Does anyone have a responsive recruiter that has a good personality and willing to work for you?

Cath lab/EP lab nurse and my significant other is a PACU and Endo nurse. Looking for good recruiters.

Looking for MS contract 3x12 days, Naples-Ft Meyers FL this winter

Im thinking about doing some travel contracts. Aside from ABNB and furnished finder, are there any other good housing sites to check/use? Anyone use or heard of Hello Landing?

I went through a mental health crisis and have found myself in a rut between jobs. My orientation starts next week; however, if I don't get money quickly, my electricity will be turned off before I get my first paycheck. I can work at an SNF through an agency and be paid. I only have hospital experience as a nurse (RN), and timid. I am very good at multitasking and staying organized. I'm aware of the patient load that are at SNFs, etc. I'm most concerned about using PPC to figure out everything, as I have only ever been on EPIC and Cerner.

PPC advice

Getting started at the beginning of the shift advice

What to look for and/or do throughout the shift besides meds/treatments/sugar checks

Any helpful tips would be greatly appreciated.

This is the only option I have right now. Please don't tell me I shouldn't; just help me with the how. Somehow, my last check of $900 at the beginning of August disqualifies me from getting any type of low-income assistance.

It's my first time using furnish finder and my landlord requires renters insurance. Are there any companies that do month to month policies? Or can I get a policy and cancel it once I leave?

I’m on a 36hours per week contract.

The first week, orientation, I started on a Monday. It was a full week of training from Monday - Friday, 5 x 8 hour shifts.

However, on Thursday, I finished all of my training (modules left) and at about 11am, was told to go home. I also didn’t have to come back Friday, as well, because I finished all my training. This was all told to me by the educator.

I told my agency and they stated my stipend will be prorated due to the hours. I said… hold on a second. I literally was there and was told my the facility to go home and not come back. I was ready to work and didn’t call in. Why would my stipend be prorated?

I already went to the travel nursing head at the hospital last week in an attempt to switch agencies due to other issues and was told no (I know you can’t typically switch agencies during the actual contract but thought with my issue, maybe they’ll give me a chance because it was insurance related).

The problem is that I want to work with this hospital because it’s at a convenient location and paying GREAT for the location (actually insane).

I’m thinking about going to the talking to the head of travel nursing at the hospital again, stating that they’re penalizing me as if I missed my shift and asking if she can reach out to the agency herself as the facility canceled my shift… not me. I still want to switch agencies and this is now impacting me financially at this point. Then, if I don’t hear anything back… then leave.

I have like no travel nursing friends so came to Reddit, lol. Thoughts?

I’m so confused. I called the CA BRN and they told me they had received all of my documents and were only waiting for my fingerprints. I completed the fingerprints, and now the portal shows Fees, Documents, and Fingerprints all as “Completed.” Does anyone know how long it usually takes after this for the license to be issued? I’m also confused about why it still says “Action Needed” if BRN confirmed they received everything.

...that I never applied for?

I am new to the travel nursing world and am yet to take my first contract. I've been working with two agencies but only one really seriously so far. I'm considering both med/surg and ER contracts, days. Would consider nights in special situations.

The recruiter the main agency initially linked me up with seemed great, but suddenly she was gone and they connected me with her replacement. I already know I've got to request someone else because she is so bad. Super unclear communication, will send me stuff about contracts without including crucial details (pay, length, UNIT) and I'm pretty sure she submitted me to a contract without my knowledge.

She put in an application for me to a day shift position at a certain ER, and then later tells me it "got accepted"! We're texting about it and all. Arrange a phone call to go over the details. In the phone call she runs through all the details and it's a completely different contract (med/surg nights) at the same facility. Pay is totally different and all. Then she wants me to accept the contract right then and there on a recorded line. Ummm..? I told her I would need to think about it and then ultimately declined the offer. It was just not a special enough situation to deal with night shift for. And I was pretty perturbed that she had apparently submitted me for this contract and, even if not, she did this weird thing of acting like I had gotten an ER offer and then switched up on me.

Now, a couple of weeks later, I am applying to a med/surg (days) at that same facility. The recruiter tells me that the facility has said if they extend an offer "again" but I decline it, I'll be added to their DNR list so I should DEFINITELY accept if and when they offer the job.

