THERE ARE ALWAYS TWO SIDES TO THE STORY! I am a medical traveler for many years and have had many opportunities to examine a large number of websites of Travel. Most of them contain some type of Q & A section that explains how they work and what they offer. I found the information given is accurate, is very incomplete. Most of what I learned about the medical travel industry has been learned through the proverbial school of hard knocks. It happened to me recently to write an article that expanded on the usual information on medical travel websites, who presented a paper (as Paul Harvey used to say) the "rest of the story." What if .. . here we go! TREATMENT Travel Company: On their websites business travel usually state a salary range that they offer the type of position, your area of expertise and experience. Rest of the story: What you are initially offered for assignment travel is generally not a high price that is available for this mission. Most travelers simply accept what they are offered to believe the "deal is a deal" for this particular mission. I used to do it too ... but not anymore! Especially you limit your chances of getting the best treatment for your work if you choose to register with only one travel agency. When you do this, you give all means to negotiate better wages. I am still registered with many travel companies so I can compare several possible assignments at a time and negotiate the best on all packages. There are many other "traps" when it comes to getting the maximum compensation for your work travel. For example, you should specify the steps to receive certain types of bonuses and if you only have to work for a company to win these awards. Again, if you work for one company, you may unknowingly give up a higher compensation in other areas of your benefit package for the company to offer these bonuses, in this case, they can hardly be classified as bonuses. Remember, you can always "work your best deal" (negotiate) with several companies, while remaining very professional. In addition, request more information telegraph to a recruiter that you know your business and you can receive the best deals. HOUSING Travel Company: Travel companies always state they will provide you with a fully furnished accommodation while you are on your assignment. Rest of the story: You may be asked to share an apartment with two bedrooms with another traveler, even a stranger, who works at your site even if you know you can request an apartment with a separate bedroom. Some travelers have been "necessary" (because they accepted this arrangement) to live in a house of extended stay for the entire 13 weeks of an assignment. This is very cramped and gets extremely boring after only a few weeks. I saw many travelers to other conditions that were very undesirable to have their homes located too far from the hospital. I had this experience on an assignment (before I learned to delete everything in advance!). Every morning I had to make my way through 10 miles of traffic in the early morning rush hour to reach the hospital. In addition, fully furnished means different things to different people. If you do not know what to ask in advance, you may be stuck with things like a poorly furnished kitchen (only a few sad pots and pans looking for cooking) and rare furniture and unattractive (a sofa green and purple ugly president come to mind). Know what your options really are and how to ask for them is essential to have an arrangement comfortable, safe, convenient and enjoyable stay. Multiple considerations are there for the asking, but you certainly have to ask. Specifying in advance what I need and expect, and applying simple to learn negotiation techniques I've perfected over time, now I get the best lodging on all my homework. GENERAL BENEFIT PACKAGES Travel Company: All the travel companies offer a variety of benefits in addition to the housing and wages that may include pay per diem, travel expenses, premiums, clothing and reimbursement for equipment, insurance, training , 401 K, etc. Rest of story: Travel benefits are certainly not all equal! For example, insurance coverage is a travel company may not start until 30 days after you started your mission in relation to a proposed contract with another company that will enter into force on the first day at work. These and many other "fine print" concerns can come back to bite you if you are not prepared! I also talked to nurses who have never been offered daily pay (the average is $ 30.00 per day or $ 210.00 per week) but others had simply because they asked for it! Some said they could choose to pay by diem but receive fewer benefits in other areas, if they chose this option. However, this was not the case for other travelers who have refused to trade off. I know that I continually receive by paying on all my daily duties without sacrificing any reduction in other areas of compensation. To make your travel experience the most lucrative and enjoyable, it pays (literally) to know what is available and how to access these reams of online services. PROVISIONS OF TRAVEL Travel Company: Travel companies offer a variety of ways to cover your travel expenses. If you fly to your mission, your airfare will be paid in advance of your travel itinerary and organized for you, plus a rental car will be provided once you arrive at your destination. If you are wanting to drive your own car to your workplace, you will receive mileage compensation and / or a lump sum for travel expenses. Rest of story: Travel companies can save significant money by booking flights that depart or arrive at times unwanted day or night or you reroute around, which requires frequent change planes . I had this experience early in my career Voyage (oh what a novice I was then!) Where, after 3 stops, and long layovers, I finally landed at an airport at 1 am that was a full two hours drive from my workplace! Just to add to the misery after two hours away in the middle of the night I arrived to find the hotel reserved for me was the ultimate rat's nest with a heating system that has stuck in my room steam room intolerable. I also have some pretty interesting stories about the type of cars that were leased in my name (tin can anyone?). Fortunately I learned to avoid all these nightmares and now travel comfortably and at reasonable hours. The fact is that if you do not know your way through travel options, more information about how to negotiate for more travel considerations, you can have some pretty bad travel experiences. Job Sites Travel Company: Travel companies paint a picture of an unglamorous places you can travel and the wonderful experiences you may have. Rest of the story: If you are a novice trip there is a very good chance you'll find yourself in some way place or a hospital that is anything but glamorous. Travel businesses are eager to fill all the positions that have (after all, that's how they make money!) And so they can offer less desirable job sites for those who do not know how to navigate the system. That is certainly what happened the first time I've taken a trip. I landed in a city with a miserable assignment as a very boring. It was a long 13 weeks! Knowing that you can get the object of the "low end of the game" if you're new to the game can help you avoid something really dower. However, even experienced travelers are often not getting the best assignments that are available. Fortunately, over time, I learned what to ask and what to avoid, and more importantly, how to spot a bad workplace, regardless of the number of nodes on the packet. The best jobs Travel Company: Travel companies accurately state that the recruiter will contact you about a job opportunity and give you an overview of the work, its demands, and what salary and other benefits are offered. You'll also have the opportunity to ask any questions you want about the position. Rest of story: Recruiters will provide the basis for the assignment of potential use for you, but they will not go into detail if it is in direct response to your questions. You should also be prepared to ask relevant questions of the representative of the hospital if you need to do an interview for a job that is brought to you by the recruiter. I remain amazed at the number of travelers, even experienced that either do not ask many questions about a potential transfer of jobs or do not know what to ask to find the "serious business" of what the job really involves. Consequently, there are many travelers who are very "surprised" (not in a good way!) On the facts once they reach their destination jobs. And of course, like it or not, they are bound by a legal contract to complete its mission. While calling the number of employees who work on the floor or in your department, the number of patients or tests will be required to supervise or carry out, and the ratio of permanent staff and travel, you can start getting an idea precisely what you will encounter. Recently, while taking into account a position, I could ask these questions and many others who have found that there had been a recent "scandal" in the department with people leaving in mass, which I decide not to jump into the fray. I am always treated more recent history of horror on jobs that were nothing less than what they thought to be. This should not be your story if you learn the right questions to get the actual image. CONCLUSION As you can see, knowledge is power! Without it, you're in a very worn round the world travel medical. I explained a few Q & A areas where travel companies are giving you the basics of the process. Unfortunately, relying on "basic tools" you will collect a few horror stories of your own!
