[Anonymous]

Ok.. some of you know I have a big mouth..For those who don't BEWARE...Here goes.

I have been in contact with a recruiter at Magic Corps. I don't see this company listed in the review section here so I post here for fellow dialysis nurses.

Beware... one of their recruiters who has called me a liar..Now I may not be perfect but I don't lie about my travel experiences, money, or assignments. I lie about my weight but if you see me and I say I weigh 120 and you can't figure out that's a lie wellllllllll what can I say.

I want to warn others about Magic Corps and the disrespect I recieved from this company.

I was told by this recruiter that dialysis is not a narrow speciality.. Ok now let's analyze this.. I am a M/S nurse too. Well I was. I can do M/S, float to ER, start IV's there do vitals etc. I can't read an EKG . I know when they aren't right but that's about it...I can float to ACU,OB not delivery,peds and that's about it.. Can an ICU nurse do hemodialysis NO .. Can an ER nurse do hemodialysis NO.. So it is a narrow speciality.

Thanks I am down now..


WR,,, three commas for Becca

[oh hd rn]

i am going to add to this beware list

Arcadia in Cincinnati is strictly dialysis...

1. you pay for your own drug test ($38)

2. you pay for your own criminal background check ($4)

3. you pay for your own physical ($15-200)

4. orientation is voluntary...no pay AT ALL (-$360)

5. there is no direct deposit for paychecks UNLESS you happen to bank at the same bank the secretary does...then she'll make a deposit for you if you give her pre-filled out deposit slips...(i SERIOUSLY question this practice)

6. the ONE and ONLY day of orientation i had, i was told i had to fax to the agency a copy of the pt's runsheets?!?!? (i SERIOUSLY question this also...HIPAA?!?!?) (liability $3,000,000)

7. shifts and cancellations are "spread out" across the board... if a facility cancels "nurse A", and "nurse A" has already had a cancellation that week, then they will cancel "nurse B" at another facility and send "nurse A" to the other facility. if they are contracted for "only" 20 shifts in a given week and they may have 7 full time nurses, the 20 shifts are divided as equally as possible i.e. 6 nurses will get 3 shifts each and the 7th nurse will get 2 shifts...?!?!? oh, and i forgot to mention the "teacher's pet" factor... ($36/hr for every shift worked, -$36/hr for every cancellation)

8. every other agency in town will let you fax in your time slips for pay, and some (not all) may require that you later send the original... not this agency... if you dont send the whole original time slip, you dont get paid, period. and in this day and age of mailbox raiding and identity theft, they will kindly mail you your check...after you've mailed them you're time slip WITH YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ON IT

9. and i have it on VERY good information from a current employee that if you work for another specific agency in town, you WILL NOT be given shifts at this agency... and i do work for that other agency...(which pays $41-48/hr!!!)

[WorkingGirl]

Try Quik Travel Staffing in California. They are on the up and up and really seem to want the best for you.

[mhight]

Do any of you know of any facilities in Annapolis or Baltimore that use travelers in acute dialysis?

[Dialysis Travel Agent]

:houra: Yes! I have an opportunity available right now for the areas you're asking about.

Call me and we can discuss the details:

clinical environment
pay
paid housing
travel reimbursement
licensure reimbursement
insurance
unparalleled service
etc.

Connie Huynh
Foundation Medical Staffing
800.774.9251 ext 122
connie.huynh@foundationmedicalstaffing.com

[zumble]

Are there any pediatric PD positions out there? Can't work for RCG or Fresenius.