JannockRn

Re: contract: the contract states that any traveler can be fined any fees associated with the contract or penalties assessed. I agree with you that they have an obligation to meet their side of the contract but I have left a contract in the past and had my last two paychecks held for "payment of these fees" even though the hospital I was in told me I could leave and the reason I left was I as being asked to forge Medicare documentation and was not being provided basic supplies i.e. PPE gowns in order to safely care for my patients. OSHA even came in and fined this institution as did Medicare (still working with them Re: documentation stuff) but the travel company states that "contracts don't work like that" - meaning it doesnt matter that they broke their side I still am held liable because they didn't "fire me" which is but even if they did fire me according to them the only way my contract would not have a fine is if the pulled me from an assignment for safety concerns- which as others have acknowledged never or rarely happens because the company want to preserve their relationship with the company

Thank you for the concern re: my career but I am considering everything that is why more precautionary asking what is currently going on if anyone has feedback etc.

I think it really matters where in the south you are. I have done work in Africa, my brother and his wife have in Mexico/south America. I really did not mean to offend. I would just expect different resources and even different education/expectation regarding the exact standards I am used to. Not that I am saying NY standards are 100% the right way just I am sure If someone from Mexico came to NY they would be like really??? this is what they believe here? its cultural as much as it is locality and/or differences can even be seen right within the state between "poorer" areas or more "rural" areas.

Let me clarify my poll question... it is more to just see if there are people out there that are SO upset by their experience or so unhappy that they would be wiling to put the time and effort into a law suit. I mean people leave jobs all the time and they come and go for many reasons but those willing to actually participate in action explains a lot about their just how upset or unhappy they were. @ caroladybelle... many of these cases are the ones that I looked up and have been seeing horror stories on. I just left a nightmare assignment and don't want to get into another one.

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the State department is about the only place I haven't filed a formal compliant that was specific. Is there different "state" department regulations for Common Wealth states? I know that is prob stupid and I will go google but I went for JACHO for the accreditation reason and it seems to be doing little to nothing.. thanks I will update

No southern Virginia not even rural I am in one of the major cities

No I am in Southern Virginia... If I were in Mexico or the deep South I would expect an experience like this but not in a main city in Virginia I am not even in the rural areas.

Hello Everyone: and discovered there hasn't been many discussions in the recent history. I am at a facility as a traveling RN in an ICU where staffing ratios are 3:1, 4:1 and 5:1 on a regular basis. These are with complex patients, vented and with multifactorial problems (not PCU overflow or med/surg overfill). Staff does not get lunch breaks because there is no coverage. There is rarely if ever a tech or an aide on the unit to help out, no secretaries so RNs are also expected to answer phones/do all charts/orders etc. Equipment is at a bare minimum or often not functional. Currently it seems like there is more travel RN then regular staff do to a mass exit. I am being told by the state board that I would be held liable if an adverse even happens to a patient, I have tired addressing concerns with HR, Manager, Director, my travel company without any positive resolution. Now I am being told my my travel company that if I leave they will force me to buy out my contract which will be hundreds to thousands of dollars. I feel like I am in a rock and a hard place, I cannot afford the cost of leaving but feel like the cost of staying is possibly my license and is at a cost of my professional integrity. I have also tried other regulatory agencies i.e. JACHO, OSHA, HHS but they are telling me it could take months to process any complaint or follow up on the issues. Anyone out there have any suggestions? Is anyone else facing issues or in the past had issues or as a traveler been in this situation? What do you do?