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CARCAM75

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  1. Baycare Tampa Bay

    CARCAM75 replied to Nat78RN's topic in Travel

    For the 2 I've been to, I can say they were great with travelers. Bayfront Med Ctr/ All Children's/ Morton plant Mease

  2. Baycare Tampa Bay

    CARCAM75 replied to Nat78RN's topic in Travel

    I'm on assignment at Bayfront Baby Place right now and it's been an ok place so far. Also my first travel assignment was at Mease countryside in safety harbor and they were ok also. I've never...

  3. Has anyone worked at any of the Sutter Hospitals as a traveler or contingent staff

    CARCAM75 replied to positivethinker's topic in Travel

    I just completed a travel assignment at Mills Peninsula hospital in Burlingame CA, on LD unit. They are Sutter and the first time I've work for that organization. I THOROUGHLY enjoyed my assignment!...

  4. Best hospitals in California?

    CARCAM75 replied to RN313's topic in Travel

    I'm in LD at Mill Peninsula in Millbrae/ Burlingame area. Great hospital, great staff, fun environment. San Francisco right next door (like 20 mins)... Lots of travelers extend here and stay as staff....

  5. L&D nurse considering Bakersfield Ca.

    CARCAM75 replied to msblondieg's topic in Travel

    Hi, thanks for replying. I actually did an assignment there on the LD unit and it was cool, staff is nice, location sucks big time - very, very dry and dusty -was glad to get outta there, but people...

  6. Any Leads on Travel Companies Hiring for South Florida?

    CARCAM75 replied to jamminworld's topic in Travel

    Flex Care staffing has some stuff. My recruiter there is Alicia. FlexCare Travel Nursing -

  7. Travel assignments in Washington State?

    CARCAM75 replied to neurogirl77's topic in Travel

    Hi, Are you at Valley Medical Center? I did an assignment there on LD in 2009. It is still my favorite assignment to date!! I stayed there 9mos, I loved

  8. L&D nurse considering Bakersfield Ca.

    CARCAM75 replied to msblondieg's topic in Travel

    Thank you so much for your reply Chrystal. I'll be going to Bakersfield

  9. NY travel. Car rentals?

    CARCAM75 replied to mclovin's topic in Travel

    I just did that last month, drive from FL to North Cali, just made a road trip out of it with hubby. Great drive across country. I ALWAYS drive because you never know how an assignment is going to go....

  10. Going into travel nursing first time....

    CARCAM75 replied to Maevish's topic in Travel

    Did you end up going to Bakersfield? I'm considering a travel assignment there for LD. How was the area/ hospital, etc? Bakersfield memorial is where I'm considering. Sent from my iPhone using...

  11. L&D nurse considering Bakersfield Ca.

    CARCAM75 replied to msblondieg's topic in Travel

    Hi, I'm considering a travel assignment there as well in LD and would love to find out how it is there too. Hopefully someone will reply. Sent from my iPhone using

  12. Getting back into the game, looking for advice

    CARCAM75 replied to mursinary's topic in Travel

    Yes

  13. Getting back into the game, looking for advice

    CARCAM75 replied to mursinary's topic in Travel

    Congrats on returning to the road!! I also just came back to travel nursing from a 3yr hiatus. I'm in Cali on assignment and I'm clearing $1300+ weekly. I'm with AMN on this assignment but will go...

  14. Best and worst states to travel to?

    CARCAM75 replied to Brennaj's topic in Travel

    I've traveled to both coasts and live in FL. Florida is beautiful but the pay sucks as both staff and traveler. But it is the prettiest state I've been to thus far. I like NY for the pay, the city...

  15. Anyone been to Montefiore in Bronx, Ny?

    CARCAM75 replied to HarleyNrs's topic in Travel

    I worked there through Fastaff back in 2010 in LD. I liked it and hope to go again now that I'm back on the travel circuit! They housed me in Yonkers at a really nice apt on the Hudson

  16. Travel Nurse at Kaiser Oakland L&D

    CARCAM75 posted a topic in Travel

    Considering an assignment on Labor & Delivery unit at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland CA. Anyone ever worked there? How was it? Appreciate your input!

  17. New York - L&D Travel Assignment

    CARCAM75 posted a topic in Travel

    Hi All Nurses!! :flwrhrts: I am once again seeking advice/ direction/ info... I am currently on assignment here in Renton,WA, working on L&D at Valley Medical Center. GREAT ASSIGNMENT!! I've...

  18. How to get L&D experience

    CARCAM75 replied to jessnye's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi, While I was in nursing school I knew that I wanted to work L&D ONLY (and 12hr Nights on top of that) after I graduated. I lived in Ft Lauderdale, FL and when Jackson Memorial Hospital (Miami,...

  19. Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

    CARCAM75 replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    LOL!! Yes birth plans can be excruciating for the Labor Nurse and everyone else involved. The approach that I take is I sit with the patient and spouse/ Significant other, etc and I read over the...

  20. Placenta/cord question...

    CARCAM75 replied to LauraLiz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In all of the facilities that I've worked in the placenta and cord are first examined/assessed by the OB and then sent to pathology. Fetal autopsies are optional and left to the parents decision as...

  21. USVI or Puerto Rico?

    CARCAM75 replied to joker523's topic in US Territories, Puerto Rico

    Hi Keri, How is the assignment for USVI going? What hosp and dept are you nursing in? I'm an L&D nurse and I've also entertained the idea of doing an assignment there. Did you go alone or with...

  22. NY, NY hospitals

    CARCAM75 replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Travel

    Hi GradRN, If you go to the National Council for State Boards of Nursing website (it is a GREAT reference for nurses https://www.ncsbn.org ), you can find a link on the left side of the page for...

  23. NY, NY hospitals

    CARCAM75 replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Travel

    Hi LilyRose - I am by no means a negative person and I tend to find a silver lining in even the worst situations, but NYRH tested my "stick-to-it-tiveness" from day one. It seems like each shift I...

  24. NY, NY hospitals

    CARCAM75 replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Travel

    I just completed an assignment on L&D at NY Roosevelt Hosp..... I couldn't get out of there fast enough!! Started counting down my contract days after my FIRST shift.... I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND...

  25. Seattle anyone?

    CARCAM75 replied to wanderlust99's topic in Travel

    Hi Bedpan! :) Thanks for your well wishes. This is my first time on the West Coast, but not my first travel nursing assignment. It's actually my 4th. My first was at Morton Plant Mease Countryside...