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  1. Clinical Field Specialist or Medical Product Sales

    jhayroe posted a topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I would like to become a clinical field specialist for a medical device or product. I would also consider being a medical device salesperson. What is the best way to get started? I have over four...

  2. Clinical Field Specialist or Medical Product Sales

    jhayroe replied to jhayroe's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Difficult to say because nursing salaries vary completely by where you are based in the country. I know as a travel nurse, nurses in the Southeast make very low salaries (unfortunately) while nurses...

  3. NICU nursing application question

    jhayroe replied to NurseCait220's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Good luck to you! It was also my dream to start in NICU nursing, which I was very lucky to get the opportunity to get a coveted NICU residency slot when I graduated. I think your answer was a good...

  4. Clinical Field Specialist or Medical Product Sales

    jhayroe replied to jhayroe's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    One year later and here is my follow up: I finally did secure a job in the medical device industry. Here was my experience: I applied to about 50 different jobs utilizing job search engines: Indeed,...

  5. Travel Nurse Buddy

    jhayroe replied to jskgx2's topic in Travel

    Hi I'm a 25 year old single RN in Hawaii. I work in NICU at Kapiolani. I love it here and will probably be out here for the next 8 months. But I would love to have some friends to go to the beach...

  6. Anyone Work for Tenet Health or Parallon Workforce?

    jhayroe replied to jnh911's topic in Travel

    I was happy with Parallon. Just keep in mind Parallon can only staff HCA hospitals. So if you want to work in Texas where they have a lot of HCA hospitals this will be great. This is the best way...

  7. Tax Benefits besides "Housing"

    jhayroe replied to mustang_convt's topic in Travel

    I recommend checking out the traveltax.com This guy was a travel RT/accountant and can do your taxes, answer questions and there are also helpful worksheets for figuring out deductions. I am not good...

  8. Best travel nurse agencies

    jhayroe replied to agatka's topic in Travel

    There are hundreds of agencies out there. I would just would NOT recommend TaleMed. A company which no one is heard of, but was very highly rated by Highway hypodermics. That was why I applied with...

  9. Austin, Dallas & Houston: Which City is Best for RNS?

    jhayroe replied to MsMorningGlory's topic in Travel

    I am from AZ and had 2 years experience before starting my career as a traveler in Texas. I agree with the post by nusretaminator and think it is accurate description of what you might find in Texas....

  10. Austin, Dallas & Houston: Which City is Best for RNS?

    jhayroe replied to MsMorningGlory's topic in Travel

    I am from AZ and had 2 years experience before starting my career as a traveler in Texas. I agree with this post and think it is accurate description of what you might find in Texas. I did 1.5...

  11. Travel nurse jobs in downtown Chicago

    jhayroe posted a topic in Travel

    Does anyone have any information about travel nursing jobs in downtown Chicago? Most recruiters have told me that it is very rare for there to be open travel nursing jobs in downtown Chicago. Does...

  12. Agency Nursing in Downtown Chicago

    jhayroe posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    I'm a travel nurse looking to go to Chicago for the summer. Most recruiters have told me that it is very rare for there to be open travel nursing jobs in downtown Chicago. Does anyone have any advice...

  13. Parallon

    jhayroe replied to Lovelymo79's topic in Agency Nurses

    I am a traveler through Parallon contracted at St. David's North, but I work in the NICU, so my advice may not fully apply to you. I really like working for Parallon and I think my pay is good as is...

  14. Feedback on travel agencies?

    jhayroe replied to TravelNewbie's topic in Agency Nurses

    TaleMed is terrible. I did my first ever travel assignment through them and would not go with them ever again. My housing was an extended stay hotel that was disgusting, and no one did much to find...

  15. What is the difference between travel nursing and local per-diem contracts?

    jhayroe replied to 50kn's topic in Agency Nurses

    I am a travel nurse. I don't have experience as an agency/per-diem local nurse. My understanding is that you are considered a "travel nurse" if your tax residence is more than 50 miles away from the...

  16. how is travel nursing pay set up?

    jhayroe replied to tvm4315's topic in Travel

    I'm a traveler, and yes, the pay breakdown is confusing, especially at first. I have another question. I had one company that wanted to pay me $30/hour, but divided it up between $15/hour pay, then...

  17. Travel Nursing in Dallas

    jhayroe replied to ChristyV's topic in Travel

    I just started travel nursing 8 months ago and my first assignment was in Arlington, which is inbetween Dallas and Fort Worth. I'm from Arizona. I applied to several companies but TaleMed was the...

  18. advice needed ED travel nursing in Bay Area

    jhayroe replied to germsjackson's topic in Travel

    I know Stanford has posted positions for travel nurses (about 40 min away from San Fran), but that was for

  19. Virgin Islands!

    jhayroe replied to TheWorldA's topic in Agency Nurses

    What hospitals in the VI take travelers and what agencies do they

  20. "company hopping?"

    jhayroe replied to NurseCupcake87's topic in Travel

    If you are looking for a travel job in Dallas I recommend applying with Parallon. Parallon is a company that specifically staffs HCA hospitals and they will be able to offer you the highest pay rate...

  21. How Many Licenses do you Have?

    jhayroe replied to abcnurse123's topic in Travel

    I have AZ, CA and I am now working on getting IL. I sent in my application, but I'm waiting to hear back. I'm considering getting a MA license since I'm not sure if I would be able to get a job in...

  22. New Grad-Interested in Travel Nursing

    jhayroe replied to kmschwass02's topic in Travel

    As a travel nurse you can only expect to get 2 days orientation tops, and some places only will give you as little as 4 hours. You need to have very strong nursing skills before jumping into that...

  23. Reputable Agencies for a new travel nurse

    jhayroe replied to GoNightingale's topic in Travel

    Hi I am a travel nurse with almost 3 years nursing experienced in NICU and 8 months as a travel RN (3 contracts thus far, all in TX). I started initially working with TaleMed (as recommended by...

  24. Nurse Agency Help/ Chicago Job Market

    jhayroe replied to ashfost's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Hi my name is Jillian and I am looking for the same thing, but for NICU. I am currently a travel RN. I know it is tough to find travel jobs in Chicago, so I was considering agency nursing. I have...

  25. California license by endorsement

    jhayroe replied to L&DWendy's topic in Travel

    Wow that is ridiculous! However I shouldn't be that surprised with what a hassle it is to get a license from California. I am licensed in AZ. I applied beginning of September (I got my fingerprint...