What is your Hospital saying about travel nurses this season?

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Specializes in Paramedic,ER, House Supervisor, OR, CVOR.

Have been looking for a travel assignment in South Florida for a bit. Want to come in November but is seems that nothing is opening up. Have worked the past two winters without too much of a problem, but was with another company at that time. Am with a hospital specific company right now and the recruiter doesn't seem to want to push for me much. Any suggestions on another company that does OR staffing?? Thanks,

Rod

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There are not many openings in Ft. Myers area. Some nurses are being sent home and a lot are even willing to work different floors and some nurses are being floated between hospitals. The census is really low, hopefully it picks up.

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Specializes in Paramedic,ER, House Supervisor, OR, CVOR.

Thanks for the info. I have a position I like right now but want to get to Fl. Soon

Rod

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Specializes in ICU/CCU/Oncology/CSU/Managed Care/ Case Management.

Yes I am in Tampa and the census has been dropping here. I dont think too many snow birds are coming down as we usually anticipate. I believe it's due to the economy. Its sucks because you are not able to pick up overtime like you could in the past.:down: They either send you home early or cancel you.

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I have been thinking about traveling nursing or taking a contract somewhere . I have never done either. :no:

Unsure what to do....

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Specializes in psych. rehab nursing, float pool.

There will be no travelers hired for Fort Myers this year, that was announced a few weeks ago.

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Specializes in Paramedic,ER, House Supervisor, OR, CVOR.

Well I guess I won't try to get an assignment there. Have been told by my recruiter that everyone seems to be slow in the interview process and maybe waiting around till after the election to see what people are going to do. I would imagine that there will be a mad rush when things sort of settle down. Hospitals have tried in vain in the past to "eliminate the need for travel nurses" it hasn't worked and I don't foresee it working. You can only stretch a nurse so far before they snap back and it's not a pretty sight.

Rod

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Specializes in Med/Surg, ICU, ER, Peds ER-CPEN.

We're down to only one agency nurse on our floor and that's counting both day & night shift, ICU has one internal agency, and ER has one, other than that not many traveler's this year, they are slowly building employee base as the local CC puts out more RN's and LPN's every year

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We're down to only one agency nurse on our floor and that's counting both day & night shift, ICU has one internal agency, and ER has one, other than that not many traveler's this year, they are slowly building employee base as the local CC puts out more RN's and LPN's every year

Yes, I will hopefully be one of the new ones in May :yeah:

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Specializes in Med/Surg, ICU, ER, Peds ER-CPEN.

Best of luck to you in this last year which will FLY by!! altho hubby swears it was the longest year of his life waiting for me to grad and take boards lol

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Hmmm... sounds like my hubby so far and we are just half way through the semester. The light is getting brighter at the end of that tunnel

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hi rod,

my company also tells me that the assignments in fl. are few right now. (am currently working in mi). they believe that its due to the election and some to the economy. hope it picks up after the election.

it's also true that more new grads in fl. are hitting the floor running. they are filling the positions that were normally let out to travelers and willing to take the lower wages, happy to have a job no matter the wage. :twocents:

good luck.:)

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Specializes in Paramedic,ER, House Supervisor, OR, CVOR.

I was finally interviewed on Friday and look to be starting in November. The manager said things are really busy down there but they have been told by management to keep costs down.

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