NedRN

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  1. Help Needed! Travel Rn with work exposure-company not paying.

    NedRN replied to BigT's topic in Travel

    Definitely you should talk to a lawyer. What was the reason given for denying your

  2. Travel Nurse Buddy

    NedRN replied to WilmywoodLocal's topic in Travel

    You can find housemates on Craigslist almost anywhere. Advantage over trying to find some going to the same place at the same time, plus already furnished with

  3. calling managers

    NedRN replied to angel4gramma's topic in Travel

    Stealth in that you pretend it was your idea, not the

  4. Questions regarding traveling

    NedRN replied to NICURN7's topic in Travel

    I agree with Paco, name brand hospitals are impressive on your resume, even though you may know from working there they are not so great. Duke, Stanford, Hopkins, and UCSF were early assignments for...

  5. I am bilingual ... should I be paid more?

    NedRN replied to PacoUSA's topic in Travel

    Well, let's say you are ED and the only nurse who can do ultrasound guided IV starts, a skill no one else on the unit has. Should you have a higher bill rate and be paid more? Sure. But a direct...

  6. calling managers

    NedRN replied to angel4gramma's topic in Travel

    A cold call this is not. The hospital already has the traveler profile and has failed to interview in a timely fashion. But I did once do a completely cold call and got extraordinarily lucky. An...

  7. calling managers

    NedRN replied to angel4gramma's topic in Travel

    Yes, I have. It is a case of nothing venture, nothing win. When the hospital has been unresponsive about reaching out for an interview, how else are you going to find out if the assignment is real,...

  8. Travel Nurse Buddy

    NedRN replied to WilmywoodLocal's topic in Travel

    Posting here, and on Facebook. You will also meet other travelers in orientation who also want to explore and that will be an easier route than finding someone online who wants to go the same city,...

  9. Valley Healthcare?

    NedRN replied to gnovime's topic in Travel

    It was extremely unprofessional of Cross Country to attempt to recruit you. Their promise to subcontracting agencies is to not poach their travelers, and to do so will cause them to lose their vendor...

  10. Outsourcing your Contract

    NedRN replied to rn_nxt_dr's topic in Travel

    Some types of vendor manager contracts have a local manager who visits the hospital at least weekly to find out how everything is going, talking to managers (primarily) and travelers. They are often...

  11. Outsourcing your Contract

    NedRN replied to rn_nxt_dr's topic in Travel

    You are probably referring to "prime" or vendor managers (some of whom also operate their own agency and their own travelers). Vendor management is essentially the hospital outsourcing human resources...

  12. First Time Traveler Anxiety

    NedRN replied to L&D Bee's topic in Travel

    It makes hospitals look really bad to have a needless death of a baby. Rest assured that there will be a response to a baby code. Ask during orientation exactly how that happens and who responds. The...

  13. Cancelling a travel assignment in progress

    NedRN replied to RW2016's topic in Travel

    26 weeks? Last time you do that I bet. Good

  14. Know of any Crisis travel jobs in houston,Florida?

    NedRN replied to Ab2ayleene's topic in Travel

    So you do volunteer for strikes? Not doing it for the

  15. Cancelling a travel assignment in progress

    NedRN replied to RW2016's topic in Travel

    Honestly, from your own words, it sounds like this issue is self made. That should be your biggest concern going forward in your career. That aside, I'm really not sure if it is better to walk or...

  16. Valley Healthcare?

    NedRN replied to gnovime's topic in Travel

    Great!

  17. Know of any Crisis travel jobs in houston,Florida?

    NedRN replied to Ab2ayleene's topic in Travel

    So I'll bite, why then are you spending so much time making up rationalizations in your post? Could it be you know it is undermining fellow nurses fighting for better patient care and improved working...

  18. Valley Healthcare?

    NedRN replied to gnovime's topic in Travel

    I like Kaiser (pay goes up in October for the winter) but it is potentially risky for a first assignment. You may be floated every four hours and it could be to medsurg. That can take some getting...

  19. Valley Healthcare?

    NedRN replied to gnovime's topic in Travel

    No contract? Did you fly to

  20. Help on agencies

    NedRN replied to mccuey13's topic in Travel

    Back in the 1990's, NursesRX had a horrible reputation with travelers (probably none worse at the time). They were purchased by American Mobile (now the largest agency) I think in the late 1990's and...

  21. Valley Healthcare?

    NedRN replied to gnovime's topic in Travel

    Valley Healthcare is the one offering flights to California for licensing. There is no completely free lunch, you have to commit to taking an assignment with them. However, I've been told that you...

  22. How do you become an independent nurse contractor?

    NedRN replied to annnnnaaaaaaa's topic in Travel

    PM me and I'll send you a link. Even for me,the original source link is not a first hit. Others have posted

  23. Know of any Crisis travel jobs in houston,Florida?

    NedRN replied to Ab2ayleene's topic in Travel

    After Katrina came through, the LA BON was closed for weeks. So volunteer nurses were unable to come since they had no ability to practice legally. After Katrina, LA instituted a practice whereby in...

  24. Know of any Crisis travel jobs in houston,Florida?

    NedRN replied to Ab2ayleene's topic in Travel

    Good? Nope. Fastaff is the largest rapid response

  25. Am I being low balled?

    NedRN replied to missmercy05's topic in Travel

    Insight on pay only comes from competing offers from different agencies, just like buying a car. You have to collect information, in this case relevant to your specialty, years of experience, and...