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I am currently in Los Angeles, on a travel assignment. I wanted to know if anyone has heard of a company named Nightingale Nurses. They are based in FL. I am trying to get an assignment back to FL, and I know they have a reputation of being cheap lol. Any guidance on which company I can contact?

thanx. do u know if telemed have assignments in florida, er is my specialty right now.

I work for Nightingale. They are VERY cheap. Will only put you in crappy extended stay for first contract. Those are usually near airport and not in good area. If you take the stipend its only $1200 a month. If you take the housing you get charged a security deposit and fees, which they don't tell you about. The health insurance is a joke. It is not comprehensive and does not include major medical and is worthless. So you better not get sick or hurt. The only reason I am working for them is that ER jobs in south florida are scarce and they were the only ones who got me a job.

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Don't expect fancy apartment overlooking the ocean. They will only put you in extended stay for first contract. They put me in one near the airport in one of the worst parts of Miami and charged me a bunch of fees.

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:nurse: YOU ARE SO RIGHT .... THEY DO NOT PROTECT THEIR NURSES.... THEY LIE TO ALL THEIR TRAVELERS
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If you are still looking at coming to FL, I just received a call from my recruiter (I am not traveling right now) at Intelistaf/MSN, who says they have a lot of assignments here (I don't know where). Her name is Marci Grant and she was very good to me. As far as the company goes, I had no complaints............Good luck! (My name is Erin-just in case-for the referral bonus!)

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:nurse: YOU ARE SO RIGHT .... THEY DO NOT PROTECT THEIR NURSES.... THEY LIE TO ALL THEIR TRAVELERS

True dat. I was told they provide rental cars, license reimbursement and certification reimbursement. Guess what? None of that happened. I was also charged a move-in fee and upgrade fee when they put me in their extended stay housing. The health insurance is not even insurance. It's like a discount card. The housing was disgusting. I would not recommend them.

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:nurse: You are so right on . I have traveled many assignments. What can we do to protect nurses from this abuse ?
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:nurse: hello I agree with you 100 % they did the same thing to me .and they are dishonest and lie to there traveling nurses . do you have their handbook ??? contact me.

Agreed. I am only with them because I need to work in South Florida and they are the only agency who got me a job

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I have their handbook, I just got off the phone with them after telling them I would not be going to an assignment in California. Problems? the pay rate was 17.50 after all the Stipends. the recruiter had told me that I would be making over 1,000$ per week, then suddenly the take home went down to 900$. When I told the recruiter that an hourly that low, I didn't want the IRS coming to visit....Stay away from them, They like to threaten their Nurses with Lawsuits

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I have heard HORRIBLE things about Nightingale from traveler friends...

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Trust me i won't deal with them again

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Specializes in Postpartum, Antepartum, Psych., SDS, OR.

I keep getting job information from them too,was thinking about contacting them. Thanks for the information!

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Specializes in Rehab, Step-down,Tele,Hospice.

Wow this is all really good info to have, Thanks.

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