Which travel company???

Posts: 17 · Joined: 15 Dec 2007 Posts: 17 Location: wichita, KS

New to the forum, trying to choose a travel company to work for and giving up a decent government job with good benefits, any ideas which ones are good and the ones I need to stay away from???

Posts: 17 · Joined: 15 Dec 2007 Posts: 17 Location: wichita, KS

Anyone?????

Posts: 16 · Joined: 23 Jul 2007 Posts: 16 Location: Tennessee

Wow taylorj1, you sure are anxious for a reply. If it's good benefits you're looking for, you should look into traveling with Access Nurses. I've been working with them for awhile now and I'm very happy. I'm not sure where you're looking to travel, but I've loved every assignment with Access so far. My recruiter is mostly to thank for that. Her name is Sophia and she is AMAZING!!!!!!!!! Good luck.

Posts: 17 · Joined: 15 Dec 2007 Posts: 17 Location: wichita, KS

Thanks for the suggestion. I know I sounded anxious, instant gratification lol, I have applied to access partially, anyone know how RN Network is? I have heard good things about their benefits, pay, and incentives. Feedback is always appreciated. Thanks.

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

i heard mobile medical is good, I've been researching for a while now, but I can't get a clear definitive answer. Access nurses seems to be popular, but with popularity, you get a lot of good and bad reviews, so its hard to say.

And this forum seems to be dead, not too many reponses, seems like I'm the only one that actually responds.

How many patients do you have to take on a regular med surge floor in Califonia?? Is it five??

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

Oh yea, be careful, there are lot of phony responses too if a travel agency gets a bad review by someone, there will be someone to counter it with a positive one, and you can tell its 100% boloney!

Posts: 17 · Joined: 15 Dec 2007 Posts: 17 Location: wichita, KS

I have never personally worked in California, but have done Med/surg before and have had as many as 10 patients w/support staff but that is not typical. So far RN Network is the choice I have made but that could change if things go sour. My main thing now is trying to get licensed in another state....................

Posts: 43 · Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 43 Location: Iowa

Which state are you trying to get a license in? I'm pretty sure you can apply for most state licenses online.

Posts: 17 · Joined: 15 Dec 2007 Posts: 17 Location: wichita, KS

From Kansas to Oklahoma, which is not a compact state, the application process is grueling with paperwork and pictures, and of course money involved...............

Posts: 1 · Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 1 Location: Clemson, SC

We have been using National Healthcare Staffing (NHS), which used to be VITA, but they recently bought out NHS. We have been very happy and have a great recruiter, his name is Kevin Russell and he has taken good care of us. Our travel has consisted of Tennessee, North Carolina, Utah, and Arizona. The health insurance is reasonably priced, but their concentration of jobs is mainly in the southeastern part of the country. They're actually located in Charlotte, NC. If we were to change companies, we had checked out Intelistaff, due to their reasonable insurance rates and they seem to have alot of assignments out west.
Best of Luck!!

Posts: 17 · Joined: 15 Dec 2007 Posts: 17 Location: wichita, KS

I have heard good things about inteliistaff too, called them and they do have good insurance rates but I cant go with them since the only assignments they have are are where I live. It looks like I will stick to per diem work in town, it pays the best and I dont have to worry about the travel expenses.

Posts: 69 · Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 69

Yes, I too am sorry this is not a more active blog. As for the phony responses!!! The same people respond about Sophia and Access over and over. I am considering Access, but find the phony responses a turn off!

Posts: 43 · Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 43 Location: Iowa

taylorj1 wrote:

From Kansas to Oklahoma, which is not a compact state, the application process is grueling with paperwork and pictures, and of course money involved...............

your travel agency should help compensate you for all of the tests and licensing, etc. have you asked about that? you don't get screwed with unnecessary fees.

Posts: 17 · Joined: 15 Dec 2007 Posts: 17 Location: wichita, KS

The claim they will pay for the initial 80.00 fee but I am responsible for the temporary fee of 10.00 and the criminal background check of 25.00, which is not too bad but at the same time if I stay instate then I dont have to worry about that. So for now its staying the way it is. IN town.

Posts: 43 · Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 43 Location: Iowa

yeah, that's not too bad...but if you're happy staying in Kansas, then it'll be nice to avoid any fees and hassle. I've heard Kansas City and Overland Park are nice cities, but I don't know much about the hospitals there.