globetrotterRN

You don't need sponsorship for the TN, it's technically a status and not a visa. Instead of being stamped in as a visitor, you are stamped in with work privileges. The first thing you will need to do is apply for your CGFNS visa screen certificate. T...

Like many others on here, I have just graduated with my FNP and am currently looking for a job. I have been contacted by several recruiters about locum positions. I am wondering, however, if this is a good choice for a new grad NP. I have been an RN ...

I'm looking at doing Hawaii next as well. Just wondering if anyone has shipped their car there instead of renting. Average cost is about $2200 to and from California. Last time I rented a car for an assignment it cost me $1200/month with insurance, e...

I have my CA license now.. I applied 3 years ago and was rejected bc of my missing SSN (they changed the rules between when I printed my forms and sent them in post NCLEX.. uggh). I reapplied in late March and had it in hand in early June this yr wit...

You won't be able to get a Cali license without your American SSN, and I'm thinking TX may be the same. I'm also Canadian and started with my MN license bc it's the easiest for us to write for. Before you apply for any licenses make sure you read thr...

I can prob guess the agency you are working with! When I started I was living overseas so I was calling the facilities bc my recruiter said the hospitals couldn't/wouldn't call internationally... I never managed to get a hold of anyone and when my re...

Glad to hear I'm not the only one have issues! I contacted one agency and asked to speak to a recruiter and I was told by the receptionist to fill out an application online and if they felt I was qualified someone would call me back...rude!

Soliant Health, they are based in Atlanta, GA so they have good relationships with the hospitals in the south. My recruiter was good at getting me something fast, just not necessarily in the areas I really wanted to be. But overall they are good to w...

I'm currently looking at moving to San Fran for my 3rd travel assignment. I've been working in North and South Carolina where the cost of living is much lower, but housing allowances are decent. Was looking at furnished apartments in san fran and the...

There are mutliple discussions on here re: travel pay rates, and travel vs staff pay rates. From my own experience I've now learned that financially I'm better off to go back to being regular staff. I've never been staff in this country (I'm Canadia...

Just wanted to share what I've learned from doing the travel thing as an international candidate :) It's the recruiter not the agency that makes the difference. You want to make sure that whoever you deal with is up to date with immigration laws and ...

From what I've learned so far travelling is that float pool and prn nurses make better rates than travellers, even with tax-frees factored in. We may be given a housing allowance, but unless you want to share with a creepy random off of craiglist or ...

Hey! I'm Canadian too and had the exact same issue. It's not so much that agencies won't hire you without an SSN, but it's getting your licenses without one. Many of the more popular state boards (ie Cali) won't even look at your application without ...

I'm in a similar situation. I have been looking for jobs in the SFO area and was super excited that I was offered an assignment (12N), until they told me the pay rates. On the website they had it listed as around $30/h. I had assumed that was the bas...

I'm looking at San Fran jobs and I was told by a coworker who had been out there travelling that pay rates are time and a half after 8 hours on 12 hour shifts in California. Is this a standard labour law or does it have to be negotiated?

Ok, another question about San Fran jobs :) I've been looking at the postings with a couple different companies who list their hourly rates with the assignment details. They are between $31-35/h, but the girls that have I spoken to at work who have g...

yeeks..... that all sounds way too complicated without an actual contract offer in front of me :S I'll prob just need to see what hourly/OT terms are offered and work out from there whether or not it sounds like a good rate overall. Thanks for the in...

on my first assignment the apt complex had free wifi. on my second one i got a prepay t-mobile hotspot 4g/lte ($180), it works just as fast as a normal wifi connection, costs $25-$50 depending on how much data you want to use (1.5-5G). not the greate...

I don't mind the questions, I lived in Australia for several years and answered the same sort of things nearly every day because I couldn't hide my accent. What I find annoying is not the asking about salary (people know better than to ask here) but ...

Unfortunately my company only offers stipends and I'm Canadian so I need to stay with them because of visa restrictions. Changing companies would be a much bigger hassle than finding my own apartment. I did a little more reseach and have found places...

I agree with sweetgurly... $10/h is way too low. I was accidently paid $15/h on my first pay for my first assignment and when I called my recruiter to have it fixed he told me that it would be 'illegal' to pay me that little. My understanding is that...

thanks for the info :) i get a little over that now and the average rent for corporate housing in the area is $1250. guess they don't adjust things for the housing markets

I've finally got my first travel assignment. Now i've been told that I need to take a telemetry quiz during orientation and if i don't pass i'm gone... I've been working emergency for 6 years and have my ACLS and know my standard arrhythmias and bloc...

got 97% :) It was kinda tricky though. There were standard arrythmias (vt, vf, etc), lots of blocks, and random escape and premature (atrial, venticular, junctional) beats... i did review before it and was glad i did... I had to calucatate rates and...

I don't have a car (well i do, but i left it in Australia). I've rented one for the time that I'm down here. After getting it they hit me with a surprise insurance surcharge and it's costing me a small fortune. I could get away without one, but I wan...