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Ok. So I got my first contract offer from my recruiter at American Mobile. It is for San Diego at a mental health clinic. I am an ADN with 1 year of psych experience only. I had heard California was where the big money was in travel nursing... so, I was disappointed when I heard the numbers. I was told my net take home would be 750 a week while working three 12 hour shifts (7pm - 7am) a week. That is including the "food stipend." I could choose to take 2400 a month for housing or live in company housing. This pay is less than I am making at the state hospital I work at now. What do y'all think? Does this sound right?

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Pass, that pay is disrespectful. 2400 you will be living with a total stranger in a shared space in San Diego.

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Money should not be the first reason to travel but why not shop around? There is often a "sun" tax in San Diego. You are not very competitive with only one year of experience so better jobs may not come easily. Getting a successful travel assignment on your work history will improve your competitiveness but I'd still recommend another year of staff experience first. Acute care will pay better than clinic so if you are not in such a staff job, consider getting it before traveling.

Talk to agencies who have a special interest in psych such as supplemental and worldwide. A good recruiter there should be able to paint a picture of the psych travel market and some decent career advice going forward.

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That would be a big NO! I make more than that in Florida where we are known for low pay.

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Ya, I'm not taking it. I am taking Neds advice and have contacted supplemental and world wide to get some more opportunities. American mobile has a couple well paying opportunities for me but they're in less than ideal locations. So we shall see!

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