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    Does being a Travel Nurse REALLY put more money in your pocket???

    perfexion replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Travel

    I have kids. I have a toddler and I just had a baby 4 months ago. My partner and I take turns staying home for 6 months. They all travel with me (for now). Once the kids start school I'll probably...
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    Cancelled shifts

    perfexion posted a topic in Travel

    I was scheduled to work 7p-7a but the staffing office called me at 5 and told me that they don't need me at 7p and to come in from 11-7 instead. Does this count as a cancelled shift? My contract...
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    Need advice STAT!

    perfexion replied to tara36278's topic in Travel

    I was submitted by two different agencies for the assignment I'm on now. I was also freaking out but it was no big deal. I got to travel with the agency I wanted. The hospital needed a travel nurse....
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    26 week contracts

    perfexion posted a topic in Travel

    I just signed a 26 week contract in NorCal. I was given the option of 8, 13 and 26 weeks but my recruiter and the account manager for the hospital said that at some point that particular hospital will...
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    26 week contracts

    perfexion replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    I only took the 26 week contract because it paid the most money. I wouldn't lock myself into a 6 month commitment unless it was financially beneficial. I still kinda regret it though especially if...
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    Las Vegas Assignment

    perfexion replied to Muggle721's topic in Travel

    Every traveler I have spoken to who have gone to Vegas on assignment has hated it. I don't know why and I don't want to know. I'd rather remember Vegas for the fun
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    Traveling Nursing

    perfexion replied to vickiv13's topic in Travel

    I've never done med surg. I've been an OB nurse for 6 years. I've always said that if I had to do med surg I would've quit nursing a long time ago. I started in antepartum then went to labor and...
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    travel agency recommendations for west coast

    perfexion replied to Bulldogjdub1's topic in Travel

    I'm in NorCal right now with Flexcare. They have a lot of California assignments and they give a generous housing stipend plus meals and
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    OK, I can travel...but where??

    perfexion replied to Concerto_in_C's topic in Travel

    I did an assignment in central valley California earlier this year. The housing there was dirt cheap. In fact I completely relocated to that area after my assignment ended and now I rent a huge 5...
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    Does being a Travel Nurse REALLY put more money in your pocket???

    perfexion replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Travel

    I think you got a raw deal. That's definitely not typical in my
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    $10,000 a month?

    perfexion posted a topic in Travel

    I keep seeing all these Facebook advertisements for travel nurse agencies that boast travel nurses make $10,000 a month. There are always comments that shoot down that statement like, "Who are these...
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    Does being a Travel Nurse REALLY put more money in your pocket???

    perfexion replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Travel

    I'm not a BSN but I have 3 NCC certifications and I'm a breastfeeding
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    Does being a Travel Nurse REALLY put more money in your pocket???

    perfexion replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Travel

    Labor and delivery. I didn't realize it was such a hot specialty until I started traveling. I thought only ICU and OR were high paying
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    Does being a Travel Nurse REALLY put more money in your pocket???

    perfexion replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Travel

    For me it is. I get travel reimbursement and a very generous weekly stipend so it's almost like all of that stuff is free, plus my hourly wage is more than what I was making as a staff nurse. I have...
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    Do you have any tips for telephone interview for a travel nursing job?

    perfexion replied to empatheticRN's topic in Travel

    I didn't even have an interview for my current assignment. My recruiter told the manager I was interviewing with another hospital and they automatically offered me the position. Travel nurse...
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    Best Travel Nurse Agencies

    perfexion replied to Bulldogjdub1's topic in Travel

    Fastaff. Best pay and free housing. My first two assignments were with them. They always took care of me. However I'm currently cheating on them with another agency for reasons totally unrelated to...
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    Travel Nursing and RN Licensure

    perfexion replied to SmBasol's topic in Travel

    I've never had an agency take care of licensure for me. The first question my recruiter asked me was what states am I licensed in? I told her only NY and she told me that I could travel in upstate NY...
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    bedside to wah

    perfexion replied to NRS86's topic in Telephone Triage

    I was an L&D traveler but when I had my baby 3 months ago I got a WAH job. I loved it. It was seriously the best nursing job I've ever had. I loved the hours, the flexibility and the work was...
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    Lisa Miller Seminars?

    perfexion replied to SeattleRS24's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would like to think that you should at least know the basics of EFM. I've been to a seminar and I think that if you didn't know the lingo or were unfamiliar with the basic concepts of EFM you...
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    L & D travelers

    perfexion replied to maggiesulfate's topic in Travel

    I'm an LD traveler and I circulate all the time. I don't scrub though. I had an assignment last year where I was in the OR pretty much daily. I don't know if it was required for me to circulate but I...
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    Affordable housing in the SF Bay Area

    perfexion replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    I looked in Pacifica. It's $4000 for a one bedroom there too. Geez Louise! I used to live in NYC so I know how it feels to live in an overpriced closet but even in NYC there's areas with cheaper rent...
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    Anyone been to St Johns in Oxnard, CA

    perfexion replied to devulms21's topic in Travel

    I just turned down an offer from that hospital for the same reason. The pay was too low considering the cost of living for the area. I would've been paying my entire housing stipend and then some....
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    Cannot find housing, HELP! (Boston)

    perfexion replied to michlynn's topic in Travel

    You didn't find anything with furnished finders???? They do all the work and they have deferred
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    Telehealth interview in 2 days

    perfexion replied to klhmom's topic in Telephone Triage

    When I interviewed for Fonemed they gave me a bunch of scenarios. Like if you have a 68 year old man with chest pain, a newborn with a fever, a teenager with a spider bite and a pregnant woman with...
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    Accepting Job Offer without Seeing Contract

    perfexion replied to TravelLusting's topic in Travel

    I verbally accepted my offer before the contract was drawn up but my company gives a detailed breakdown of my assignment including the breakdown of my pay. I work for Flexcare