NedRN

NedRN

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  1. AMERICAN MOBILE

    NedRN replied to cincin1222's topic in Travel

    That is good advice, and it is refreshing to hear a good story about an experience with any agency. I know AM tends to compartmentalize different tasks, like recruiting, benefits, housing,...

  2. Just accepted to Nursing School. Looking to Travel

    NedRN replied to Mlee81's topic in Travel

    TCRN. Same BCEN organization that does the general CEN cert for ED. I've never knowingly met anyone with trauma certification. For travelers, the more certs to put in your profile gives you a...

  3. Just accepted to Nursing School. Looking to Travel

    NedRN replied to Mlee81's topic in Travel

    Inner city

  4. to travel or not to travel

    NedRN replied to VetladyRN's topic in Travel

    What about the other 400 agencies out there? They are all good for some travelers, call them to find out if they are a good fit for you. Agencies tend to have horrible insurance policies. Get your...

  5. Just accepted to Nursing School. Looking to Travel

    NedRN replied to Mlee81's topic in Travel

    Paramedic pay sucks big compared to RN pay (or almost anything else). I doubt you will find that option useful. For more of an adrenaline rush, flight nursing is an option and either ED or ICU is your...

  6. Just accepted to Nursing School. Looking to Travel

    NedRN replied to Mlee81's topic in Travel

    In any career, paying your dues is a requisite. Working for two years in a specialty is the recommended minimum before becoming a traveler. Which given your post here, is what you are thinking about....

  7. Transitioning from an IC to having my own travel agency

    NedRN replied to Jeremy419's topic in Travel

    You are not personally responsible for the actions of your travelers. You do not provide a workplace or supervise your employees. The LLC won't protect you. You need insurance. i said don't worry. Did...

  8. Transitioning from an IC to having my own travel agency

    NedRN replied to Jeremy419's topic in Travel

    Forget about it and fly beneath the radar. Every state has rules about foreign business entities having to register if they do business in their state. What is doing business? A salesman flying in for...

  9. Advice on traveling

    NedRN replied to Toadd35's topic in Travel

    Even if you like the work style on nights (no suits, treatments, flurry of admits and discharges), there is a lot of evidence that the disturbance in normal biorhythms cause a lot of health issues. If...

  10. Transitioning from an IC to having my own travel agency

    NedRN replied to Jeremy419's topic in Travel

    I have no qualms discussing bill rates with hospitals. That includes information I might have about other agency bill rates or other agency traveler compensation packages from which you can derive the...

  11. Transitioning from an IC to having my own travel agency

    NedRN replied to Jeremy419's topic in Travel

    Nope. You might hear that from a recruiter if you ask, but they are either ignorant of the actual contract or lying. Sharing such information with other agencies in an attempt to control, fix, or...

  12. Transitioning from an IC to having my own travel agency

    NedRN replied to Jeremy419's topic in Travel

    Ah, the myth of double taxation is hard to shake! From a federal tax perspective: if you have a pass-through or are a sole proprietor, double taxation is simply impossible. If you are a sole owner of...

  13. to travel or not to travel

    NedRN replied to VetladyRN's topic in Travel

    The larger the agency, the more complaints you read about on social media. Since American Mobile is the largest agency by a good bit, you hear more complaints about them than others. They didn't get...

  14. Any Travel PRN agencies

    NedRN replied to Tneo8385's topic in Travel

    95% of all agencies have do not compete clauses requiring a commission to be paid to them if an introduction is made and an attempt to switch employers is made. This has been the standard in the...

  15. to travel or not to travel

    NedRN replied to VetladyRN's topic in Travel

    Totally personal

  16. Travel agencies in the san jose, CA area

    NedRN replied to Wendypoohgirl3's topic in Travel

    The one advantage to travel is for some California hospitals, that is the only pathway to getting a staff job. If they like you, you are in. But try for the staff job first. Another issue are the...

  17. to travel or not to travel

    NedRN replied to VetladyRN's topic in Travel

    If there was a best travel company for all 30,000 travelers, there would be only one. As it is, there close to 400 and everyone of them is the best one for some of their travelers. Beneficial to...

  18. Will a traveler ever get level 3 NICU

    NedRN replied to Jesci90's topic in Travel

    Did you let travelers in your staff job take on the most acute babies? There is a serious trust issue no matter the qualifications. That said, shopping around will find travel assignments that are...

  19. Travel agencies in the san jose, CA area

    NedRN replied to Wendypoohgirl3's topic in Travel

    No advantage to working a travel assignment versus staff in San Jose. You are not eligible for travel tax benefits, you will get paid less, bad to terrible benefits, no sick leave, PTO, paid holidays...

  20. Right time to travel?

    NedRN replied to ck32's topic in Travel

    Pretty easy in a number of urban areas. However, if you work in one area over 12 months, or have most of your income generated from that same general area over 18 months, that is now your tax home,...

  21. Any Travel PRN agencies

    NedRN replied to Tneo8385's topic in Travel

    No problem. It is just that anyone's issues can be instructive for the rest of us if posted publicly. Frankly, the hospital behaved unethically, and it is unfortunate you apparently encouraged them...

  22. Right time to travel?

    NedRN replied to ck32's topic in Travel

    Buy a used RV. Or even better, try a regular travel assignment to see how you like it in general before making huge changes. Check out what a tax home is on PanTravelers and Traveltax. If you sell...

  23. Any Travel PRN agencies

    NedRN replied to Tneo8385's topic in Travel

    Kind of cryptic, but Tneo8385 also sent me a PM (perhaps the same one based on your response) and I cannot reply either. Response to Tneo8385: First thing: your PM to me had no confidential...

  24. Travel nursing advice

    NedRN replied to icu_nurse2016's topic in Travel

    Your planning is superb in my opinion. I will say that you can travel successfully from your current hospital after two full years (likely required by your contract anyway), but expanding your...

  25. Travel Buddies

    NedRN replied to VABlueBell's topic in Travel

    10 years ago, I remember a forum for single travelers (with dating in mind), but don't know of one currently. There are a number of "need travel buddy" posts on this forum but the moderators...