Hi there! I have a friend who is a new traveler.She had to have dental work done in the day & she had to work that night and she had an allergic reaction to the mess & is worried the hospital won't accept her sick note from the dentist. Bc if...
I worked at Kaiser in San Diego. Great facility & I LOVED San Diego!! So much to do there & such a fun city!! You're going at the perfect time of year.
Hi there! I'm an L&D travel nurse, and was interested in working at UCLA for my next assignment. I've heard good things about it and how people really liked it there. Just curious if anyone else has done an assignment at UCLA, and what their ex...
Glad to hear you loved it there! Unfortunately there were no openings there in the timeframe I needed. So I decided to go with Kaiser West LAMC bc I wanted to be more so in that area of LA & close to Santa Monica. Fingers crossed that I have a go...
Hi! I just wanted to see if anyone has run into this issue. I was planning on taking AMN housing bc my next assignment will be in West LA. I hear traffic is horrendous & I wanted to live in the West LA area & near where I will be working. My ...
Hi there! So I'm an L&D travel nurse with AMN, and I'm currently doing my 3rd assignment in San Diego. I personally would like to go to Seattle in June for 13 weeks, and then the Phoenix area afterwards. I was just wondering if anyone had any...
I worked as an L&D staff nurse in Dallas, TX at Baylor University Medical Center for almost 2 years, and even went back to Irving, TX to work at Baylor Irving for a travel assignment. Yes, Texas does not have any unions, and you do work really h...
Hi there! I just had a quick question regarding my travel company contract. I'm working with AMN for a short 9 week assignment. There are 2 different weeks I could only work 2 days for that particular week. Reason being was the current hospital I'...
Hi there! I know this only will apply to Antepartum/L&D nurses, but I was wondering if anyone else was having these issues. Certain HCA facilities are requiring nurses to have intermediate fetal monitoring every 2 years. I have advanced b/c wh...
What exactly is the NCC certification? Because I may look into that if it makes things easier than worrying about doing both intermediate and advanced.
Hi there! I just accepted my very 1st travel assignment, and will be working in Matthews, NC in L&D at the Novant Med Center there. Just wanted to know others' opinions on the hospital as well as the area. I know Matthews is pretty small subur...
Hi there! I have a quick question regarding RN license renewal. I'm a travel nurse, and applied for licenses in Washington State and California. My California license will expire in 06/2016, but my Washington license along with my home state licen...
I had a job offer in TX, but unfortunately the pay was terrible. I hadn't seen pay that low since I was a new grad w/zero nursing experience. I toyed back and forth w/going ahead and taking the position or taking another assignment that was to becom...
So yes I understand from what you're saying that I will burn bridges with this company. However, I know for a fact I will not be returning to this company for various reasons that are too long to even tell. Personal issues I've had with the recruit...
Hi there! I've got offers from separate companies regarding working L&D at St. David's North and Seton Main in Austin, TX. Curious as to what other's experiences there were as a traveler, and if one facility would be better to work at over the o...
Hi! I just accepted an 8 week assignment at Seton Main in Austin for L&D starting in September. I just wanted to know if anyone else has worked out there, and what it was like? I know it's going to be busy, but I've worked at a hospital where ...
Thanks so much for all your advice. I know it's gonna be super busy, but my main thing is I want a good team working with me. My current assignment I feel like you're pretty much left out to dry, and don't get much help when it comes to admitting a...
Hi there! So I very much so would like to start my next assignment in Austin in September after my current contract in NC finishes in August. Ive been talking to my recruiter from CCTC and spoke with another one from AMN. The recruiter from AMN sai...
Ok thank you for letting me know that. That makes more sense as to why everyone was being cancelled, and having their contracts cancelled. Hoping there won't be an issue like that once I start looking for my 2nd assignment in August.
Ok thanks for the advice. I was a little hesitant about what to believe when the recruiter from AMN said they very rarely work with hospitals in Austin. I didn't know if she was trying to tell me about the cancellations to deter me from Austin, and...
I'm planning to travel and may have my 1st assignment lined up in Memphis. I've heard it's not the best/safest of cities regarding crime. I wanted to know if anyone has had an assignment here & how their experience was. I'm with American Mobile a...
Hi there! So I've been a nurse for 5 years and I worked at 4 different hospitals where I know yellow/red flags when I see them. However, I keep hearing a lot of nurses say with the 1st travel assignment you have to just take whatever comes your way,...
Thanks a bunch for the info. I am leaning towards a hospital in Matthews, NC that does about 100 deliveries a month through CCTC, and am also going to see what AMN has to offer as well. I just don't think right now I want to be at Dartmouth. More ...