travel to CA

roxyroo · Apr 20, 2007

i worked 5 years in fresno, our travelers were treated like everyone else, even self scheduling, etc.they were not singled out, just that all nurses got treated that way

momofsix · Apr 20, 2007

Did you work at Kaiser by chance?

kalbo3 · Apr 21, 2007

Wow. I have experienced just the opposite with California. Where did you hear all this?

momofsix · Apr 21, 2007

I heard this fron 2 coworkers, but they had never traveled there themselves. They were previosly travelers and they said they would never travel to CAlifornia. I just wanted the opinion of someone who had actually gone there.

roxyroo · Apr 21, 2007

I worked in Fresno for 5 years,started out as a traveler. So much of the staff there is travelers, and I really think they got treated as well as anyone else.But fresno is not a huge place, about 700,000 with four hospital systems. Where I worked it was good, but I didn't work at kaiser. I knew people who did and they seemed to think it was pretty good;)

Selke · Apr 24, 2007

Oh good grief. California is a huge state with many hospitals from small rural to large teaching institutions ... one can't generalize from one person's perception of Kaiser to the entire state. Cali's like every other place: some hospitals have bad reps overall, some just have certain floors that aren't so great to work on, and there are many, many medium to great places to work. You're better off asking about specific hospitals and units.

Bear in mind there is a staffing ratio law here, which is probably why the demand for travellers is so high.

kalbo3 · Apr 24, 2007

I have found that most of the facilities in Northern California do pay much better than do facilities in Southern California. I'm not sure if it is the travel company or the facility that determines the hourly rate though. As a traveler in Northern California I have always been welcomed and treated fair by the regular staff. I only have experience working in large hospitals so I don't know if this is true for smaller hospitals as well. Would love to hear from a traveler that has worked in a small hospital in California to find out about their experience. Thanks in advance.

Happy travels,

Jason

crusso · Apr 25, 2007

Hey there, I spent many years on local travel assignments in Ca. Bay Area..one of my favs was a Kaiser hosp there. Haven't heard any bad things, but everyone has there preferences. As far as pay, Northern Ca. is higher simply because of the area of location.

crusso · Apr 25, 2007

I spent alot of time in a smaller community Bay Area hosp in Ca... loved it.. travelers were treated fine. The pay rate is set by the locations of assignments.

LadyNASDAQ · Apr 25, 2007

I have been working travel in Calif. for years. I have been treated extremely well wherever I have worked and I keep coming back.

Sheri257 · Apr 26, 2007

I don't travel here myself but, I have talked to travelers who've told me they won't work anywhere else because of California's ratio law. One returned Arizona and ended up coming back to California because she just didn't want to handle eight or more patients anymore. In California, you can't get more than five patients.

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