with tons of travelers. I wouldn't be concerned about the charting system, you will be fully oriented to it...

  7. PanTravelers Membership & Other Resources...

    NedRN replied to Fannie'sMom's topic in Travel

    TravelTax is one more good resource. I think all the other current ones have been named - lots of other formerly valuable sites are not being updated anymore. Just a tip about PanTravelers, they sell...

  8. Health Insurance Alternative

    NedRN replied to HikingNinja's topic in Travel

    Affordable is certainly in the eye of the beholder. Republican legislators certainly don't believe it is affordable, no matter how much it is actually saving in our Federal deficit. But the truth is...

  9. Traveling without a tax home

    NedRN replied to B_OTT's topic in Travel

    You do not have to work at your tax home. It certainly helps to solidify it, but what do you do if there are no jobs? That is my situation, I have never worked at home for that very reason although I...

  10. finding a contract

    NedRN replied to Spika RN's topic in Travel

    Well, expand your territory for more assignment options. Part of the fun, especially for new travelers, is going somewhere unexpected not on your bucket list and loving it! I might suggest talking to...

  11. New To Recruiting Travel Nurses..Please Help

    NedRN replied to USTravelNurses's topic in Travel

    On the same note as HarryTheCat, I thought of something else to say. You have (or will develop) a business relationship with your travelers. Work hard for your travelers and fight agency management...

  12. Overtime pay.

    NedRN replied to Barbara10172002's topic in Travel

    Was this a 48 hour contract? I'm not sure what the legal basis is, but it is not uncommon for such contracts to pay a flat rate for agencies like Fastaff perhaps (never done one myself). You do have...

  13. Please recommend agencies

    NedRN replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    Nope, it doesn't end up even at the end of the year, even if you already itemize. All the money (or virtually all) that you and your employer paid on your behalf for Social Security, workers comp, and...

  14. finding a contract

    NedRN replied to Spika RN's topic in Travel

    Tele is sort of baseline to even get a medsurg job. OR and WA are good states to have licenses in for sure, at least for good pay and as far as I know, good working conditions with heavy union...

  15. Epic training

    NedRN replied to ewrn's topic in Travel

    Have you tried Epic? Show enough initiative and they make you a superuser! At their growth rate, they probably need more "travelers" to help orient new

  16. New To Recruiting Travel Nurses..Please Help

    NedRN replied to USTravelNurses's topic in Travel

    I suspect you are not really understanding what I'm saying, but you probably will once you learn how difficult your job is and how hard you have to work to find prospects. In the interim, yes, reading...

  17. To be or not to be

    NedRN replied to Scaffidi87's topic in Travel

    Generally travelers don't get level 4 babies. But of course, level 4 experience will be more competitive. The traveler's mantra is that it is only 13 weeks. Every job should have daylight at the end...

  18. Please recommend agencies

    NedRN replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    In the past (pre-2008), NovaPro paid higher than other CC brands. Otherwise, it is what it is, one of the two 800 pound gorilla agencies. Lots of assignments, lots of people to work with (recruiters,...

  19. Please recommend agencies

    NedRN replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    It is wise not to mention your current agency's name. I meant the ones you were considering. If you do want to list them, please say if you spoke to them and what your impression was (they won't know...

  20. finding a contract

    NedRN replied to Spika RN's topic in Travel

    Medsurgtele is effectively entry level for nurses so you are competing with the most nurses in a specialty with fewer jobs every year. So yes, leaving more options open geographically is a good thing....

  21. Insurance when not on assignment

    NedRN replied to dutchie's topic in Travel

    Agency paid health insurance is fake, it is being paid in lieu of compensation. Agencies bill hospitals a flat rate for hours worked, so all compensation comes out of the same pot. Whether you pay...

  22. New To Recruiting Travel Nurses..Please Help

    NedRN replied to USTravelNurses's topic in Travel

    What made you go into travel nursing? is only an appropriate question for a new traveler. Type A's (which many nurses are) will only be annoyed and that doesn't help your qualifying the prospective...

  23. New To Recruiting Travel Nurses..Please Help

    NedRN replied to USTravelNurses's topic in Travel

    BS. All you have to do is read comments in any travel nursing forum to learn what travelers like or dislike. Every "style" that a sales person has works for some prospects and not for others. I'd be...

  24. Insurance when not on assignment

    NedRN replied to dutchie's topic in Travel

    American Mobile is required to COBRA insurance so you are covered. In fact, you may several months covered between AM sending the required COBRA election form, electing to continue coverage, and then...

  25. Please recommend agencies

    NedRN replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    Week 7 is generally early right now with perhaps the majority of assignments being ASAP. What agency is liked is rather irrelevant. What matters is what agency you like, and that is largely governed...