NedRN

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  1. ER Training via PRN route?

    NedRN replied to Birdsofprey's topic in Travel

    Yup, I concur with that. Good plan. Unless you need a specific location in NorCal, the trick to maximize pay versus housing costs is not to live in San Francisco and the peninsula. Pay is close...

  2. ER Training via PRN route?

    NedRN replied to Birdsofprey's topic in Travel

    Your work history on this route will not look compelling for the year if you can find such a hospital. 2-4 M/S assignments and PRN ER? No matter how you buff it, you will have far less than a year of...

  3. Desk to Travel

    NedRN replied to CCWV22's topic in Travel

    You can always ask agencies if that is possible. Hospitals are certainly hurting and may be willing. One big hurdle is that most agencies are JC certified and are only supposed to staff nurses with...

  4. Currently a Travel Nurse - feel free to ask me anything about it.

    NedRN replied to TRVL.RN's topic in Travel

    The most affordable housing is shared housing, I.e. housemates/roommates. Besides being much lower in cost, it comes with a host of conveniences. Utilities already on with no need to do paperwork and...

  5. Getting paid

    NedRN replied to 2ndChance's topic in Travel

    The agency is your employer of record and should be trying much harder. I can think of a number of ways to problem solve here. The easiest would be to simply fill out a simple timesheet documenting...

  6. Travel Nurses Chime In!

    NedRN replied to LettersAfterMyName's topic in Travel

    Strong nerves? Strong skills are far more important for a traveler and their patients. Standard advice of having two years experience minimum in your specialty is still valid for most new

  7. 1099 vs W4, How to set it up and take advantage of it!

    NedRN replied to Mikie Sarabia's topic in Travel

    I don't know of any current travel companies that are willing to pay a 1099 to a traveler (other than advanced practice travelers). The primary exception are home health agencies where 1099 pay is not...

  8. Travel Nursing Without Being Fully Vaccinated?

    NedRN replied to Ape1990's topic in Travel

    Can't comment on that specifically, but you are competing for assignments against fully vaccinated travelers. Why not get the J&J vaccine? That would qualify you as fully vaccinated.The Moderna...

  9. Cruise ship nursing

    NedRN replied to nola06's topic in Travel

    Bad pay, bad working conditions, lots of on call. Despite that, the jobs are not that easy to get (for some reason, appeals to many nurses' romantic side). Also, a human petri dish. Try Google for...

  10. Words of Wisdom?

    NedRN replied to 2ndChance's topic in Travel

    I personally don't feel efficient until my third month. But I'm quite functional after a couple of weeks. Mind you, the operating room takes a lot longer than most specialties. Most orientations...

  11. Words of Wisdom?

    NedRN replied to 2ndChance's topic in Travel

    What are your

  12. Travel...only in the Summer??

    NedRN replied to Zcoco's topic in Travel

    Of course. You may need to have a local job to keep your work experience current enough to travel and your staff job has to be willing. Some hospital per diem pools have annualized shift...

  13. Travel Nurses Chime In!

    NedRN replied to LettersAfterMyName's topic in Travel

    Cons: benefits. Pros: everything

  14. Filing taxes: do you report your stipend?

    NedRN replied to travelingkat85's topic in Travel

    No form will arrive. It is up to you to report it as income on your 1040 if you were not working away from your tax home as you stated on your agency housing

  15. First Contract: Is this normal?

    NedRN replied to 2ndChance's topic in Travel

    Yes, more every year. Really, the physical is a physical clearance to work. All you need is a statement from a provider saying that, or providing any exceptions such as a disability. However, you also...

  16. How much do you really make as a travel nurse?

    NedRN replied to tama18's topic in Travel

    The basics of travel nursing can be found on most agency sites. They include a taxable hourly pay, a housing stipend (or paid housing), per diem stipend, and travel allowance. Marketing will vary with...

  17. Health insurance for travel nursing

    NedRN replied to travelingkat85's topic in Travel

    Get an ACA plan, either from your state site or the federal site if your state doesn't have an exchange. Agency plans are usually crappy, or if good (rare), cost the same as an equivalent ACA plan....

  18. PCU/Post cath lab Recovery RN TO Travel RN?

    NedRN replied to Ebony317's topic in Travel

    Pardon me if I'm wrong, but pre/post cath lab seems like a cushy entry level job or burned out on more stressful specialties segue to me. Sure, you need some cardiac skills if you are doing...

  19. Cath Lab orientation length

    NedRN replied to CRC12's topic in General Nursing

    You might a search here. There isn’t a sub forum for the cath lab, but there are relevant threads in Cardiac and CCU. Posting in Cardiac may get you some colleague

  20. Cath Lab orientation length

    NedRN replied to CRC12's topic in General Nursing

    Orientation speeds vary. As a new grad, I benefited from a long orientation of 8 or 9 months (which is probably optimal for OR) rotating circ/scrub through all the services. Your facility may believe...

  21. Cath Lab orientation length

    NedRN replied to CRC12's topic in General Nursing

    I float sometimes to the cath lab from OR. That doc was a total jerk and his remark non-constructive. Every doc wants the scrub and everyone else on the team to anticipate his every need. That is big...

  22. Would I survive as an L&D traveler if I’m coming from a teaching hospital?

    NedRN replied to Pandra_93's topic in Travel

    You are marketable. Shortage of L&D nurses going back at least 15 years, and is only getting worse as baby boomers age out. Better pay than most specialties. A tool that all agencies utilize...

  23. Currently a Travel Nurse - feel free to ask me anything about it.

    NedRN replied to TRVL.RN's topic in Travel

    Start your career out right and get written references. Lots easier to verify and it cuts down tremendously on phone calls to your references. And you have much better control over your career (you...

  24. Currently a Travel Nurse - feel free to ask me anything about it.

    NedRN replied to TRVL.RN's topic in Travel

    I'm OK with CC for new travelers. Kind of annoying in big agencies to have many points of contact, not just your recruiter (housing, benefits, clinical approval, payroll, assistant recruiter, et...

  25. Currently a Travel Nurse - feel free to ask me anything about it.

    NedRN replied to TRVL.RN's topic in Travel

    Recent experience means in the last 2 years. Outside of crisis assignments (usually with a company such as Fastaff who doesn't care - they will ship a profile to the hospital and the hospital...