I wouldn't have even thought that declining an offer could be such a big strike against a traveler within a hospital system (unlike canceling or leaving early or something), but even so, it's like, they offered me something I didn't even apply to. And my recruiter, despite me saying that it is so weird I would be penalized for turning down an offer that I didn't apply for, has never stated up front that she applied me to it. So who knows.

I don't think it's even intentional, just straight up incompetence. But I'm curious to hear from seasoned travel nurses if you all agree this recruiter is an absolute walking red flag.

Need some advice. I want to start traveling so I can eventually find a new place to settle down in. Not sure what I should do with my house while I’m gone. Have you rented yours out on FF or Air BnB? I don’t have anyone to stay here and look after it while I’m gone. I really don’t want to sell it until I have a solid backup plan…
Edit- not looking for tax advice. Just looking for ideas and thoughts on what to do with my home… wondering what others do with it when they leave town.

I recently had two travel contracts terminated back-to-back, and I genuinely want honest opinions from other nurses, especially travelers. I’m willing to accept accountability if I was wrong, but both terminations feel extreme to me.
First contract: inpatient psychiatric hospital
I began this contract in April 2026. I was originally hired for an eating-disorder unit, but that unit closed, so I was reassigned to a trauma/psychiatric unit. The trauma unit did not have a permanent manager until around July. Until the new manager arrived, everything seemed to be going well. I got along with everyone and had not been made aware of any major performance concerns.
Two incidents were later reported.
The first involved a patient with type 1 diabetes who was ordered six units of rapid-acting insulin. Her blood glucose was exactly 100, and she was refusing breakfast. Because she was not going to eat, I did not administer the six units.
Approximately 30 minutes later, the provider asked whether the insulin had been given, and I explained that it had not. The patient’s carbohydrate allowance had just been increased to 40 grams, and the patient said, “I think four units would be better for me.” The provider agreed that she could receive four units instead of six and specifically told me that it was okay that I had not administered the original six units because the plan had changed.
At the time, I believed the situation had been safely resolved with the provider’s approval. There was no known patient harm, and the provider did not tell me that withholding the original dose had been inappropriate. However, the incident was still reported to the new unit manager.
The second incident involved a psychiatric patient scheduled for ECT. The patient ate breakfast even though she was supposed to remain NPO, so she could not receive ECT that day. Other nurses believed she may have eaten intentionally because she did not want the treatment.
Afterward, staff became much more vigilant about watching her on ECT mornings. About a week later, I noticed her heading toward breakfast again. I immediately notified her assigned nurse, prevented her from eating, and she was able to receive her ECT. That made me feel like the original incident exposed a broader monitoring issue rather than something that was solely my failure.
Both the insulin and ECT incidents were reported to the new manager, and my contract was terminated with approximately three weeks remaining.
Second contract: medical-surgical unit in Southern Maryland
I then accepted a med-surg contract at a small hospital deep in Southern Maryland. I am Black, and the racial makeup of this facility immediately stood out to me. I appeared to be the only Black nurse. All the techs I saw were white women, and almost everyone working in the kitchen was white except for two Black employees.
I understand that there is obviously nothing wrong with any of those employees being white. It was simply very different from any workplace I had experienced before and showed me how overwhelmingly white the facility and surrounding area were.
Before becoming a nurse, I worked as a server in South Florida. In the restaurants where I worked, the front-of-house staff was predominantly white, while many of the Black employees worked back-of-house positions in the kitchen. I was one of the few Black servers. Because that had always been my frame of reference, even seeing an almost entirely white kitchen staff at this hospital made me realize just how different the demographics were from what I was accustomed to in South Florida.
I am 22 years old, and before this assignment, I had never personally felt that I was experiencing racism or racial microaggressions. I grew up in the Miami area, which is very diverse, and I have always gotten along well with white people. Most of my girlfriends are white. I was never someone who automatically assumed an uncomfortable interaction was about race.
At this hospital, however, certain staff members would ignore me or behave as though I were not there, even though I remained friendly and respectful. It was a very unfamiliar feeling. I cannot prove that race caused my termination, but because I was the only Black nurse and had never been treated this way before, I cannot help wondering whether implicit bias affected how I was perceived and how quickly my mistake was escalated.
The hospital used Meditech Expanse. I had experience with Meditech, but not the Expanse version. I received two orientation shift on the med-surg floor than had one independent shift before being floated to the ICU as a tech for three consecutive shifts. When I returned to med-surg the following week I had a second independent and on the third independent shift A provider entered an order for normal saline at approximately 8:30 a.m. I did not see the new order because IV-fluid orders appeared near the bottom of the MAR under the PRN section rather than with the scheduled medications. I was not accustomed to that layout.
At approximately 12:45 p.m., the clinical coordinator approached me and said the fluids had not been started and that it represented a delay in patient care. I immediately apologized, explained that I had not seen the order, and started the fluids. I am not aware of the patient experiencing any harm for the NS 100ml/hr
That was the only clinical concern brought to my attention during the assignment. It was also my final shift. The next day, my recruiter texted me and said the hospital had terminated my contract. I received no warning, additional education on the EMR, opportunity for remediation, or another shift.
I understand that administering insulin safely, maintaining NPO status before ECT, and checking for new orders are nursing responsibilities. I am not claiming I handled every part of these situations perfectly. I am questioning whether these incidents—particularly without known patient harm, progressive discipline, or an opportunity for education—would normally justify immediate termination.
For experienced travelers and managers:
Would either facility’s decision be considered normal in travel nursing?
Were these incidents serious enough to justify terminating both contracts?
Even though the provider approved the revised insulin plan and said it was okay that the six units had not been given
Does the second situation sound like ordinary traveler disposability, or does it sound like implicit bias could have influenced how quickly it was escalated?
How should I explain two consecutive early terminations to future recruiters without sounding defensive? Because the Aya clinical cordinator is not happy lol
Please give me your true opinion. I want to know what I need to correct before accepting another assignment, but I also want to know whether the facilities’ responses were disproportionate.

