NedRN

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  1. Negotiating in travel nursing

    NedRN replied to Guest10/16/15's topic in Travel

    Again, negotiation means you have to be willing to walk. Start talking to other agencies if you believe your compensation is inadequate. If you Google GSA per diem you will get to the site with legal...

  2. Negotiating in travel nursing

    NedRN replied to Guest10/16/15's topic in Travel

    Yes, you would think every agency would have QA down. However, it is not just the agency, it is common that hospital's HR or employee health get picky about stupid stuff, like Hep B vaccination proof...

  3. HELP WITH pay PACAKGES

    NedRN replied to cincin1222's topic in Travel

    Second

  4. HELP WITH pay PACAKGES

    NedRN replied to cincin1222's topic in Travel

    Here is the second

  5. Accepting Job Offer without Seeing Contract

    NedRN replied to TravelLusting's topic in Travel

    Sorry about that implication. No, I was talking about what you say to the manager on the initial interview. There is nothing they could do about interfering with a third party agency's hiring...

  6. Accepting Job Offer without Seeing Contract

    NedRN replied to TravelLusting's topic in Travel

    Big T said it exactly right. It turns around the situation for a salesperson (the recruiter) and puts them in a box. You should also say something similar to the interviewing manager so she doesn't...

  7. Accepting Job Offer without Seeing Contract

    NedRN replied to TravelLusting's topic in Travel

    That is a wild and scary story. So American Mobile is refusing to let travelers see a contract until they agree unseen. Once that is done, the contract is sent and found to be unacceptable. The...

  8. Per diem at home

    NedRN replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    Sure, that makes sense. Rather than be tied down by a quota of 3 days a month, negotiate! See if they will be OK with 12 days every four months. An annual requirement would be even better, allowing...

  9. Onward Healthcare

    NedRN replied to DreameRN's topic in Travel

    I can't speak from personal experience, or even other folk's comments, but I can provide some background that may be useful or interesting. Kevin Clark was the key person who started Cross Country...

  10. Per diem at home

    NedRN replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    What is your motivation to do per diem? Benefits, bolstering tax home status, safety

  11. First timer hoping for New Orleans

    NedRN replied to roadtoamidwife's topic in Travel

    Base pay and differentials are meaningless for travel nurses. There is an all inclusive bill rate per hour paid per specialty. Shift and experience don't affect that bill rate. Your pay has components...

  12. First travel assignment

    NedRN replied to eiramac27's topic in Travel

    You want to know if you are being offered competitive compensation? The only way to find out is to call other agencies. How do you find out competitive prices on anything? Shop

  13. Travel nursing and insurance

    NedRN replied to rnrn08's topic in Travel

    No idea what most travelers do, but there are some who take agency insurance, those who get their own from the ACA healthcare exchange or privately, or COBRA their current insurance. Lots of options....

  14. New to traveling...California?

    NedRN replied to belliniRN's topic in Travel

    Yes, check out other agencies. If you don't, you will never know what the market rate is for your experience and specialty in a given area. Also, having a Plan B if your first plan goes sour for any...

  15. Terrible case of jitters - going into home health travel nursing

    NedRN replied to RRRNNN's topic in Travel

    Home health, hospice, house supervisor, clinic, case management, and just about any specialty that nurses do have travel needs

  16. Can your contract end d/t low census

    NedRN replied to scrubs01's topic in Travel

    Start by swearing an oath never to work at HCA hospitals

  17. Can your contract end d/t low census

    NedRN replied to scrubs01's topic in Travel

    Do you have an employee handbook? The missing language is probably in there. Yes, you should get your time for the two weeks. However, there may also be a call off policy in the

  18. Terrible case of jitters - going into home health travel nursing

    NedRN replied to RRRNNN's topic in Travel

    Prophecy is simply a third party testing site. All agencies have stuff like skills checklists, medication testing, OHSHA training and so on, and some use third parties. Skills checklists are almost...

  19. Terrible case of jitters - going into home health travel nursing

    NedRN replied to RRRNNN's topic in Travel

    You are right to do the skills checklist accurately. Where you may be missing the boat is dealing with an agency with just a couple of jobs and a recruiter who is non-clinical. Assignments vary widely...

  20. I accidentally submitted myself twice for the same hospital

    NedRN replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    You can ask if they have two profiles on you. It is possible that staffing only gave one to the manager. Manager won't care as long as she gets

  21. I accidentally submitted myself twice for the same hospital

    NedRN replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    The usual playground rules are the first agency to submit wins, but some hospitals just rule out that traveler altogether to avoid squabbling (unless you happen to be L&D which I recall that you...

  22. traveler's conference-live scan for california

    NedRN replied to classicaldreams's topic in Travel

    Sorry if I raised anyone's expectations about getting a Live Scan done at the Travelers Conference. I was overly exuberant. The DOJ said no. Not sure how definite that no (one company said is was...

  23. Awesome FB Groups for TN

    NedRN replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    I asked Candy at Gypsy Nurse about this today and this is her reply: Re: FB privacy We do offer a member the option to allow us to post for them in delicate situations. This maintains their anonymity...

  24. High pay or location?

    NedRN replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    Supply and demand means that pay and location are linked. Yes, Detroit in the winter will likely pay a lot more than San Diego. That is a personal balance you will have to figure out on your own....

  25. Awesome FB Groups for TN

    NedRN replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    I'm really going to have to learn more about Facebook. But from the context of your post, privacy is a good thing for those discussing specific agency or hospital issues (had no idea that might work...