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  1. independent contractor forms for nurse

    HarryHK replied to marySanFranRN's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Traveler.

  2. Am I being "too picky" with recruiters/companies?

    HarryHK replied to shakedwnst924's topic in Travel

    What questions provoked this response? You may well have been asking questions with proprietary answers that no agency is comfortable answering. Questions like how many travelers do you have, what is...

  3. independent contractor forms for nurse

    HarryHK replied to marySanFranRN's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    What I posted was in the context of contracting to acute care hospitals. In most states, there is no regulation of such agencies or insurance requirements. Home health is outside my area of expertise,...

  4. Contract tips

    HarryHK replied to suzanne4's topic in Travel

    1. If you are working away temporarily from your permanent home, the expenses incurred such as housing are tax deductible. Alternatively, if the agency provides either housing or a stipend in lieu of,...

  5. Check these rates out!

    HarryHK replied to OR-SPEC's topic in Travel

    No matter how you slice it, agencies make a gross profit margin of between 20 to 30 percent of the bill rate after all direct nurse expenses have been paid (the definition of gross profit margin)....

  6. Hospital cancelled my contract!?!

    HarryHK replied to mrupp3's topic in Travel

    Thanks, I guess. Not sure what your point was other than projecting your own animosity at innocent nurses who are in no way responsible for your budgetary problems and citing "facts" with no evidence....

  7. Hospital cancelled my contract!?!

    HarryHK replied to mrupp3's topic in Travel

    Gee Karen, we seem to be responding to your own animosity for nurses and lack of citations for your "facts". We've cited a reputable study as well as pointing out well known demographic factors. Until...

  8. Contract tips

    HarryHK replied to suzanne4's topic in Travel

    fizz2Nurse is completely correct in all her posts with tax rules. To add to her excellent posts about some specific statements like the ones above: Assuming the traveler is working away from a...

  9. Hospital cancelled my contract!?!

    HarryHK replied to mrupp3's topic in Travel

    It is clear that you have a narrow management perspective and to imply that you are preparing a foundation for a new generation of nursing professionals is wrong. You are actually preparing a new...

  10. Starting a Staffing Agency

    HarryHK replied to Kindhearted's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    As the general contractor, you will be required to show proof of general liability, you may in turn pass this liability down to your contractors and require that they obtain insurance contractually...

  11. Starting a Staffing Agency

    HarryHK replied to Kindhearted's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    My knowledge base is limited to traveling. That is something that can be done to employ one's self with practically no funds or licenses. A local staffing agency is a very different beast. Yes, you...

  12. TO CA TRAVELERS-from COPS-register your car or get a ticket......

    HarryHK replied to Michellex1013's topic in Travel

    Only a person MOVING to the state. Not business

  13. Looking for advice on adding agency work to resume

    HarryHK replied to jnrsmommy's topic in Agency Nurses

    I would never put the name of an agency on your resume. They cannot provide a good reference and even have some incentive to give a bad reference. It is the hospital that is providing you with a...

  14. TO CA TRAVELERS-from COPS-register your car or get a ticket......

    HarryHK replied to Michellex1013's topic in Travel

    Ignore the cops. If they issue a ticket, take it to the courthouse along with a copy of your contract. You should be able to get it settled without an actual court date. It is not in the best...

  15. independent contractor forms for nurse

    HarryHK replied to marySanFranRN's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Agencies do not charge 70 to 100 dollars an hour. The norm is more like 50 to 62 an hour depending on location and specialty. But why would you want to undercut your competition? Get what you are...

  16. Starting a business:funding

    HarryHK replied to love-d-OR's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I may be looking for capital myself in a few months. Your choices are pretty much as you have outlined them. -Line of credit - has to be secured with assets -SBA guaranteed - tremendously invasive and...

  17. Starting a Staffing Agency

    HarryHK replied to Kindhearted's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    1099 employee is a common expression. Google it for thousands upon thousands of hits I used it for clarity in this conversation. I use the word contractor in all of my contracts. My contractors are...

  18. Starting a Staffing Agency

    HarryHK replied to Kindhearted's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    By the way Eddy, I just realized something about every single hospital contract I've done. Not one hospital has ever used a corporate identifier on their contract. So every single hospital I've signed...

  19. Starting a Staffing Agency

    HarryHK replied to Kindhearted's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    We agree on many things apparently but some of what you are saying is just wrong. I'm not sure who you are giving advice to, but the post I most recently replied to wishes to start off contracting...

  20. Starting a Staffing Agency

    HarryHK replied to Kindhearted's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Are you a healthcare professional? There is no corporate shield available for professional liability. If you harm a patient, your personal assets are on the line period. Just as they are as a normal...

  21. Starting a Staffing Agency

    HarryHK replied to Kindhearted's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Oh yes! Well under a $1,000 is all you need for insurance and possible incorporation costs (optional). Maybe some accounting software as well. And you have more than enough cushion to pay for your...

  22. Starting a Staffing Agency

    HarryHK replied to Kindhearted's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    While I don't disagree with you about the benefits of incorporating, an large portion of small businesses do not (it is a rare one with over 50 employees though). A sole proprietorship is a "true"...

  23. Starting a Staffing Agency

    HarryHK replied to Kindhearted's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I'm going to have to disagree with both your points. There is no requirement to incorporate (and it is actually easier to staff nationwide without incorporating), and having been a staffing agency for...

  24. Accounts Receivable Factoring?

    HarryHK replied to coco3299's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    The pay cycle is what you set, but 30 days is standard business. Also standard is charging 1% per month interest on unpaid balances (which is killer money if you don't depend on cash flow). Of course,...

  25. independent contractor forms for nurse

    HarryHK replied to marySanFranRN's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    There are no insurance requirements by state, only by hospital. However it is pretty standard stuff: 1/1 million general insurance including fire and water; and 1/3 million professional