NedRN

NedRN

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    NedRN replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    I think it is important here to have a good and experienced recruiter that can help get your profile past HR. Entry level may not cut it. Alternatively, see if you can talk directly to the agency...

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    NedRN replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    Difficult generally based on your work history. Most facilities will want recent (in the last 12 months) experience in a specialty you have at least a year in. That means only IR qualifies. I don't...

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    NedRN replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    It might be a bit difficult but you should be employable as a traveler. Presentation will be important to get you past HR for the manager interview. I'd suggest taking the first offered assignment as...

  4. What do you guys think about these locations?

    NedRN replied to ahoppen's topic in Travel

    As it happens, most of those assignments are likely to be within a dollar or two so it doesn't matter that much. Ideally, your recruiter will help you select the best one for a first assignment (like...

  5. Health Insurance

    NedRN replied to SteamboatRN's topic in Travel

    Did you get that plan before the ACA came into effect? If afterwards, good price! That is basically what private insurance pre-ACA would

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    NedRN replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    2 years in the last 1.5 years? That's working hard! Yes, I agree that first assignment will help get you on the road. I would suggest talking to other agencies as well. It is good to have a Plan B. It...

  7. What do you guys think about these locations?

    NedRN replied to ahoppen's topic in Travel

    When recruiters run down lists like this, they can just as easily add a relative pay rate. It seems odd not to do so to me. Might be a good idea to mention your specialty. Opinions on the operating...

  8. Health Insurance

    NedRN replied to SteamboatRN's topic in Travel

    Healthy non-smoker used to be a good recipe for low cost private insurance, but not anymore. I don't think you will be able to get ACA compliant insurance for less than $300 and probably not less than...

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    NedRN replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    If you have at least two references, that is all you need. You are IR and ICU? Your first assignment is cath lab and you already have the

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    NedRN replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    I would go to your manager and ask for a reference ASAP. I personally like to go as far upstream as possible, but in your case I think the manager is the most appropriate because it is the manager,...

  11. Yuma Regional

    NedRN replied to JRiestra82's topic in Travel

    Las Vegas is bad for nurses, staff or travelers. Not sure I could pin that rep on the whole

  12. Yuma Regional

    NedRN replied to JRiestra82's topic in Travel

    Arizona uses a ton of travelers. While I don't know the real numbers, it is probably California, then Florida, then Arizona. For the most part, excepting Flagstaff, I've never understood the...

  13. travel per diem rates

    NedRN replied to ryanstum15's topic in Travel

    63 times. As every education major knows, it takes 60 repetitions for learning to take

  14. travel per diem rates

    NedRN replied to ryanstum15's topic in Travel

    Fastaff is worth a try but I didn't suggest them for several good reasons. They are unlikely to have much psych, they don't have a high stipend, and generally provide a for a bad first assignment for...

  15. travel per diem rates

    NedRN replied to ryanstum15's topic in Travel

    Well, in that case, I do have some recommendations for you. Any agency will occasionally get some psych orders, but large agencies such as Cross Country and American Mobile will be your best bet...

  16. travel per diem rates

    NedRN replied to ryanstum15's topic in Travel

    You don't have to spend all of your stipend. Traveltax says you need some proof that you spent something on housing (related to truckdrivers sleeping in their cab not being eligible), so I would save...

  17. travel per diem rates

    NedRN replied to ryanstum15's topic in Travel

    I don't think anyone is deliberately lying here. Recruiters are not tax specialists, they get fed the company line from above. Technically, there is a smidge of increased risk from maximal stipends in...

  18. How do you get use the new hospital feeling?

    NedRN replied to RunawayN's topic in Travel

    By the way, that feeling is actually a good thing. It keeps you sharp and improving professionally. No chance of falling into a rut or taking

  19. travel per diem rates

    NedRN replied to ryanstum15's topic in Travel

    If you have a valid tax home that you are traveling away from temporarily on business (the contract), you have nothing to fear from an audit (even in the unlikely event an agency exceeds the GSA...

  20. How do you get use the new hospital feeling?

    NedRN replied to RunawayN's topic in Travel

    It will get better the more hospitals you go

  21. Questions regarding Travel Nursing - Soon-to-be traveler!

    NedRN replied to ahoppen's topic in Travel

    No, my advice is to shop around. That could include COBRAing your existing insurance for 18 months, picking an agency based on their insurance plan and either staying with them or COBRAing their plan,...

  22. Questions regarding Travel Nursing - Soon-to-be traveler!

    NedRN replied to ahoppen's topic in Travel

    Flexcare has an award? How silly! Awards are just marketing. Your hospital has won awards. If you think the hospital is a better place to work in because of those awards, you have fallen for...

  23. Pay question

    NedRN replied to NurseLexx's topic in Travel

    Weekly pay after taxes (he has your W-4?) is rather ambiguous. Includes overtime, travel, per diem, and housing? Who knows. Nice to have some real figures to play

  24. Pay question

    NedRN replied to NurseLexx's topic in Travel

    When is the proposed start date? I agree with BD-RN about working with other agencies. You never know when a plan will go sour and your recruiter does not appear to be a

  25. Pay question

    NedRN replied to NurseLexx's topic in Travel

    No, obviously you have to have a full explanation before you accept or sign a contract. Did the facility say that they want