Traveling Nurse Job

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Sometimes professional nurses are interested in finding travel nursing employment. This is often an enticing thought because travel nursing employment offers many opportunities that are not typically found in a regular nursing job. Perhaps you have been approached with a travel nursing job offer and you don’t know if this is something you would be interested in. This article is meant to give you more information about travel nursing to help you make a decision on if this would be a good choice for you.

1. Travel nursing is an adventure. If you have ever felt that your life is the same day after day you may have also felt that you need a little change in your life. While travel nursing definitely offers a lot of change. With travel nursing you can travel to different areas of the country or even outside of the country. You’ll make new friends in different areas. You can also get involved in different activities available in different areas of the country or even outside the country.

2. Another issue to think about is money. While it is true that you will get paid more money for being a travel nurse and if you were to work in a doctor’s office or in a hospital, it is also true that you need to be very careful about selecting the place where you will be working. What I mean by this is that if you are going to stay in the country you may find that the place you end up living has a higher cost of living than where you currently are. If this happens then even if you are making more money chances are you are spending much more money. So this is something that you need to really be careful about.there are other things that you can ask for when deciding to accept travel nursing position. For example, instead of asking for more money you may ask for better insurance or money for mass transportation if you’re going to live in a large city. One large benefit of travel nursing is moving to an area that has a low cost of living and yet making good money. If this happens you can save up quite a bit of money in a short amount of time.

3. An aspect that a lot of nurses enjoy with travel nursing is a feeling of independence. Many times you will often gain a feeling of confidence just by living in a different area and branching out on your own.

4. If you are a nurse you know how easy it is to suffer from burnout and. Travel nurses often find that having a change of scenery and a change of pace prevents them from burnout. So if you do feel that you are getting a bad case of burnout and the nursing profession you may want to go for a travel nursing position at least temporarily. This may be exactly what you need to you back to the fundamental reasons of why you chose nursing as a profession to begin with.

In conclusion there are many things to think about if you are considering a travel nursing position. There are good things and there are things to be careful of, but if you do your research and think very carefully about this you will make the right decision.

Academisch Medisch Centrum
Meibergdreef 9
Postbus 22660
1100 DD Amsterdam
www.amc.uva.nl
TEL: +31643474618
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JOB REFERENCE NUMBER : AMC/1005/8001/NL/007

DATED: 21TH NOVEMBER, 07

Position Reference: MA REBBECCA LABIANO SALVINO,

SOFT COPY OF OFFICIAL LETTER OF APPOINTMENT

We refer to your earlier forwarded application CV / Resume for job engagement with relations to the Academisch Medisch Centrum.

On the above subject matter, Academisch Medisch Centrum management hereby congratulates you on your successful emergence based on detailed recruitment by our recruitment manager, Dr. Van Ardene Further details are as follows:

DESIGNATION: STAFF NURSE

MONTHLY SALARY
USD $8,500.00 (Eight Thousand Five Hundred Dollars only) monthly/take-home (After tax), with US $500.00 (Five Hundred Dollars)Weekly for pocket allowance,Sterling, Euros or Indian Rupees equivalent depending on home country and currency preference.

BENEFITS: Travel Insurance, Medical Insurance, 3 Bedroom Flat Duplex, Free Education for your children both Home or Abroad, Toyota Camry 2006 Revolution and 10 to 15 Days Break / Leave after every 90 Business Working Days.

JOB LOCATION: AMSTERDAM – NETHERLANDS

START DATE: 30TH DECEMBER 2007.

DURATION OF CONTRACT: 2YRS CONTRACT – RENEWABLE.

Herein, you have been forwarded employers’ prototype of contract terms and conditions via e-mail (Attached) for your perusal and digest; on your satisfaction and agreement with terms and response, you shall be expected to start your job processes and will be sent hard copy of contract document through the TNT/DHL courier services for endorsement via your Local Representative Agreements will also be signed during the job process, and be sent to you alongside your visa and work permit procurement papers.

JOB PROCEEDING/REQUIREMENT:
All employees successfully screened and recruited to Resume employment at this new Academisch Medisch Centrum (And not presently possessing a valid Netherlands Residence and Work Permits Clearance Papers) shall be expected to personally incur The work and residence permit expenditure as a proof of his or her readiness to join the team, as the company has already paid the visa fees for all candidates.

