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  1. Traveling to Cedar Sinai in LA

    NedRN replied to Bluebolt's topic in Travel

    Yup, why hire a medsurg nurse when you can get an ICU one for often the same bill rate? Pretend that you will be working in a specific ICU and float you

  2. DNS List for turning down a contract?

    NedRN replied to Soliloquy's topic in Travel

    You could. Kind of dumb. More likely to happen with a vendor manager. On your side, you don't want to be submitted for assignments you have no intention of taking (absent a real deal breaker...

  3. Travel nursing after gap in hospital experience - doable?

    NedRN replied to hakunamatata's topic in Travel

    What about hospice travel? Not having competitive experience may mean you have to take a cruddy first medsurg assignment. But if you survive, you should be OK going forward with proven travel...

  4. Housing, whats included?

    NedRN replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    Corporate housing includes linens, housewares, dishes, and cookware and may or may not include W/D. Standard agency housing may come with a built in microwave, furnished, utilities (with possible...

  5. Contract was terminated, help! do i list this job on my resume?

    NedRN replied to Roxy_Peet's topic in Travel

    You are golden! Forget about this and move on. Cheap lesson. But if you have ongoing health or personal issues that cause you to miss work, you might reconsider staff jobs. Travel instead as staff for...

  6. Contract was terminated, help! do i list this job on my resume?

    NedRN replied to Roxy_Peet's topic in Travel

    Good reference letters from a good hospital are, well good. However, you still need two current references from positions in the last 12 months. I have often found older written references valuable in...

  7. Contract was terminated, help! do i list this job on my resume?

    NedRN replied to Roxy_Peet's topic in Travel

    Nope, rehiring status is standard. Not getting references from every assignment, and not getting written references is doable, but is not optimizing your career. Doing so is professional, and it shows...

  8. Contract was terminated, help! do i list this job on my resume?

    NedRN replied to Roxy_Peet's topic in Travel

    I'm not aware that any BON can do this. All states have at-will employment (about 35 states have specific legislation and the rest are just common law) and if the nurse is not working under a...

  9. Contract was terminated, help! do i list this job on my resume?

    NedRN replied to Roxy_Peet's topic in Travel

    Contract work is very different than staff. You cannot be terminated at the drop of a hat (which is actually legal for staff who don't have a contract - no reason needed or "at-will" employment), but...

  10. Simple advice

    NedRN replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately if something happens), insurance is required of everyone by the ACA. You can get high deductible insurance (which I believe comes to your financial advantage...

  11. Simple advice

    NedRN replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    So I'm not sure you are really getting this insurance thing. As a staff employee, both you and your wife are getting heavily subsidized insurance as a benefit. The true cost if you ask your...

  12. Has anyone worked at any of the Sutter Hospitals as a traveler or contingent staff

    NedRN replied to positivethinker's topic in Travel

    You are asking for info related to a post from a year and a half ago so that poster may or may not respond. If you ask what information you want, you might get some! For example, if you simply want...

  13. Simple advice

    NedRN replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    No, you are not tied to one agency. But most agencies have crappy insurance and many to most don't have to provide insurance that meets ACA standards. For an eye opener, ask your the benefits person...

  14. Simple advice

    NedRN replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    Are you aware of what health insurance really costs? You are probably looking at between $800 to $1,600 a month for insurance that covers both of you, with a $5,000 annual

  15. Simple advice

    NedRN replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    If her health insurance covers you both at a subsidized cost, it might be worth keeping. Part time

  16. Simple advice

    NedRN replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    Until you stop taking local jobs (ones you can commute from home versus having to rent closer to the assignment), compare travel pay closely with staff pay. Staff can be better, especially when you...

  17. Traveling to Cedar Sinai in LA

    NedRN replied to Bluebolt's topic in Travel

    I did a pediatric rotation there in nursing school. I had never seen hospital hallways carpeted before! Very wealthy patient population. Some jokes about it being a Jewish hospital but there is no...

  18. Aureus Medical - Anyone with experience with this company?

    NedRN replied to hes2371rn's topic in Travel

    Google "Aureus travel nurse reviews" and do some reading. In my opinion, they are the worst agency in existence for travel nurses and have held that spot for over a dozen years. They are seriously...

  19. Traveling with spouse in tow

    NedRN replied to ierland's topic in Travel

    Lots of retail everywhere, ManPower, tutoring, and hospitals often have transport or housekeeping jobs at better than fast food pay. He could also manage your career dealing with agencies and sorting...

  20. Travel Nursing- Flexcare

    NedRN replied to karlenepatrick's topic in Travel

    While Flexcare has a historically bad rep (perhaps largely from its per diem business), it seems to be doing better recently. The more important question is why you are putting all your eggs in one...

  21. California OT question

    NedRN replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    If you are indeed getting overtime after 8, that cannot be taken away. But picture a forth and fifth shift. First 8 hours of each shift will be straight time. Time after 12 hours is double time as are...

  22. Question on cancelled shifts

    NedRN replied to nursespinka's topic in Travel

    Great question! Important for every traveler. As I mentioned above, assignments fail to complete for all reasons (including those that never work day one) at a rate of one in ten. You can do far...

  23. Question on cancelled shifts

    NedRN replied to nursespinka's topic in Travel

    Completion bonuses are a risk. For the whole industry, there is about a 10% falloff rate. That is industry lingo meaning one in ten assignments fail to complete. Let us say you counted your $3,000...

  24. How do you handle references/supervisor requests as a travel nurse?

    NedRN replied to CaliBoy760's topic in Travel

    I never ask if anyone minds, I simply hand them a reference form and ask them to fill it out. Then they don't get inundated with calls and you know exactly what they said. That limits the risk of...

  25. How do you handle references/supervisor requests as a travel nurse?

    NedRN replied to CaliBoy760's topic in Travel

    Asking for supervisor's name and contact? That seems unusual to me, generally what is asked for is references. If that is what they really want, give them the name and number of your recruiter. The...