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  1. already accepted but...

    NedRN replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    Good decision. It is not uncommon at all to find a better assignment after you have signed a contract. Sometimes it is even a first choice assignment you applied for but they chose someone else...

  2. Alta Bates in Oakland vs Berkeley

    NedRN replied to Underthemoonicp6's topic in Travel

    Can you paste or link what you wrote? Did you have to float at either

  3. already accepted but...

    NedRN replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    A contract is a contract. Binding agreement. A promise. Don't break it. You can be sued for doing so, some agencies may assess damages and send it to collections if you don't pay. You may also be...

  4. Vehicle registration/drivers license while traveling

    NedRN replied to Emster83's topic in Travel

    Lots of police cars these days with license plate scanners! If MI is where you want your nexus, get a Mailboxes USA to serve as an address. They have open and scan services

  5. Is travel nursing right for me?

    NedRN replied to adventurous_rn's topic in Travel

    yohanes9 said she is doing

  6. LVN trying to get ER experience

    NedRN replied to LaJollalove's topic in Travel

    Do the ER to get a jump on being an ER RN. There are no travel jobs for LVNs in the ER I think I can safely say. Do they still use LVNs in the ER where you are going to school? If not, think about...

  7. Prophecy Testing

    NedRN replied to koalafiedRN's topic in Travel

    What help do you need? Are you an ER nurse? Have you failed the

  8. Vehicle registration/drivers license while traveling

    NedRN replied to Emster83's topic in Travel

    While you may not have a tax home, that doesn't mean you cannot have a permanent address. In fact, you have to have an address for BONs and the IRS and legal notices to reach you. You can use a...

  9. trouble using calculator

    NedRN replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    So the deal with overtime is the calculator figures your base pay at $46.65. Overtime at $40.50 is actually a drop in pay, just as you have fulfilled your base hours and the agency costs have been...

  10. Alta Bates in Oakland vs Berkeley

    NedRN replied to Underthemoonicp6's topic in Travel

    I've wondered the same thing. I often hear about the floating every four hours issue and also wonder if it only affects the floor and tele or ICU

  11. Types of ICU.

    NedRN replied to CardiacDork's topic in Travel

    It is not just your title or positions held. Fit is also determined by a skills checklist you will have to fill out as a traveler. You are submitted to specific travel assignments, such as a...

  12. trouble using calculator

    NedRN replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    Shift differential for travelers? That is unusual. Why would your callback rate be higher than your overtime rate? I think you would like your overtime to be higher than your regular hours. ;-) But...

  13. Types of ICU.

    NedRN replied to CardiacDork's topic in Travel

    MICU, Neuro ICU, SICU, CVICU all have can have unique patient populations. If I had to provide an educated guess, I'd say that SICU provides the broadest entry for travelers as I would think most such...

  14. Advice with structuring CA contracts

    NedRN replied to Underthemoonicp6's topic in Travel

    Generally you may be limited by the way agencies structure compensation. Technically, they are not allowed to negotiate taxable and tax free compensation, but pay all travelers in the same area the...

  15. How much am I worth?

    NedRN replied to travelmama's topic in Travel

    The only way to determine what you are worth is by getting multiple quotes by agencies. Your value is determined by the market in any given area and factoring in specific agency bill rates and gross...

  16. Local agencies in the NW?

    NedRN replied to Burphel's topic in Travel

    Meridian is an independent agency. MSN (now owned by Cross Country) was the vendor manager for St Joseph Health hospitals in Napa, Santa Rosa, and Eureka (with a few smaller hospitals such as Apple...

  17. Local agencies in the NW?

    NedRN replied to Burphel's topic in Travel

    If you cannot filter Google searches at the local level (there is a way, search for advanced Google searching on Google), try the same search on Google Maps on major cities. I used a local agency that...

  18. Starting to have second thoughts about travel nursing

    NedRN replied to DRZmaui's topic in Travel

    BTW, we also only hear one side of the story online usually. While the stories seem credible to the reader, there is often a back story we don't hear about usually. Because I intervene from time to...

  19. Starting to have second thoughts about travel nursing

    NedRN replied to DRZmaui's topic in Travel

    I think human nature and the internet combine to make negative and overblown posts outnumber positive ones by perhaps 9 to 1. With enough reading, you can find a few agencies that have darn few...

  20. Travel Nurse Community?

    NedRN replied to TroyH2's topic in Travel

    One possible solution to your issues is traveling by RV. I don't know if your dog or you would be comfortable in a small living area, but that fixes the rental issue. RV parks are almost uniformly pet...

  21. Is travel nursing right for me?

    NedRN replied to adventurous_rn's topic in Travel

    Yes, it is possible. There are a number of nurses that work stacked shifts for weeks I California and then go back to their home in another state and have a month off. They are on staff though. Hot...

  22. Is travel nursing right for me?

    NedRN replied to adventurous_rn's topic in Travel

    You are asking if is it is worth working just half a year travel for the same money as from a year as staff. Did you really want a straight

  23. Is travel nursing right for me?

    NedRN replied to adventurous_rn's topic in Travel

    Great post Argo. To adventurous RN: I don't think this guy has much invested in your relationship and I don't think that is a good sign. Convenient, well OK then. Inconvenient, then goodbye. So it...

  24. Interview

    NedRN replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    Ah, I didn't know they had that one, I was just taking a guess at their largest contract and thinking time of the

  25. Interview

    NedRN replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    The VM may ask you why you want to talk to the manager. I would tell her just that, that it is your first assignment and you want to confirm that it is a good fit. Is it at one of the Florida Hospital...