I have a question about per diem rates AKA tax free stipends or whatever other term is used. I have been told that whatever city you are traveling to, you go to the GSA.gov website, type in the city...
Let's say I've worked 48 weeks as a travel nurse this year and received a lodging per diem every week. If the IRS audits me, do I need to produce all 48 weeks worth of lodging receipts, or will a...
Let's pretend a travel nurse just started at Hospital A on Monday, September 12, 2016. We will say the work week goes Sunday-Saturday. The travel nurse is going to work 36 hours in the work week...
1) When you say pay out of order, do you mean this type of situation-- employee works sept 11-sept 17 then sept 18-sept 24 then sept 25-31.. You are basically saying you will receive payment for the...
When travel agencies invoice hospitals to get paid, how does this process work? Do they just fax the employee/manager-signed timecard to the hospital along with their own custom invoice, or does the...
1 question.. In your experience, what person at the hospital are you usually invoicing? An HR manager or some other specific person/department within the
ryanstum15 replied to acuriousLPN's topic in Travel
I would take the housing stipend and find your own housing on Craigslist. For apartments, Craigslist is pretty safe, at least in my experience. Just get the phone number off their posting and let them...
1) Are bill rates between hospitals and agencies negotiable? For example, if a typical bill rate for Hospital A is $55 per hour for an RN, and $75 per hour OT for an RN, could an agency come in and...
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They do profit A LOT from all their travelers lol.. The shady part is not telling employees who are new to the industry, but agree to disagree. Have they ever been known to lift that "no compete"...
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Basically, yes. And it isn't stated in my contract. Isn't that something I should have the right to know about before starting anywhere? That's pretty shady if so. I travel somewhere and decide I love...
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I am not cold calling. I am already in good with the manager. I have started my business. Everything is ready to go.. I just want to know who to call now. For example, my recruiter will be calling the...
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And how would you answer question #2? I was curious about a specific person an agency asks to speak with in order to have the best possible chance to land a deal with a hospital. Would you have the...
Are there any tax consultants that are well known online that specialize specifically in travel nursing? I am looking to go to someone who knows every little IRS rule with travel nurses, including...
ryanstum15 replied to ryanstum15's topic in Travel
So a rent receipt for $1000 rent per month but I'm receiving $2000-2500 for housing isn't a huge deal, just as long as I have the receipt? and Ned since I haven't heard from you, I'm going to ask...
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Yea I get what you're saying from a standpoint of the agency may not be able to offer the full amount and still make a profit.. I'm just curious if I do take the full amount if I need any extra...
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I think you guys are missing my point or I'm asking wrong, who knows. Lol I have had agencies tell me that they CAN'T give the maximum GSA allowed amount because either it looks "bad" or they just are...
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Ok, so if I find an agency that offers me maximum housing and maximum meals and incidentals, does that set me up for audit or anything. What I'm trying to say is if someone pays me like $12 hourly and...
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Yes I agree, I have definitely learned recently that you need someone specializing in travel nurses. Well if he does over the phone consultations, I would gladly check into him if you want to tell me...
Let's say I wanted to get Workers Comp and Professional Liability/Malpractice Insurance on employees working in a hospital .. It is getting very confusing looking at these websites to try to get a...
Hello, I am looking to pick the brain of anyone who has worked in HR of a hospital or is a former administrator of some sort in a hospital. My questions: 1) If a nurse travel agency was calling to get...
Thank you. I will look into all of this. What if in the near future I don't see myself hiring anyone else other than myself. In this case, would it be pointless to get any other type of insurance...