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  1. St Louis and Southern IL agencies

    nyck76 replied to ADN2003's topic in Agency Nurses

    I am a travel nurse from STL and I worked local agency for MSN ( medical staffing network). It is in STL and paid the best in St.Louis. The most I could make was working nights on a weekend at a...

  2. Alta Bates in Oakland,CA

    nyck76 posted a topic in Travel

    I am currently at a Kaiser hospital in Santa Clara and my recuiter is sending my profilr to Alta Bates Summit in Oakland. I was wanting to know if anyone has had any positive or negative feedback on...

  3. Anyone traveling nursing couples out there?

    nyck76 replied to sdb's topic in Travel

    :) I am currently working with a married couple who have been traveling for 2 years and they only take assignments where they can both work the same schedules (or close to the same schedules). They...

  4. Anyone start out as a travel nurse?

    nyck76 replied to sdb's topic in Travel

    LOL. Here is a message to nursing students or newer nurses, don't tell us that you are nursing students or newer nurses. If you do, you will be given a lecture about why you shouldn't consider this...

  5. Opinions on RN network and American Traveler

    nyck76 replied to LatinaRN's topic in Travel

    RN Network told me that it was doube overtime for this specific facility and had it on my contract, not just as in general. So therefore yes they did lie about because the hospital is the one who...

  6. Alta Bates in Oakland,CA

    nyck76 replied to nyck76's topic in Travel

    Oh you poor thing.LOL. Let me break it down for you like I really wish someone wound have for me. There are other hospitals other than Kaiser to work at up here. I had heard it was bad for years, but...

  7. Verbal Contract Valid????

    nyck76 replied to bise75's topic in Travel

    I am sorry, but the poor person who posted this asked for help, not to be judged or looked at being some type of "example". She has a valid reason to want out of her extension and the fact that she...

  8. Heard of American Mobile Healthcare

    nyck76 replied to jaycrue's topic in Travel

    I sent you the info via private Message

  9. Fly or Drive

    nyck76 replied to sandi917's topic in Travel

    Correction to previous, when I say 50 -70 I mean $50,000 - $70,000 per year is what I mean. I worked for RN Network for 1 assignment and they seem

  10. Heard of American Mobile Healthcare

    nyck76 replied to jaycrue's topic in Travel

    I travelled with AMN for 2 years and I regret it. I went with them when I first became a travel rn because they were in all the magazines and seemed to be the most popular. Every time I took an...

  11. Verbal Contract Valid????

    nyck76 replied to bise75's topic in Travel

    I agree. I have known a many travelers that some emergency comes up and they have to break their contract while in it. You just can't renew, at least you finished your contract. And this company...

  12. Traveling in State? - would it work?

    nyck76 replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in Travel

    You could do it. I have a friend who had a newer grandbaby she likes to see often, so she takes an assignment within 2 hours of home, works her 3 12 hour shift in a row, stays in a hotel for 2 nights...

  13. Opinions on RN network and American Traveler

    nyck76 replied to LatinaRN's topic in Travel

    I did one assignment with Rn Network and they were nice, but I hated the health insurance because they never would pay and I would have to keep faxing forms. There pay was crappy, and they told me...

  14. Florida Travel Pay Rates

    nyck76 replied to madi_88's topic in Travel

    I spoke with World Health about 2 weeks ago and they offer 35/hr with housing and rental car, but it is at "rapid Response" hospitals. They submit you 2 weeks prior to your start date, and they get...

  15. Fly or Drive

    nyck76 replied to sandi917's topic in Travel

    Hi again :) Boston, Chicago, NYC, places like that I think I would fly because the costs of parking your car is like renting an apartment. But that is if you are working IN the city. Now if you work...

  16. Fastaff or Cross Country ?

    nyck76 replied to sandi917's topic in Travel

    I have not worked for either, but I have dealt with both. Like everyone else said, it depends on what is important to you. I do take insurance, so the cost and types of insurance available is part of...

  17. Alta Bates in Oakland,CA

    nyck76 replied to nyck76's topic in Travel

    Thanks for all the info. I found an article from the San francisco newspaper talking about Alta Bates being on probation with JCAHO. Plus I spoke with some other travelers that said they work you like...