sweetgurly25

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  1. How do I know I am "ready" to be a travel nurse

    I decided to become a travel nurse when I tried agency nursing for a few months. Once I did that I got an assignement close to home then I started traveling out of state. Good Luck.
  2. HCA South Florida

    be prepared for it to be the worst assignment yet. stay away
  3. verbal contract with American Mobile Nursing

    As far as i know its not valid until you sign a contract.
  4. Baycare Tampa Bay

    i work for baycare mobile pool as a ms/tele nurse. My contract ends this month and it will probably be my last for a while. I have worked at morton plant, northbay, countryside and st anthonys. some floors in morton plant are decent than orders. my f...
  5. Seattle

    hrn services staffs there
  6. HCA South Florida

    thanks for the info. hca are bad
  7. Do you make your own schedule?

    all the travel contracts i have have been self schedule and i do get what i put except for a few occasions. Next time right the dates you want off in your contract.
  8. Advice on 1st assignment

    That is quite unusual. Is your hrs for orientation week guaranteed? contact the manager and let her/him know now.
  9. Agencies? Which one to choose?

    AMN is the big agency sometimes it will feel like you are just a number to them because they are a big company with lots of overhead costs. a smaller agency might appreiciate you more and pay more. i havent heard of any of the other agencies, keep do...
  10. Pediatric travel nursing in Phoenix

    I have worked for banner and they are good. they had some issues this year with census so i cancelled my contract. overall its a well organized hospital system. they do provide you housing and you pay utilities (nice properties). pm if you want more ...
  11. Travel Nurse

    it is very hard to give you specific numbers, every hospital, agency and specialty pay is different. you can call different agencies and see what the average pay for your specialty
  12. What cars do you all drive?

    I have Toyota camry 09. I want a Honda crv
  13. Switching Specialties as a Traveler

    hey, I am ms/tele nurse for 5 years, traveling for 3years and i am sick of the floor. I want to switch specialties so bad (ER/ICU) but i am afraid it would be difficult since i am not a staff. I just wanted some advice on how to do this. I dont mind ...
  14. Switching Specialties as a Traveler

    thanks for the input
  15. Cape Cod Hospital- Hyannis, MA

    how did you apply for the job? I am looking to work there during the summer
  16. Do you need a certain personality for travel?

    I am lucky enough to have worked with outgoing nurses and also found some travelers in my hospitals to hang wth. I found that its better to show you are a team player and prove your worth than to confide in a cubicle, not talking to anyone ( i despis...
  17. I have been thinking about being a traveling nurse. Is it worth it?

    My advice to you is to have a bit of savings before you travel. Own your craft, the hospitals you work for expect you to hit the ground running your first day. You only get 1 shift orientation and thats it. I love traveling because of the change of e...
  18. Fingerprinting for Cali RN license

    I flew to sacramento to get my cali license. there is actually a livescan place not too far from the board of nursing.
  19. Where do you work in the summer?

    what ned said.
  20. 4 weeks notice

    You can do either. You can take a short term time off or wait till you get an assignment then give notice. However as a newbie that might take a while. what is you specialty? I quit before i had assgnment because i wanted time off. It took 4months fo...
  21. PCU in Mountainview hospital in Las Vegas

    las vegas hospitals are tough. good luck if you get this one.
  22. extremely new to travel HELP!

    I found that alot of bad reviews from companies come from bad experience with a recruiter. My friend loves cross country but so many nurses hate. her recruiter is awesome and vice versa.
  23. housing ideas in west hills,ca

    hey guys i need some help with locating affordable housing in Los angeles, CA. I just got offered a position in west hills and i know its an expensive area (west LA). any ideas on where to find cheaper apts or areas to live that wont be a hassle with...
  24. Nurses RX..who has traveled with them?

    alot depends on your recruiter not the company. i have ****** recruiter great company and vice versa.
  25. traveling nurse in las vegas

    run run run, if you want to keep your licence vegas is not a good place to work. the floors there give 8-9patient one cna for 36 patients. good luck