dar115

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1. First Travel Job: UCLA...housing?

   dar115 replied to MissRN0520's topic in Travel

   For your first assignment, its best to have the company house you. It's stress free and you don't have to worry about what you have to bring to your assignment if the company provides you the housing....

2. Does your agency provide free insurance?

   dar115 replied to dar115's topic in Travel

   I know exactly what you mean. Nothing is ever free anymore with travel nurse. I also spend $500 a month for me and my wife. We have the most expensive but very reliable insurance. We both don't have...

3. Does your agency provide free insurance?

   dar115 posted a topic in Travel

   Hello, I was just wondering, does your current agency provide free healthcare insurance? What I mean by "free" is that do they completely pay for you or your family healthcare insurance without taking...

4. Stanford travel / Level I teaching facility in CA

   dar115 replied to sarahc331's topic in Travel

5. Stanford travel / Level I teaching facility in CA

   dar115 replied to sarahc331's topic in Travel

   Do you think it's better idea to accept company's housing than taking the housing stipend itself here in the Bay Area? I'm traveling with family and I'm just afraid a low hourly isn't going to support...

6. Texas or florida? Ready to leave california

   dar115 replied to MsMorningGlory's topic in Travel

   I've lived in Houston TX my whole life. Never lived in Florida so I can't compare. Did travel nursing to get away from Houston and to explore what different cities in the US could offer. Houston is a...

7. Travel nursing and relationships..How do you make it work?

   dar115 replied to Lunalitsa's topic in Travel

   I'm a traveling nurse and I've met a fellow traveler who brought his wife and child along his assignments. The child was homeschooled so it worked out in their end. And they brought two cars...

8. Return time to taxed /resident home

   dar115 replied to dar115's topic in Travel

   Thank you Ned. I just hear a lot of rumors that I have to go home for two weeks or a month to my taxed home. Great

9. Return time to taxed /resident home

   dar115 posted a topic in Travel

   Hello, I've been a travel nurse for less than a year and I'm still new to this. Does anyone know how long I have to stay when I return to my taxed home? Ex: days? Weeks? Months? per year. My resident...

10. Pay Package Evaluation!

    dar115 replied to TravelCCRN's topic in Travel

    Will do. Thanks for all your

11. Pay Package Evaluation!

    dar115 replied to TravelCCRN's topic in Travel

    Yeah that make sense. Thanks Ned! I do feel that my hourly is low but I am happy with my recruiter. She helps me out with whatever I need or when situations

12. Pay Package Evaluation!

    dar115 replied to TravelCCRN's topic in Travel

    So the only way to find out if your pay is fair is to talk to different companies and choose the best

13. Landed a great job... Now what?

    dar115 replied to ruralccnurse's topic in Travel

    How did you set up the negotiated rate from your hospital with extended stay? Did you tell the front desk you work at X hospital or did you tell them you work with Y Agency? Please help.

14. Pay Package Evaluation!

    dar115 replied to TravelCCRN's topic in Travel

    I'm taking the housing stipend and finding my own place. Silicon Valley area not sure what specific hospital it is but they said Santa Clara

15. Pay Package Evaluation!

    dar115 replied to TravelCCRN's topic in Travel

    I'm wondering the same thing about my pay for upcoming assignment in Silicon Valley. The agency is quoting me hourly rate as low as $19/hr, $28.50 OT (after 8 hrs work), $40/day for meals tax free,...