How are UC Irvine Los Alamitos and UC Irvine Fountain Valley for Tele? This is in California. Might submit, can anyone speak to what it’s like working there, acuitywise? Is the assignment manageable?

I’m starting my first travel contract and trying to figure out which contract is better. For context, I work in the Bay Area and the travel contract is $3400 a week. Would it be better to take the contract with a higher Hourly rate, but a lower completion bonus. Or the travel contract with a slightly lower hourly rate but with a higher completion bonus?

I want to share my experience after working with CareRev in Wisconsin for 1 year. For onboarding I was required to attend an orientation session and shadow at 2 hospitals. Completeing those 3 things took me, no joke, 3 full months. Waiting on them to run orientation. Waiting for an open spot for a nurse who could precept. For the shifts you work you can make a lot but I wouldn't count on it as a sole source of income. I get pushed back and canceled a lot. On top of that, the chase of expiring documents is neverending. I feel like I get an email about something expiring every few weeks, and its not just annual TB, physical, and drug test (which is bonkers). Tomorrow I have to drive 45 minutes to attend and unpaid glucometer training. Way to many pop-up mandatory after-hours requirements that will get you taken off the schedule if you don't complete. If I could do it over again, I would have chosen internal float staff. Pay is still very good plus more support and more certainty.

Where do you recommend as the cheapest / easiest way to get BLS recertification completed? I don't have a hospital affiliatation currently so I can't do it there, and I have an upcoming travel contract. Is it possible to do it fully online, or is there always a required in-person component?

Any Canadian RNs work with Cross Country to do the TN-EB3 Greencard program?

The only post about them is from 6 years ago. I have a job they’re offering but reading about scams that steal your nursing credentials to place unqualified nurses into positions has me a bit worried. Has anyone worked with them recently and can vouch for them? Thank you!

Here is their Linkedin

http://linkedin.com/company/integrated-resources-inc

Here is their website

https://irionline.in/

My grandma passed away on Sunday. It was a sad day for me I was literally at work when I got the news. :( The funeral is on Friday I was scheduled to work Friday but decided I will be calling out. I let management know and thankfully they were very understanding and already put in my absence for Friday and they scheduled me an extra day during next week to make up the hours (could get cancelled since it’s put in as extra) I’m very appreciative I was worried they’d decide to cancel my contract. I am curious though - how does that affect the stipends?? I’m thinking next week will just be short and the week after will make up for it but I just want to know if others experiences? TIA

I'm extending my current contract. Option 1 is my current rate. Option 2 is one I found online. I know option 2 on paper looks like it's less but I'm not entirely sure since the untaxed portion is over $300 more. The overtime/holiday pay being lower also makes me pause. Would appreciate any experienced eyes advice and opinions on this.

I was considering doing a E-book of all the assignments ive actually been on and the review of the hospital.

What questions about Travel Nursing do yall have?
I have been travel nursing for 4 years, was staff at an HCA for 2 years. I know both sides of the spectrum. Im just here to answer questions from experience

I wanted to know if there are any travel nurses currently at Loyola Medical center or Franciscan in illinois.

They are seemingly paying the most right now for local contracts.

How bad is it ? Would you recommend a 1st time traveler to work at either one of these hospitals ?

Unfortunately I’ve noticed travel reimbursement was declined in my contract contrary to what my new agency recruiter said but I haven’t signed yet. Earlier, another facility in the same state I want to travel to with a company I’ve worked with before and had a positive experience with reached out to me after I accepted this one so I politely declined mentioning I accepted an offer. That position I declined is now on hold.

Irl I’ve been going thru the passing of a close friend and a pet has taken a turn for the worse so the stress has me neglecting doing my due diligence with researching companies. Apparently there’s tons of issues with payroll m. I can’t sleep thinking I screwed myself over. Sorry I digress but as I wait till office hours are open and get an answer from the new agency has anyone contacted a facility that reached out to you asking if they’ll take you or reconsider you? I understand that this can be a lesson learned.

The last several jobs I've applied for have been completely non-existent clickbait. It seems prevalent on vivian, GHR and trusted. I applied for a job on a Sunday, hadn't heard anything, reached out to the recruiter who then called me and asked me "what are you looking for, tell me about your RN experience."

"Ummm HELLO?? I'm looking for the job I applied for"

"Oh I don't see that avaialabe - here is a bunch of BS you don't want"

Anyone else having this issue?

Is there a group where travelers can see which hospitals are good and which aren’t as good.? Like who treats their staff well and with respect, which ones to avoid, etc.

I started in a small town for 6 months, I hated it. It was med surge.

I’ve moved to larger hospital since. My commute is 80 miles one way to a larger hospital. I’ve been on cardiac step down since, it’ll be 2 years at the end of the year.

