withlove89

Hello Sabadudu! I was a SANE nurse briefly, and we were getting on call $300 per case if we were called in, after they revamped the program. Before, I think it was time and a half or something like that. Hope this helps and hope you get what you deserve pay wise :) this is in Pennsylvania btw.

Thank you, nedrn. Does "pending review of the contract" just mean/let them know I'm not accepting officially until I review the written contract? Also, would I still be able to ask my recruiter for more money at this point? Thanks for for all your input!

Mind you I pay my rent back home still and will have to find rent in LA as well. Making 3200 bi weekly. So that's why it doesn't sound like enough to me. Isn't LA expensive??!

I am getting kind of frustrated because it seems like every assignment I go on I find other travelers from different companies on my same assignment that are getting paid a lot more than I am. Mind you, this is only my second assignment. I ended up switching companies and ended up looking at the West Coast with American mobile. I was trying to work with different companies and it seems like American mobile was going to give me more than travel nurse across America (who I was with originally) But maybe I wasn't negotiating the right way? Because somehow I am ending up with less than I thought. I have several questions. First at of all, is a verbal contract legally binding? If it is then I guess I am stuck. And second, can anyone tell me if this sounds like a sufficient/best/appropriate pay for ER nurse at Kaiser in Downey CA? 36 hours/week 13 week assignment reg: $28/hr (first 8 hours) $42/hr (last 4 hrs) conposite= $32.67/hr per diem $35/day untaxed take home= 997/week. Housing included. Now if if I took the housing stipend, I would end up with $1600/week. Of of everything ive seen advertised, this seems astonishingly low. I should've checked out other agencies and had them quote me their rates before agreeing to this assignment. Darn it. What was I thinking. Now I am wondering if I am out of luck and too late? I didnt sign sign anything written, but I've heard that agencies try to trick you by agreeing to a "verbal contract" that way they can tell the hospital you're in, but if you back out before signing the written one, that hospital won't want you anymore as a traveler. Is this true? Am I stuck with this contract because I verified a verbal agreement?

Could you perhaps tell me what an ER Job at Kaiser 36hour/week pay might be like with American mobile? After er calculating the blended rate, it comes to 44/hr, and that's including the stipend. Doesn't that sound low??? Plus they only offer 40 cents per 250miles which ends up being 100 bucks to get from the east coast to the west cost.

What kind of experience is typically necessary to do rapid response? I'm an er nurse and would like to know how to break I to rapid response. Thanks!

How can you find out which ones are smaller or bigger? Thanks!

Let me know if you're going to boston! IM headed to plymouth ma July 20!

. Where the heck were you making$60/hr and $300/week? Please tell me.

This may sound silly but....how do you get to and from the zipcar then if you have no car?

glad its not just me haha we can commiserate!

Thank you for your response. Do you happen to know if there is a time frame between when you begin a state's application for licensure and when you complete sending everything in? I am considering holding the license verification portion until I am ready to apply for a job in VA again. What do you think?

Thanks for your response. I am a first time traveler and have been at my first job 2.5 years, so I suppose it's a young person's mistake to be disillusioned into thinking that payroll should be astute at their job. Learning a lot in my twenties. thanks again

Thank you so much for your response. I know that it's the governments money. But my point is that I am frustrated because I caught the problem. If I didn't say anything, then it wouldn't have been caught for a long time. So yes, it is a good thing that I caught the problem. But as far as I am concerned, it is THEIR responsibility to not give me tax advantage--- because i did not sign up for it! I knew i wasn't supposed to because I am still living in my apt 10mi away from the hospital. They did anyway. I'm not sure what you are saying about VA license? I know I will not get reimbursed until the end of my assignment there, should I go there. What I did not know is that if they send my application to a hospital there (VA) and the position is already full, now I will not get reimbursed even if I go there within 6-12 months. Actually, I just realized that I submitted everything for VA license except the nurse verification form (my state PA does not participate in nursys). Should I hang on to that part of the license submission until I am actually ready to apply to a job there this time?

I lost money by spending $240 on a license that I may never be reimbursed for, even though I still plan on using it. I just might not be able to use it within the next 6 months