Good afternoon folks,
Looking to get some insight on travel nursing. I have approximately 2 years under my belt and I want to explore other provinces in terms of nursing to see where I can settle.
I am basically looking for recommendations, where do I start and how?
Is there any agency that you’d recommend for traveling inside Canada?
Is any experience better than the other in terms of units?
Would you travel to British Colombia or Nova Scotia or any other province for starters?
If anyone has any insight, it would be much appreciated.
TIA.

I've read a number of tax questions here and if you would indulge me, just one more. My only travel experience prior to now was during COVID, and things were such a mess everywhere it didn't seem to really matter when it came to my taxes. Now, I want to make sure I'm doing this right. I'm not asking for tax advice. I just want to get some honest feedback. I own my home condo outright. However, I do pay HOA monthly fees, insurance, and property taxes. The electric bill is minimal just running the fridge while I'm gone. All in, I pay just under $1,000 per month for my home. I am on contract 800 miles from my home base. I'm bringing home $2400 per week after taxes which includes a $1375 weekly tax free stipend. My rent is an all inclusive $1200 per month. Am I safe in assuming that I am within the IRS tax laws regarding travel nurses and stipends?

So, I’m starting to become worried about adding miles to my car for driving to assignments. How do others manage miles or you don’t think about it as much? Lol somebody make me feel better. My car has almost 60k miles but I don’t plan on a new car anytime soon especially in today’s economy!!!

I am getting ready to start my first contract and I decided to go through medical solutions for my agency. What do you guys know about this agency? Are they good to work with? What other agencies would you recommend?

I think we’ve all heard this before but wanted to share my recent experience with KP SSF’s bait and switch tactics.

They had a contract out for day shifts so I signed (I am usually on night shift but chose this contract over others specifically because I wanted to switch to days) and they told me I will be on strict nights a few weeks after I already signed all paperwork. No additional contract was ever made.

I was given no choice but to either agree to work nights, or to cancel my contract. So I cancelled and they supposedly blacklisted me from all KP facilities.

I lost $700 in a deposit I already paid for my housing, and $300 in flight tickets to SFO. $1000 down the drain because they switched up on me last minute. Don’t trust a word that comes out of their mouths if they can’t even keep a promise that’s been signed in writing.

Fuck. Kaiser.

I’m curious what everyone considers their minimum hourly/biweekly take-home to stay staff versus the weekly pay you’d need to take a travel contract.

At what point is staying staff worth it to you, and what would a travel contract have to pay to make you pack your bags?

Drop your specialty + area too. I’m curious how much the numbers vary.

