NedRN

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  1. did I kill my chances of ever working again?

    NedRN replied to pookashellz's topic in Travel

    Agencies may apply their own 50 mile criteria, but that is not the IRS criteria. Lots of folks commute over 50 miles to work. Having receipts is excellent, but if you are audited (knock on wood), go...

  2. did I kill my chances of ever working again?

    NedRN replied to pookashellz's topic in Travel

    She has to prorate the stipends. The proportion of stipends for the days at home are taxable. If you arrange housing for the entire assignment, then the housing stipend is all yours, but the meals...

  3. Boyfriend and Girlfriend RN's considering Travel Nursing together...

    NedRN replied to msmoe16's topic in Travel

    No, I'm simply saying that with prudent handling of income, your retirement income will be similar. That's a broad generalization and doesn't include that it may be easier to achieve that as staff...

  4. Boyfriend and Girlfriend RN's considering Travel Nursing together...

    NedRN replied to msmoe16's topic in Travel

    In terms of total pay, most travelers make from 100 to 120K per year - up to a around a third of it tax free for qualified travelers that are traveling away from their permanent residence. However,...

  5. PACU Travel Shifts?

    NedRN replied to RN>20yr's topic in Travel

    Not a PACU nurse, but yes, 12 hour shifts are available, and call requirements are common. Same deal for OR nurses (which I am). The majority of surgeries are outpatient, so it is fairly unlikely to...

  6. did I kill my chances of ever working again?

    NedRN replied to pookashellz's topic in Travel

    Interesting story. Nursing has an incredibly wide variety of roles, including some without patient contact. One might be a good fit for you. Be careful about tax free stipends if you are commuting...

  7. did I kill my chances of ever working again?

    NedRN replied to pookashellz's topic in Travel

    Wouldn't a staff job pay better when you factor in the

  8. did I kill my chances of ever working again?

    NedRN replied to pookashellz's topic in Travel

    The huge corporations that come to mind are HCA, Tenent, Kaiser, and Banner. Maybe Cleveland. One of those? All of them have mechanisms to blackball any name from all there institutions but I would...

  9. Intermittent traveling ? (vs continuous assignments)

    NedRN replied to ivyleaf's topic in Travel

    It is sometimes possible to negotiate with hospitals to fill your commitment on an annual basis. That is pretty cool for a traveler that wants a good amount of time at home. Often a win for the...

  10. Crisis/strike travel

    NedRN replied to michlynn's topic in Travel

    That should be the go to rational, but many strike nurses feel the need to come up with less avaricious rationale (which is human nature but still sad). Yes, strikes do cost the hospital but in a...

  11. Why all the talk about recruiters? What to look for?

    NedRN replied to ArrowRN's topic in Travel

    Staying away from unit politics is professional, and even more necessary as a traveler. I'm also introverted, but still appreciate connection and admire how easy it seems to be for extroverts. Most in...

  12. Why all the talk about recruiters? What to look for?

    NedRN replied to ArrowRN's topic in Travel

    Ever had a manager you could not communicate well with? Support staff? Someone you were dating? How did that work out? Let's start with the basics, recruiters are in commissioned sales. So they do...

  13. Health Insurance for Traveler's

    NedRN replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in Travel

    I don't think that is an easy task online. You might be able to go the insurance company's site with a specific plan and search their network (I just pick a random couple of cities that I'm likely to...

  14. Health Insurance for Traveler's

    NedRN replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in Travel

    That is a great deal! Is it really from the federal exchange, or a state

  15. Packing tips for travel nursing...

    NedRN replied to Wolf at the Door's topic in Travel

    $326! It is also a feed through scanner which is much lower quality than a flatbed. All those vertical lines you see on copies? They come from a feed through scanner or fax. No way to scan book pages....

  16. Health Insurance for Traveler's

    NedRN replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in Travel

    $300 is a subsidized price which travelers will not be eligible for. The full cost will be $500 plus. Agency health insurance of similar quality will cost the

  17. Health Insurance for Traveler's

    NedRN replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in Travel

    Yes, if by pay out of pocket you are referring to the premium. There will be sticker shock when you find out the true and unsubsidized price of heath insurance from your employer (but effectively that...

  18. Placed on call

    NedRN replied to rjaco9834's topic in Travel

    Absolutely worth a frank discussion, ideally with the results documented in the contract. However, many agency's lawyers don't allow changing the fine print (their sole job is to protect the agency,...

  19. Driving across country

    NedRN replied to nurse2yu's topic in Travel

    PCH is indeed one of the most beautiful coastal roads in the world. I've bicycled it from SF to SD twice, several times on a motorcycle, and half a dozen times by car. When going transversing CA north...

  20. Packing tips for travel nursing...

    NedRN replied to Wolf at the Door's topic in Travel

    s. Multifunction for portable printers simply mean they handle more kinds of printable media. Still print only. Again, these devices cost many more times than standard printers - for something you...

  21. Travel Nursing

    NedRN replied to kthomas88's topic in Travel

    You have to eat the missed hour penalties which in many contracts are huge, especially if you cannot finish your contract from early on in the contract. Depending on the situation, and whether the...

  22. What does HR require from agencies regarding their nurses?

    NedRN replied to livingkennedy's topic in Travel

    Missed the

  23. Packing tips for travel nursing...

    NedRN replied to Wolf at the Door's topic in Travel

    Dude, you said you carry an all in one. Portable printers are certainly compact (for something I don't need) but cost about 8 to 10 times more than a standard printer and break easily. And cannot...

  24. What are the rules to traveling as an RN with an NP license?

    NedRN replied to micurn13's topic in Travel

    By the way, both MA and NY require verification of all RN nursing licenses ever held (which may include APRN), including temps (as a traveler, my temp was enough to get me through an entire assignment...

  25. Travel nursing and insurance

    NedRN replied to rnrn08's topic in Travel

    healthcare dot gov is the exchange unless you happen to live in a state with their own exchange. In any case, any plan you buy directly from an insurance company will be ACA compliant. You should be...