Hey Christa. I understand your desire to get started, but I'm going to give you some very simple, but yet, very solid advice. Take another year and transition to ICU or ER.

I just spoke with a recruiter of mine the other day concernin...

Hello!  I am just about to complete my first year of nursing, working on a med/surg unit.  I believe I learned more this last year than I ever did in nursing school!  I have always known that I want to travel, I went into nurs...

I will be presenting our free tax workshops in Dallas, June 3 and Austin, June 5Details at our website - Details at our website www.traveltax.com

Hello, I'm a Researcher at The University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. My graduate-level work is focused on online health information-seeking through the use of social media.

Health research is my passion! My travels...

I'm fairly new to the page and still trying to figure out how I might get started in traveling and who to get started with.  I am having trouble figuring out how to read the reviews.  When I find a company, it has 3 or 4 listed at...

Hi All,

I'm a PTA who is thinking about an assignment in the Glen Mills area. If anyone has been there and has any housing suggestions or other tips, I'd greatly appreciate it!

Thanks!

Just to update re: my experience with Advanced Medical: my boss at my new facility (COTA) was a jerk (talked about employees behind their backs) and unethical (scheduled his wife, another COTA there, with an easier schedule/easier pat...

Most hourly per diem rates are calculated to reflect a 7 day/week reimbursement period. From a corporate perspective, hourly per diems is not an acceptable methodology and frowned upon by the IRS /state unemployment systems.

I'm newer to the travel nurse biz, but I recently accepted my second assignment with a new agency. They discussed an hourly per diem rate, but did not discuss a daily, 7 day a week reimbursement allowance. Is it fact that reimbursemen...

Has anyone ever hear of a recruiter not contacting a traveler because he/she is disabled? I was talking to an OTR at the AOTA Convention in San Diego. The traveler did not see eye to eye with te recruiter on placement. The recruiter w...

Arkansas is a "Compact State" which means you can work in other compact states and but have to change your license. Or, you could work in the VA (veteran affairs) system and never have to change licenses (usajobs.gov)

Hi Everyone!  
I am curious if anyone has heard of Emerald Healthcare. I am working with them now to start my first assignment this Summer. I appreciate any information I can get.
Thanks, Maria

Oops. I wrote net per month I meant wk... I am a nurse.

Hi, Kristin, welcome to the travel world! It's am amazing journey!  I would recommend calling Tony Leber from Med Travelers at (800) 788-4815. He is a great recruiter and very fair. If you have a particular area in mind, Tony ca...

Hi Jake,

Are you a therapist, nurse...? I'd say it depends on cost of living and all that, but as an OT I bring home about $575/week after taxes, not including housing. I make more in housing/meals per diems than I do in actual taxable...

I am asking for opinions from any recent travel nurses who may have worked at Parkland, specifically the ER.. My concern is the amount of negative press on the net. I prefer to be in Dallas to visit with nearby family but not at the risk of bei...

Thanks for the tips! Did you have a hard time finding short term lease options?

Can we get in a conversation about compensation? Is 1500-1800 net per month on the low or high end for an assignment? That does not include paid housing. I'm a fairly new traveller and am driving myself crazy wondering if I'm getting what e...

I just finished a contract in Oakland.  It was awesome.    The east bay is a bit expensive.  If you live in Oakland, stay to the north.  I worked near Lake Merritt and liked that area, Piedmont, and Rockridge.  ...

My recruiter recently presented an Oakland assignment. I am trying to figure out what the average rent is. What areas are safe to live in?

thanks for your reply! 

the reason i had thought i would add "the middle man" was because of health benefits and housing, as i am applying for a short term contract out of state.. i would think that a location would not be open to cont...

I will take a stab at this forum here coming from experience and all. The answer to your question is that the recruiter is not lying to you. When the job market crashed for PTA's last November I couldn't get a job with a travel compan...

Hi all. This is my first foray into traveling, although my first PTA job has taken me a long way from home. After finishing clinicals last August, my wife and I took a vacation to the US Virgin Islands, and, being in "job search" m...

Hi everyone! My name is Kristin Larson and I am interested in becoming a traveling SLP. I have 3 years of experience in adult rehab; both inpatient and outpatient and have also done PRN work in SNF and with pediatrics. I love this professio...

