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  1. Local Taveling Housing Stipend

    NedRN replied to Eldrad's topic in Travel

    Commuting from home doesn't bring you tax breaks that you have incurring business expenses such as duplicated housing. Thus all compensation must be taxed. If you don't declare those stipends on your...

  2. Creating my own agency

    NedRN replied to AM9160's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Well, thanks. But I don't

  3. Applying to a travel assignment directly through hospital?

    NedRN replied to adventuRNurse's topic in Travel

    The vast majority of hospitals post only staff positions on their site. For the most part, seasonal jobs (analogous to travel assignments) are mostly found in Florida, Arizona, and ski areas of...

  4. How to get into Travel Nursing?

    NedRN replied to MrMango's topic in Travel

    Pretty sure no FB page for dialysis travelers has been mentioned. Dialysis assignments are pretty rare I would think on the premium job site. I was merely teasing you anyway for not suggesting

  5. Travel Nursing in an RV

    NedRN replied to mel.heisey's topic in Travel

    Sure, larger hospitals have rehab. But I don't know that they take patients from recovery in most cases. They might. I know LTAC can be very similar to medsurg, but I would think rehab is a much wider...

  6. Travel Nursing in an RV

    NedRN replied to mel.heisey's topic in Travel

    Certainly I'm far removed from your specialty, I work in surgery. I haven't seen a situation where patients go from recovery to rehab though. Your patients may be all medical I suppose but I would...

  7. Travel Nursing in an RV

    NedRN replied to mel.heisey's topic in Travel

    I'd do a search on this forum for "travel RV". There have been some good posts by those who have actually traveled. There are several RV specific forums a quick Google search will find. You are...

  8. agency rate VS pay

    NedRN replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    Currently the industry average gross profit margin is nearly 25%. So take the bill rate, multiply times the number of hours, and subtract 25%. That is your total pay per PanTravelers calculator...

  9. Good Operating Rooms, West and Southeast!

    NedRN replied to Windyhill's topic in Travel

    As an over twenty year OR traveler, I can tell you it is almost impossible to get a read on any given surgery before you have worked there. And your experience may not be that of others even if you...

  10. How to get into Travel Nursing?

    NedRN replied to MrMango's topic in Travel

    What, no Facebook page to

  11. How to get into Travel Nursing?

    NedRN replied to MrMango's topic in Travel

    You don't need to bother with most agencies unless you do acute care. If you do a search on this forum, I listed most of the agencies that specialize in dialysis travel. Both the major nationwide...

  12. Should I take this travel assignment?

    NedRN replied to spaceshuttleboy's topic in Travel

    It is true that a successful first assignment make you more competitive as a traveler, but less than two years of ICU experience and your first assignment is in step down, you will not become...

  13. Pet Friendly Travel Companies

    NedRN replied to Pugs41's topic in Travel

    Housing with pets is just more difficult. With certain breeds or weights, the agency is just going to push you to find your own housing. Which is often what pet owners have to do anyway. Two dogs...

  14. Good hospitals for a first timer?

    NedRN replied to COGirl7's topic in Travel

    Unfortunately, every unit on every hospital may be very different, and the politics can change over years. So it is not really possible to suggest a hospital with any assurance. What you do need for a...

  15. Should I take this travel assignment?

    NedRN replied to spaceshuttleboy's topic in Travel

    There is a risk of not being able to get back into ICU easily. I'd suggest not doing it. The money is actually not as good as you think working locally: all your compensation will be taxed including...

  16. LTAC vs Hospital

    NedRN replied to nurse2yu's topic in Travel

    Kindreds are usually separately managed units that lie within an acute care hospital so it is completely possible to upgrade your resume (or work history item) with only a small amount of fudging...

  17. Creating my own agency

    NedRN replied to AM9160's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Tneo8385: there is some unspecified problem with your account and I could not reply to your PM. However, here is what you all need to find my blog about starting a single person travel company: Search...

  18. Travel nursing tax benefits within home state

    NedRN replied to CFrancine's topic in Travel

    If the nature of the job requires local lodging, then your stipends are reimbursements, not income. If you are commuting from home, then all compensation is

  19. Protecting yourself from cancelled contracts

    NedRN replied to livingkennedy's topic in Travel

    It is up to you how vigorously to defend your contract. If you are terminated for cause, then no, there is nothing you can do. If you are terminated without a contractual reason, you can now sue for...

  20. Nursing in Los Angeles

    NedRN replied to fifita2010's topic in Travel

    It is extremely rare that a level 4 NICU experience traveler to actually be assigned to the most difficult patients. Discuss appropriate assignments for your skills and experience with a few agencies....

  21. Travel agency billing for OT

    NedRN replied to livingkennedy's topic in Travel

    Most of this boils down to that you can put anything in your contract that the facility agrees to. You are the only two parties that matter in deciding what contract terms you want. I've successfully...

  22. Travel agency billing for OT

    NedRN replied to livingkennedy's topic in Travel

    There haven't been any contract changes in 20 years that I've seen. Contracts can be as short or as long as you want, you are in control. At their heart, they are just a simple agreement in writing....

  23. Travel agency billing for OT

    NedRN replied to livingkennedy's topic in Travel

    Possible, but unlikely there is a different bill rate. I've seen perhaps a hundred agency to hospital contracts (or vendor manager contracts) and have never seen a

  24. Vehicle registration in Cali

    NedRN replied to petitefleur86's topic in Travel

    No chance to get pulled over twice? The location doesn't matter, any cop will see you were pulled over earlier and why. Besides, committing a misdemeanor on purpose is rather stupid, no matter how...

  25. Travel agency billing for OT

    NedRN replied to livingkennedy's topic in Travel

    Historically, the bill rate for overtime is 150% of the base rate, and that goes for specified holidays as well. There are no shift differentials for travelers (thus many more night assignments than...