I know it’s a huge teaching hospital in San Francisco with high-acuity patients and lots of specialty higher level type patients

Heard nurses mostly primary and there are no techs/CNAs.

Also heard you can float to Mission Bay or Mt. Zion.
Anyone actually worked this assignment? How often do you get floated, and how’s the workload/unit overall?

Deep down I feel like I should not submit.

Just curious how other places handle it! Is picking up weekends actually worth the extra pay where you're at?

I'm wondering if anyone else has had a travel company say their stipend is based on what days of the week they work and then tried to blame the IRS rules for breaking their contract. The contract specifically says 'proportional' in regards to a prorated stipend if you miss a shift. They paid me for 2/7 days on more than one occasion when I missed a shift. I'm in CA and I quit so if I'm entitled to waiting time penalties like I think I am this could be quite beneficial in the long run. I have lots of emails with them discussing how the language in the contract is different from the reality and how the IRS rules do not tie their hands in any way.

Anyone know of a good website/contact to find a fully furnished place in Toronto? I am starting a 6-month contract in November.

I’m currently contracted as a stepdown nurse but haven’t once worked a stepdown unit since I’ve been here. I’m okay with floating, I’ve never minded. But the units I’m being sent to are just so awful and the facility denies my hours if I clock out after 7:30. Which happens frequently because these units are shit shows so I’m stuck charting and Aya has to reimburse me for those hours. Today I have 7 patients and I’m just over it. My contract ends October 10th and I already have a new one lined up for October 13th. They did ask me to start earlier but I obviously couldn’t so is there anyway to cancel this contract and ask to start the next one earlier. Or should I just push through?

Edit: It’s only a month so I really want to just finish so I don’t burn a bridge but I’ve found myself losing patience so much quicker and my patients don’t deserve that :(

Hello friends!

Hello friends!

I’ve been an RPN for 7+ years working in acute care at a hospital in Southern Ontario, and I’m currently in my final year of an RPN-to-RN bridging program at Georgian College.

As I get closer to finishing school, I’ve been exploring different options for my nursing career, including potentially working in the U.S. I’m really interested in gaining new experiences, seeing what opportunities are available outside of Ontario, and of course looking at the potential for better pay.

I’ve mainly been looking into RN opportunities in Michigan and New York because they’re relatively close to home. I’ve also been researching both staff nursing positions and travel nursing, but there’s so much information online that it’s hard to know what the process is actually like from a Canadian nurse’s perspective.

Has anyone here worked in Michigan or New York as a Canadian RN?

I’d love to hear about:

• What the licensing/endorsement process was like
• Whether you needed a VisaScreen or TN visa
• How difficult it was to get hired as a Canadian nurse
• Staff nursing vs. travel nursing in the U.S.
• Whether Canadian nursing experience counted toward your pay/experience level
• What the pay and benefits were like compared with Ontario
• Any agencies or hospitals you would recommend or avoid
• Anything you wish you knew before making the move

I’m still in the research stage, so I’d really appreciate hearing about anyone’s personal experience, especially nurses who continued living in Ontario and crossed the border for work.

Thanks in advance! 😊

how are you guys feeling about how low the agencies are paying us to be on call after hours and weekends for the facilities?

I've worked at a few facilities in CA where the staff make $12 to 25 in socal and $25 to 35/hour in norcal maybe even more to hold the pager, while we are getting $5/hour if that. also I've even had them attempt to pay me call back(x1.5) of my base rate instead of the blended rate, and of course when I found out aya told me I was not allowed to discuss rates lol, sure tell that to the nlra.

I'm from the east coast with no unions, so if you don't know any better or used to being paid less, it's very easy for the agencies to take advantage of the lack of knowledge/experience we have. I'm not new to travel, just to CA. I'm very happy for my west coast counterparts, sometimes they even make more money than me, but it's worth it to me if I don't have to be added to the call rotation.

I've been negotiating call out of my assignments entirely because of this.

how are you guys handling this? are you taking the call, enjoy the excitement and a few extra bucks? were you aware that the staff get paid more to take the call? what rates/ how much have you guys been able to get and in what area?

edit: this post is about IR/CATH LAB call in CALIFORNIA, although I would be curious to know what on call rates you guys are getting in other states if you feel inclined to share