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  1. 50 mile rule/Kaiser contract pay

    NedRN replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Travel

    There is no 50 mile rule. If you commute from home, you are no more entitled to tax-free benefits than any other local worker. Agencies can have internal rules that allow them to pay you that way, but...

  2. thinking about travel nursing??

    NedRN replied to akeusch's topic in Travel

    Start reading some threads

  3. 1st travel assignment help!

    NedRN replied to dcmartin25's topic in Travel

    Chances are that there is "at-will" language in your contract (or employee handbook, or signed application) that effectively means they don't have to pay you. There could also be required arbitration...

  4. Anchorage, AK - Housing Stipend

    NedRN replied to Matt-RNCEN's topic in Travel

    Easy!

  5. 50 mile rule/Kaiser contract pay

    NedRN replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Travel

    So a lot of agencies have access to Kaiser assignments. Shop around for best pay. Kaiser pays differently in Northern and Southern California and for different specialties so if someone reports...

  6. Anchorage, AK - Housing Stipend

    NedRN replied to Matt-RNCEN's topic in Travel

    No such thing as a ballpark when you are talking about different agencies. They all have very different compensation packages and the amount designated for housing is irrelevant. Let's say one has a...

  7. Considering Travel Nursing in AZ

    NedRN replied to MedOncIllinoisRN's topic in Travel

    Going straight to staff is your best bet for several good financial reasons. You will be likely to score a healthy moving allowance and/or a sign on bonus, and get real benefits including good health...

  8. All dressed up, nowhere to go!

    NedRN replied to TheCoppertop's topic in Travel

    Middle November to second week of January is indeed dead. Doin't worry too much about one week availability to start. That type of assignment is not what you want for a first assignment anyway. Most...

  9. Do you invest?

    NedRN replied to William2's topic in General Nursing

    Certainly no investing strategy fits all. However, I don't think you will be able to find any but a wacky fringe of professional advisors that recommend investing a large amount into individual stocks...

  10. Recommended experience for first time travel assignment.

    NedRN replied to Samc144's topic in Travel

    What I implied but did not say is that Allnurses is for-profit and depends on advertising revenue (page views reading forums) and member subscriptions for survival. They have an official policy of not...

  11. Recommended experience for first time travel assignment.

    NedRN replied to Samc144's topic in Travel

    So others can model appropriate etiquette. I mention lots of resources in my posts. I don't tell anyone to take a nursing discussion somewhere else, and certainly not to a competitor of the venue I'm...

  12. Recommended experience for first time travel assignment.

    NedRN replied to Samc144's topic in Travel

    It just seems rude to me to suggest publicly that someone should take their nursing discussion somewhere else. Seems like good advice is easily found here and in a user friendly format. Some advice?...

  13. Do you invest?

    NedRN replied to William2's topic in General Nursing

    I'm presuming you are just at the beginning of a long career? It makes a lot more sense to contribute as much as possible to your employer 401 (not Roth) for maximum deferred taxes. That allows the...

  14. Recommended experience for first time travel assignment.

    NedRN replied to Samc144's topic in Travel

    It can be difficult to find a good internship in a new specialty after several years as a traveler. The hospital reasoning is that a traveler is simply going to learn a new specialty and leave again...

  15. Already make $42/hr. Is travel nursing worth it?

    NedRN replied to Elbajista's topic in Travel

    If you read just three threads here, you will read some pertinent

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

    NedRN replied to Jeremy419's topic in Travel

    I would recommend reading the entity selection discussion of any business book for your choices. The primary legal reason of any corporate structure is to limit owner's personal liability and their...

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

    NedRN replied to Jeremy419's topic in Travel

    Zero!

  18. Recommended experience for first time travel assignment.

    NedRN replied to Samc144's topic in Travel

    Good advice so far. I will say you may well do OK to start now if a hospital is willing to take you and have no other options (they won't take you over someone with even just one year of experience)....

  19. Best paying travel agency covering housing in 2016?

    NedRN replied to Sunshine94031's topic in Travel

    There are a number of third party medical housing companies used primarily by agencies but also by travelers. That is your best bet and you will also get the locum tenens physicians and allied health....

  20. Couple Travel Nursing to Los Angeles

    NedRN replied to RaiYen's topic in Travel

    If you are moving to California, it will be to your great advantage to get a staff job. Not only will you get better total compensation with benefits (paid vacations and holidays and PTO and good...

  21. How are taxes taken out...

    NedRN replied to jodyangel's topic in Travel

    Yes. The work state has first claim and taxes paid their will be credited to your home state. In effect, you will always pay the higher rate of the two split between the two states and file in both...

  22. Travel Nurse Pay Georgia

    NedRN replied to nurse2yu's topic in Travel

    Travel nurses? What specialty, how much experience, at what location, and when? It is not even possible to give you a good range. You will have to contact agencies to find out what you are worth right...

  23. How to go about becoming an independent contract nurse

    NedRN replied to Jeremy419's topic in Travel

    You have probably noticed I tend to err on the side of overly comprehensive replies. On that note, and in part because you are a new traveler, I should note another exception to the all inclusive bill...

  24. How to go about becoming an independent contract nurse

    NedRN replied to Jeremy419's topic in Travel

    All inclusive hourly bill rate. Generally there is an overtime bill rate as well, traditionally time and a half of the base rate (those are great contracts for us), or plus $10 or 1.1, 1.2 etc (up to...

  25. Considering traveling...

    NedRN replied to lifewithkids's topic in Travel

    The interview is your opportunity to ask about staffing ratios. The tenor of your posts suggests you need more experience. Doing an assignment close to home does not make it easier or safer in any...