AnthonyJivan

Its dependent on what the hospital is willing to pay, we as recruiters only have a certain margin to work with, we dont negotiate with the hospital on bill rate.

Just to give you a heads up, NY has a lot of travel opportunity and you can benefit from the tax free stipend/relocation if you take assignments 50-75 miles from your residence. More so California! I live here as well.. The nice thing is, each assignment is typically 13 weeks or shorter, sometimes depending on hospitals needs, you can extend or even become permanent off a travel assignment, but its always your choice. Hope this helps a bit..

Touching on imanedrn's topic of taxes.. When breaking down your pay rate your recruiter should initially tell you what your taxable rate is and what your non taxable is and then equate when combined what your hourly rate is and weekly take home.

I am a recruiter at Aya and i can tell you that all of the above is true. Credentials can give you a better job placement opportunity and some hospitals wont even consider you without them. Holiday pay is discussed in the job description depending on the hospital, same goes for shifts and OT opportunity. Your pay is depending on bill rate we get from hospitals and your specialty and sometimes bill rates can spike up if hospitals are desperately in need and need to fill asap. A good recruiter will always be on the lookout for the best possible pay for you. Hope this helps a bit more to clarify how it works.

I agree that it really depends on the recruiter not the brand. I work at Aya and we have many extended nurses, the nurses that were unhappy that ive assisted from past recruiters were unhappy because the recruiter failed to complete their contract as stated, small mistakes etc. ive fixed them and made sure they got what they deserved and they continued on. Its all customer care, you are the product, the hospital has its bill rate and you should get what you deserve. i would be happy to assist you in any questions you have or if you want to look at options. You are never obligated to work with any agency or recruiter, find one that works for you :)

Traveling can be very exciting for the first time, make sure to cover all aspects in what your needs are. is your license compact? Do you need to apply for a license in the state you desire to travel to? Is the licensing process walk through? Or will it take weeks? Do you want provided housing? Or do you want a tax free stipend/relocation to find your own? There are a lot of factors that come into your pay rate, a good recruiter will seek out your needs first and fore most.

Try to pick up per diem shifts in desired specialty that you looking to be a traveler for, a lot of agencies cannot place into a unit that you have not worked in the past year. Hospitals rely on travel nurses to be current in their specialty. I am a recruiter at Aya and we have earning power programs for cases like these but they are very few and far between.