4-8 week questions

[nurse1day]

Hello

I am currently a traveler who is thinking about going to another agency so that I can do shorter assignments.I have experience in pediatrics only. Anybody have experience with 4-8 week contracts? Do you still get 1-2 days of orientation? Is it hard to do 4 12 hour shifts. What states have you been to as a short term traveler? Are the hospital conditions ok? What agencies do you recommend for these type of assignments? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[reecie54]

I have done three less than 8 week assignments in Brockton, MA and have enjoyed them, the staff was great and I still got 1 day of orientation...some weeks I'm tired after 48 hours but it's doable

[tulsanurse1]

Whats a good company that offers the 4-8 week contracts?

[reecie54]

I have been working with On Assignment for my short contracts...Sagent is another company that doesn't advertise short contracts but they will try and work with you to meet your needs

[cvryder]

TNS has short term contracts also. I'm talking to them again for just that reason. Also you could consider strike nursing (Fastaff does that, and I just learned that On Assignment does too) but I don't do that, feeling that when nurses strike it's usually for good reason, like staffing issues which affect patient care.