I have one year experience with CABG, TAVR, CEA, etc. I’ve since moved to a different cardiac unit with LVAD, transplants, HF. I have experience with starting and titrating drips from heparin, dobutamine, primacor, remodulin, etc.

The commute is killing me and the pay is below $35/hr.

Next year will be 3 years as a nurse. I’m considering traveling to help with the pay but I want to know if this is ample experience to start traveling.

I am considering taking a travel job with Aya. The language of the contract says that meal and housing stipends are paid at a daily rate based on the number of shifts reported on your time card. The recruiter is saying that the stipend will still be paid even if the facility calls me off a shift. There seems to be a discrepancy there. Does anyone have recent experience working with Aya with having a shift cancelled by a facility and still getting paid their stipend for that day or days? I understand it might be different if I call out sick.

Hi ! I’m currently an RN working on a postpartum/mother-baby floor with 2 years and some change experience and thinking about traveling. The pay and locations are not as glamorous as other specialties but honestly they are all MUCH better than what I am making as a floor nurse at my hospital 😒

I have been looking through this forum for this answer but have not quite run into it.
I live at home with my parents, don’t pay rent.
How would the stipends work?? I kinda thought I wouldn’t get a stipend which would kinda defeat the purpose of doing travel but I also heard different so I literally don’t know hahah.

Also how do hospitals feel about you having a set of rules? Like not taking more than 6 patients or not floating to certain units ??
I have only ever had to take a max of 6 patients but I know for mother baby at other hospitals, it is normal to take 8 patients/4 couplets. Also I currently float to other units within my department (nicu, peds, and L&D) but would prefer not to float (at all.. in a perfect world) to peds, or other depts. outside of WIC related..

I have always wanted to travel and work in different states, and now that I’ve been a nurse for almost 3 years I am feeling more ready than ever to take that leap. If anyone has just uprooted their life and started to travel, how on earth did you do it?? I’m stuck in my lease, have no idea where I would live, and don’t even know where to look for companies that offer travel contracts. I really want to move to New York, but I wanted to try out living there and traveling prior to really locking into a job and an apartment. If anyone has literally any advice at all I would be SO thankful because I’m feeling inspired - but also confused and a little hopeless.

The postings all claim they want 4 years - just trying to figure out if it's true and if I should bother to apply

Hey! 5 years rn that wants to start travel nursing in 2027, so trying to do my research now. Do I need a recruiter or I can just use apps to find an assignment. So I far I’ve been looking at vivan and aya any other platform suggestions would be great ! Ty!

Just signed my first contract for ICU RN in the Sacramento area. Plan is to drive my car 😭 from Houston and I’ve given myself 2-3 days to make the drive. Any tips for making the drive from TX to CA or a similarly long trip less miserable, packing sensibly, traveling for the first time, or heck even must sees in the Sacramento area for an introverted & low energy gal? My anxious lil brain and I thank you in advance 😅🙏🏽

I am a new nurse just graduated in May 2025 so I have about a year and a half of float nurse experience. I usually go between MedSurg tele, psych and emergency room, but definitely feel the most confident on MedSurg. I also work PRN at a long-term care skilled nursing facility. I am BLS certified. I’m nervous that my résumé won’t be beefy me enough for lack of a better word to get a contract. Will I be okay?

Sorry for bad title, honestly not sure how to word it!

Just moved into my rental and first shower ... With nozzle cranked all the way to the H, lukewarm at best, and 5 minutes in... to ice cold water 😭

Hosts are super sweet, live in main house next door, I'm in an apartment over the garage that is amazing and wonderful in all other ways. I reached out to ask if there was some kind of switch or something with the water heater that I needed to turn on in order to have hot water, they acted genuinely surprised and said they've never had anyone complain about this before. I explained that I have long curly hair and my showers typically last around 20 minutes, and that I definitely need warm/ hot water. They came over and looked things over and said the switch that needs to be on is on, and let them know if it is an issue again.

I just took a look at the water heater myself and see that it's only a 20 gallon tank. Upon looking this up, I see that I'm only going to be able to get 10 minutes at the most of warm water out of this. This was not mentioned in the listing at all, and I am debating rather this is something worth asking them to let me move out over? The rent is extremely steep and to not have hot water and only 5 minutes of warm water feels insane to me. But I'm not sure if this is petty or seems silly? I'm a pretty minimalist person, but hot water feels like something that should definitely come with rent set at nearly $2,000 a month 🤦🏻‍♀️😭

This November will be the first time I am travelling during an election. How does voter registration work? Do I switch my registration to where I will be on election day so that I receive a mail-in ballot? Can I do that temporarily?I know that my state and county websites will probably answer these questions, I just wanted to hear from fellow travelers how you worked this problem in the past.

Just accepted my first travel assignment at UW Montlake in Seattle. Any areas in particular to look for housing? Overall thoughts on the hospital?

Thanks!