You shall be required to furnish us with your valid Netherlands residence and work permits papers after 10 working days of appointment as a proof of readiness to join the Academisch Medisch Centrum team in the due time as stipulated above for your job resumption with the Academisch Medisch Centrum and also to enable you receive your first monthly salary including your due entitlements/emoluments prior to your departure for services with the Academisch Medisch Centrum.

Note, Academisch Medisch Centrum has paid your visa fees, and then you are requested to contact the Ministry of Interior here in Netherlands and process your valid Netherland Work and residence permit papers, as per our procedures, while you submit to us your expenditure report for immediate re-imbursement.
However, for expatriate services employees who do not presently posses their valid NETHERLANDS residence and Work Permits papers, they are to make contact with the address given below for directives and assistance on the acquisition and procurement of their valid residence and work permits papers with the FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INTERIOR.

THE MINISTRY CONTACT DETAILS BELOW:

ATTN: HENDRIK P. VAN DALEN – PROCUMENT OFFICER
ATTN: GERALD COLE – ACCOUNT OFFICER
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INTERIOR
ROTTERDAM – DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
P.O. BOX 1738 3000 DR ROTTERDAM
NETHERLANDS
31 -6 34 36 12 34 – DIRECT MOBILE
EMAIL: mint-nl@myway.com
E-MAIL2: info@mint-nl.org
WEBSITE: www.mint-nl.org

Note that all Netherlands based employees’ are to report personally to our office with identification materials for signing and collection of hard copy of their contract documents.

This is in line with the expatriate statuary law of the European Union in compliance with the EU. Terrorism Act. Find attached for other necessary related details of job.

Congratulations on your success,

DR. STEPHEN ACCUFF
SIGNED…………….

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS OFFICER.
Academisch Medisch Centrum
HR TELEPHONE: TEL: +31643474618
FOR ENQUIRIES

EMPLOYEE SIGN ……………………………
ADDRESS ………………………………………
MOBILE …………………………………….

I am a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual who is seeking a position with opportunity for growth and learning. I am willing to do the necessary research and ask the appropriate questions in order to find the correct answer. My approach is to gain knowledge and understanding first, then to determine the most efficient and customer-service oriented way to apply my learning. I am a skilled communicator, and I place high value on team oriented solutions.

WORK EXPERIENCE

The Children’s Hospital, Aurora, CO (3/06 – Present)

Staff Assistant III Pulmonary Medicine(05/08-Present)
* Schedule Procedures and Coordinate on same day if needed
* Obtain authorizations for all procedures when needed
* Schedule Meeting, interviews and travel arrangements for Dr.’s
* Check mail and Fax machine & distribute to all staff
* Edit time sheets to make sure everyone’s hours is correct
* Times sheets- also make sure Research staff is paid from the proper grants
* Take calls daily from parents and Dr.’s
* Basic Admin Assistant Funcitons
* In charge of the Dept website’s up keep & Bulletin Board

ENT/Nuerosurgery/Plastics Check out/PSC 03/08-05/08
* Scheduled all over books and same day appointment requests
* Assisted families in whatever was needed at the end of thier appointment
* Responsible for all Documents that needed scanning
* Scheduled Same day CT, MRI’s and obtained Authorizations
* Worked Referrals and requests by outside physicians

Patient Services Coordinator (10/07 – 03/08)
• Schedule main campus and satellite appointments for the following surgical specialties: Urology, Plastic Surgery, ENT, Pediatric Surgery, and Neurosurgery.
• Verify insurance and communicate necessity of referral to families
• Overbook patients into any of the seven clinics as needed
• With guidance from nursing and surgical staff, I evaluate urgency of appointment and determine the best way to schedule the patient while adhering to the rules of the patient’s insurance

Centralized Scheduler (03/06 – 10/07)
• Scheduled appointments for 24 different medical and surgical specialties based on the guidelines required by each department.
• Designated as lead scheduler for Rheumatology and Endocrinology. As the lead scheduler, I overbooked urgent patients into the physicians’ templates and contacted families to remind them of their upcoming appointments at the main campus.

Banner Health, City, State (01/04 /01-06)
Patient Financial Representative

• Billed claims and managed follow up for one alpha section in eight facilities in WY, NE, and CO
• Ensured that all claims were accurate before sending them electronically or on paper
• Managed billing editor system to insure that there were no duplicate charges and to put certain bill types on hold
• Handled actual copies of both the physician bills and the facility bill
• Insured timely and proper payment of claims
• Determined which claim submission method was needed for each state.
• Answered patient calls during the day
• Appropriately handled confidential patient information