NEED INFO!!!!!

Posts: 37 · Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 37 Location: Iowa

hi again Dolly,

Sorry it's taken me so long to reply. HOpefully by now you've called the agencies you're looking at and asked to talk to someone. I agree..sometimes the online information is lacking, with is why i always like just calling recruiters and talking. It's the best way to get all of your questions answered. After talking to someone, you can fill out an online application. I'm pretty sure that's how they track their number of nurses.

Good luck. Let me know how your search is going.

Posts: 27 · Joined: 11 Nov 2007 Posts: 27 Location: ny

hey joe what is your email? maybe we can chat about travelling?

Posts: 37 · Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 37 Location: Iowa

joenurse1234@aol.com. email me anytime.

Posts: 4 · Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 4 Location: nyc

joeRN wrote:

Hi wwdrn,

I've worked as a traveling nurse for years with Access Nurses. Are you interested in traveling? If so I can answer lots of those kinds of questions. I finished an assignment in Colorado and now I'm in Massachusetts. I've done the interviewing process tons of times, if you need help with what to ask the hospitals. And as far as questions to ask agencies, I can give you the name of my recruiter.

We can also talk more via email if that helps.

i heard alot about access, but i have not been impressed with my recruiter thus far. Any advice

Posts: 37 · Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 37 Location: Iowa

I think you should tell your recruiter that you're unhappy...explain what you need and want. Don't get mad and yell (never helps anything). but you should tell them what's on your mind. If that doesn't work or you're not comfortable doing that, I'd ask if you can switch recruiters. I hope this helps.

Posts: 4 · Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 4 Location: nyc

okay, i'm about to take my first travel assignment. have two choices:

ATL 20/h with company providing housing so take home is 900qwk, OR I TAKE THE STIPEN WHICH WILL GIVE ME A TAKE HOME OF 1100/QW

Dallas TEX 40/hr plus they take out for housing and they use the famous TAX ADVANTAGE PROGRAM(WHAT IS THIS AND IS iIT BETTER TO TAKE IT OR TAKE STRAIGHT PAY) AS PER MY RECRUITER MY TAKE HOME WILL BE 1400/WK. HELP!

Posts: 37 · Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 37 Location: Iowa

WOW...40/hour in Texas is great!!! 20/hour in Atlanta is about average from what I've heard. Obviously more money is always great, but here's some advice about tax advantage...I'd be careful going with that plan because it may hurt you if you ever want to get a loan in the future. If you're young and have no plans to settle down in the next 10 years, then go for the job with more money on the advantage program. But if you want to buy a home, etc. having the lower income because most of it is untaxed will hurt you. Its kinda confusing, I know...but I think it's better to be safe then sorry. Are there any other places you want to go that maybe pay somewhere in the middle? And about the stipend for the Atlanta job...I'd skip that and take the provided housing. Often times it's hard to find as good of a place with the stipend as you could with the provided housing. Hope this helps. Good luck!