cathlabtraveler

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1. Benefits And Bonuses

   cathlabtraveler replied to cdngirl's topic in Travel

   i don't think that is something that they can do. you just have to speak with a broker, financial planner, etc and they can rollover you retirement funds into another account.

2. Benefits And Bonuses

   cathlabtraveler replied to cdngirl's topic in Travel

   i've worked for Advanced Medical Staffing, MSN, Club Staffing, Integrity Healthcare. They've all given me a car stipend and meal stipend. And I've talked to other companies that I haven't worked for yet that offer the same. and no, they don't rearran...

3. want to start my own travel agency

   cathlabtraveler replied to stat's topic in Travel

   i've seen bill rates up to almost $80. i saw a bill rate for my assignment in alabama and it was over $70. i am making more $$ on my current assignment so the company is either taking a smaller cut or charging a higher rate here. i thought about bein...

4. Salary & experience

   cathlabtraveler replied to foxyhill21's topic in Travel

   i'm work in the cath lab. from alabama, to arizona, to the northeast. not all the assignments i've been offered pay that well, but i only accept the ones that do.

5. Salary & experience

   cathlabtraveler replied to foxyhill21's topic in Travel

   you could try club staffing, amstaffinginc.com, medsource travelers for starters. i think i talk to almost a dozen different companies. i've worked with club. i'm hopefully gonna have an assignment in june with amstaffing. and a traveler i'm working ...

6. Salary & experience

   cathlabtraveler replied to foxyhill21's topic in Travel

   the company should provide housing and pay for the utilities/phone/cable. if they don't i would find another co. as far as exp., you should have at the VERY least one year exp in the area you are wanting to work. because you will be expected to hit t...

7. Reopro on Step-down unit

   cathlabtraveler replied to Bwick's topic in Cardiac

   A trial come out a few years ago that aggrasstat did very poorly in. After that it pretty much has gone by the waist side. And I've seen reopro do some amazing things in the cathlab. And I've been in labs that still just use Heparin only.

8. looking for travel nursing expereinces

   cathlabtraveler replied to jenna_rn's topic in Travel

   pros: money, new places, new people, you don't have to get involved in the "politics" cons:you're potentially moving every 3 months, the new people & places could suck, could hate the job, i love to travel, see new places and meet new people. i d...

9. What do cath lab nurses do?

   cathlabtraveler replied to RN34TX's topic in Cardiac

   with cathlab comes call. different labs have different amounts of call depending on the amount of staff. there are small labs where the nurse is on call 24/7 for 7days on then 7 off. larger labs are able to spread the call among more staff. a team h...

10. looking for travel nursing expereinces

    cathlabtraveler replied to jenna_rn's topic in Travel

    also try the delphiforums.com. the travel nurse and therapist section there is pretty helpful. http://forums.delphiforums.com/travelnurses

11. What do cath lab nurses do?

    cathlabtraveler replied to RN34TX's topic in Cardiac

    in some states techs can and do give meds, just fyi Mark

12. What do cath lab nurses do?

    cathlabtraveler replied to RN34TX's topic in Cardiac

    shifts vary from 8-12 hrs. call usually depends on the size of the lab and number of nurses. ie, in a one lab cath lab with only 2 RN's on staff you will pull a ton of call. but in bigger labs with more staff call is less. in some states RT's can giv...

13. cardiac question

    cathlabtraveler replied to SABOOTHECAT's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a cath lab rn. The heart cath is not a very risky procedure. I know that's easy for me to say since it's not me on the table. But the test itself has a very low risk as far as invasive procedures go. And since you continue to have changes to your...

14. New Travel Nurse

    cathlabtraveler replied to incognito's topic in Travel

    right now i'm making a little over $30/hr. guar 40hr/wk. great housing, all utilities paid. some co's only give you a stipend for utilities. i also get a daily car allowance and food allowance. not all co will give you this. so i've just taken assign...

15. need new travel agency

    cathlabtraveler replied to kielbasi23's topic in Travel

    i've been happy with club staffing. they pay better than the offers i've received from rn network. they did try to place me in an extended stay for my first assignment. but i just told them that i wouldn't do that and they worked it out.