How to File a Formal Complaint to NATHO – Infograph
As a travel nurse, you will come across many staffing agencies and recruiters during your travel nursing journey. Many agencies are really great at putting their nurses first. They send gifts, food, and check-in on you as your own mother would. But sometimes there are agencies out there that don’t treat you as well as they should. This could range from pay discrepancy issues to housing problems, to contract challenges. When you come across these “bad apples” it can make you feel frustrated as well as helpless! Where do you go? Who do you turn to? You feel like screaming to the…
The Nursing Workforce: Is There Still a Nursing Shortage?
It’s glaringly apparent that there is still an on-going nursing shortage in select areas in the US. Every two years the NCSBN (National Council of State Boards of Nursing) works with The National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers to perform a study on the nursing workforce. It’s interesting to note that over 50% of the participants in this study are over the age of 50. This would indicate that a large amount of our nursing workforce is approaching or at retirement. Source: NCSBN What’s Being Done to Alleviate the Nursing Shortage? Interestingly, it was actually quite difficult to determine what…
Travel Nurse Pay: How Do I Know I’m Getting a ‘Fair’ Offer?
This article was provided by: Aya Healthcare Determine your Minimum Worth My first advice to any traveler is to know what you feel your minimum worth is. Determine how much you need to make a travel contract worth your time and effort. We all have bills, and expenses and knowing your absolute minimum is a great place to start. Once you have figured out what your personal minimum amount is, you should consider the location that the position is being offered in. Why should the Contract Location affect my pay? The extreme differences in the cost of actually living from place…
A Nurse in Sweden
How it all began…… Hi there! My name is Lori. I’m a neonatal nurse in Sweden who began traveling over eight years ago. For my first contract, I stayed close to home in Florida (as some travelers do) to test the waters. After my first thirteen-week contract was complete, I headed to San Francisco. In the eight years and many miles since, I have somewhat rooted myself in a country known for gender equality, meatballs, and Aurora Borealis. I moved to be a nurse in Sweden five years ago in August. It has been both challenging and amazing. You learn so…
ACA Tax Implications for Travelers
Guest Article provided by: Joseph Smith @ Traveltax.com ACA (aka “Obamacare”) requires all individuals carry health insurance starting with the 2014 tax year. Here is some information on ACA tax implications for travel nurses: Since travelers are highly susceptible to gaps in employment, they are more likely to be subject to the penalties assessed for the lack of coverage. Additionally, travelers who intend to use the health insurance exchanges and associated tax credits will have difficulty predicting their subsidy due to the income swings that occur with their various contracts. ACA Tax Implications The next series of articles will look…
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Updated: August 24, 2020 Introduction. Being part of The Gypsy Nurse means sharing information about yourself with other professionals, communicating with them, as well as working privately on your own. By registering or by using The Gypsy Nurse web site, services and applications (collectively the “Services”), you explicitly accept, without limitation or qualification, the collection, use and transfer of the personal information provided by you in the manner described in this Privacy Policy. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully as it affects your rights and liabilities under law. If you disagree with the way we collect and process personal information…
A Travel Nurse Volunteer in Liberia: The Acclimation
The Gypsy Nurse Volunteering in Liberia. A travel nurse volunteer with Cross Cultural Care As you probably already read, The Gypsy Nurse is volunteering in Liberia. I plan to bring you along with me; virtually and give you a ‘feet on the ground’ accounting of the entire process. Acclimation Phase: The Language The first week here in Liberia has reminded me of the first week of a new hospital contract. Getting to know the staff at work and remembering names is always a challenge for me. Simply figuring out the general processes and workflow at any hospital is always a challenge. Here,…
Volunteering in Liberia: Understanding the Risks
The Gypsy Nurse is heading to Liberia with Cross Cultural Care As you probably already read, The Gypsy Nurse is going to be volunteering in Liberia. I plan to bring you along with me; virtually and give you a ‘feet on the ground’ accounting of the entire process.“Cross Cultural Care (C3) is an international non-government organization (NGO) that pairs western health care providers with medical staff in areas of the developing world to assist with medical training and health capacity building. Cross Cultural Care (C3) was founded by Dr. Robert Montana, an American Emergency Medicine physician who decided to create such a program while volunteering in…
Making Sense of Travel Reimbursements
Sponsored by: Aya Healthcare Written prior to tax reform 2017. Watch for future articles. Before you sign on the dotted line and hit the open road, one of the things you should consider is travel reimbursements. It’s unusual to get the entire trip covered but the following guidelines will help you get the most out of your reimbursement. Most companies will offer some sort of travel reimbursement to the traveler (you). This is varied from company to company. Below is a break-down of the most common types of travel reimbursements. There may be others but these are the options that I…
Graduate Nurse Job Market
Sponsored by: Aya Healthcare New Grads Having Difficulty Obtaining Employment “New Grads need not apply” Are you a new nurse? Are you finding it difficult to obtain a position with your new hard earned nursing license? Most employers want you to have that one year experience, but if everyone wants it who is going to give it? What do you do when your a New Graduate Nurse without a Job? The nursing shortages that we experienced back in the early 2000’s had the result of hundreds of new nursing programs being instituted all over the nation. This has eased the…