Comments on: Travel Nursing Checklist Item #17: Accepting the travel nursing job

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:39:56 +0000

Tony,

Sorry to hear about that. I am not sure what legal recourse you would have. But you were smart to keep everything involved in the negotiation process though. If you want to challenge this.

In hindsight obviously this is a lesson in why reading over every detail in the contract is so important. But I am sure you know that.

Hopefully your company will make it up to you on your next assignment somehow. I guess you will find out what kind of company you are working with.

I am going to pass your question onto David Morrison, a travel nurse who writes for our blog and also wrote the Travel Nurse’s Bible. He is great at this kind of question.

By: tony

tony — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:18:27 +0000

Great commentaries,
What happens when you are quoted in an e-mail from your recruiter that your pay will be $1700 a week for your next assignment.
You’re groggy from working midnights (5 in a row) and you sign the contract the next afternoon, utterly exhausted, but happy that it is out of the way.
You travel to the new hospital, get started at your next asssignment and come payday you are short $700.
A clerical says she……. a gross error I think…. what would you do. I do have a copy of the $1700 a week email post.
tony

By: TravelersJessica

TravelersJessica — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:37:42 +0000

Jeff,

Great post about the steps to accept an assignment! There are so many details that go into an assignment especially when someone is going to a new city for 13 weeks. I think housing is the biggest piece especially moving somewhere new, when you don’t know the safe neighborhoods or have extra needs like pet friendly apartments.

I work with Travelers Haven the largest provider of housing for the Healthcare industry. We are 52% cheaper than other housing groups and work directly with travelers all the time. We work within budgets and provide multiple options including full pricing and photos of the property. So next time you take an assignment don’t put all your trust into a Craiglist ad.

- Jessica
Jessica@MyTravelersHaven.com