You guys think McDonalds is hiring??

so, i'm just wondering if anyone else has heard of this.. i've been speaking to several different recruiters, and its been a little bit difficult finding a pediatric placement through any of the agencies ..i've started to...

Thanks! I checked online and it stills says awaiting jurisdiction approval. My application is fully complete, in fact I have a letter to say that I have been awarded PTLA status and have met the work requirement (worked in MA) and just hav...

Hi- I'm new to traveling and recently have been in talks with a company about a position at a Kaiser facility in San Diego... mostly reading negative reviews about Kaiser in general. I understand you float a lot. I am just wondering if...

It takes a couple of weeks but you can check FSBPT online if they have recieved it to register. You can check under the "Check the Status of My Request" in the same place as the exam registration. I think your application has to be...

Thank you so much Cathy, that is great :)

So you just used this Word doc and passed?

Also, I've applied to take the CLE exam on FSBPT but am awaiting jurisdiction approval with an ATT letter - anyone know how long that takes, cos the P...

Liz "Tax Advantage" is a marketing term. Anytime you hear that phrase you should translate it to "reimbursements". If you are working away from your tax residence temporarily (not your permanent residence- tho...

Beachcomber,
Just searched "stepdown" position in CA, there is one listed with Medical Solutions.
Take a look at their site for other states too. there are many med-surg positions

Good luck!

On this website it states:

Per Diem Rates

Many of your travel assignments may be eligible for a per diem allowance, which are stipends and reimbursements that are typically tax-free dollars allotted to you for traveling away from y...

I have heard that Bakersfield is a rough spot for nursing. That's why they need travelers.

Thanks for the great tips!! I agree with them, and for the future I will definitely plan better and have these little "insurances" as a back up.

Hi - 

Not to jusdge or anything but when I went to the travellers convention the experienced travelers gave the newbies a few rules to live by: Make sure you have at least a month's salary to fall back on - just in case of si...

Hey cotafaye,
I'm in Bakersfield CA at the moment. I need to find something...fast!!! Anywhere in CA would be good, I also have an RN license in Arizona and Nevada, "right next door". I have licensures also in Maine, NY, NC, and FL but...

Hey Beachcomer, First of all what area do you need a job in? Sorry your job was cancelled, Sounds like you wouldnt have been too happy there anyway. Look at it this way, they did you a favor. havent had that happen, but there is a couple I wo...

I've been traveling almost 5 years and I've had some wonderful assignments and some not so good. This last one I feel like the staff was ready to shoot me at the front door!! I was hired for the stepdown unit with "occasional&...

I am about to enter the world of traveling, but of course, am keeping my permanent residence.  I had considered looking for my own housing near my travel assignment, but decided, at least for this first assignment, to have the agenc...

Sorry for the delay on this but I am attaching a word document with the three things you need to studay from which are the PT practice act, CA Law exam reference statues outside of the PT act, and  PT regulations. I can't really tel...

I have been with LRS Healthcare since 2008 and they have been great to work with. They are a smaller company and I have worked with the same wonderful recruiter for almost 5 years. When comparing pay rates with other companies over the year...

I realize this subject was posted back in December but I just came across it now, and after my experience at Cape Fear I just had to put my two cents in.
I started an assignment there in Feb 2012. When I was told there were over 200 travelers wo...

Well.....still no luck....looks like I will be unemployed for awhile

I live in florida and plan to travel to do an assignment in texas.  I am wondering when discussing the tax free dollars part of the hourly rate is this based off of dollars being taxed at the state level where you will be working? ...

Hi! I just finished up my first travel assignment a couple weeks ago and I was lookingto join another agency...can anyone recommend some good travel companies out there with possible names of recruiters?...

David,

Thank you for responding! Yes, you had it correct it is Nikala! I will be respoding to you as far as giving my info to recruiters. I first want to speak with my manager before I begin that process if that is ok. Your response has been v...

Awesome! Thank you so much! I'll check back later

Oops forgot to post it but yes I have both things that you need to study! Give me until tonight and I will shoot you both an email and hopefully post it here.

Also, if you are an independent contractor and qualify to deduct away from home expenses, you will be deducting all of the expenses for the 2nd housing anyway.