I just got a call from my recruiter and he offered me $36, so I think $34 is alright for starting out. I don't know much about per diem work and it would seem those that do aren't reading this post....
You are right, there are not many med surg jobs out there. I'm an ED nurse and there are plenty of jobs. Sounds like you have done your home work, you have picked some good companies and talked to...
Narrow it down some. What are you really looking for? Pay, location, hours? Family, have a perm home, looking for a perm home? Read everything you can; here and the other boards/blogs out there....
So ironic. I just got off the phone w flexcare. I was pleased, one thing she said right off the top was that they did not negotiate much on pay packages but that was the only thing that gave me any...
I have also been looking at Alaska, sorry there were no other posts here. How did things turn out? What city were you looking at and what company did you travel