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Just finished talking to the recruiter and she didn't seem to want to budge off of the numbers. I quoted her on some other offers and what other travelers were getting at the same facility. She kept trying to tell me different agencies structure contracts differently. I asked her about extra shifts after working our contracted 3. She tried telling me, they could only pay us our base $20 and then $30 for extra shifts. She must think I'm an idiot, or her company's billing department are idiots. By her train of thought then, she is telling me that the hospital pays them less on the extra shifts worked. I think we are done with this company. Anyway I just want to clarify that the fair rate should be at least $30 base rate plus $2k-$3k for housing? Also is it just a matter of getting added benefits worked into a contract such as 401k, insurance, and meals and incidentals/per diem? Or is M&I's/per diem part of the $2k-$3k housing stipend? Thanks for any input and you guys helping out 2 new travelers.

Thanks for all of your input. We took the assignment, bc we were having trouble getting jobs. A lot of hospitals were rejecting our applications because I did not have enough nursing experience (2 years) but my gf had 4 years experience. We are both ED nurses with experience in everything ED related besides TNCC. We have received other quotes from other agencies but they all seem to be around the same amounts. We know we are in a bad contract, which is why I came on here to get a general idea of what pay should be in Cali. We are planning on applying to a couple of other agencie, so far we are with Emerald, Fastaff, CC, RN Network, and TNAA.

My gf and I are working an assignment in Cali under Cross Country. We like the hospital and want to extend, but our contract sucks. We did not know you can negotiate and we get no other benefits for working overtime. Our contract basically is $20 1st 8 and $30 last 4, $1100 housing and $235/week M&I. What should we expect to take home for working the base 3 days a week in Cali? I'm just asking, so if we can renegotiate there is a number I should be shooting for. Also is it possible to sign a new contract with the same hospital, but with a different agency?