Obviously, eJane is very different than the traditional agency staffing relationship. One difference is the status of eJane travel nurses. For the most part, the travel nurse will function in an “independent contractor” role, pretty much as defined by federal employment guidelines.
What is different from hiring an independent contractor travel nurse than hiring an employee [...]
As a member of eJane, the travel nurse will more than likely assume the role of an “independent contractor.”
According to federal employment guidelines, this means you are self employed. It means you are not employed by eJane or the healthcare provider you contract with. You will have to obtain your own professional liability insurance, which [...]
Negotiation–All terms of the contract need to be agreed upon between the healthcare provider and the travel nurse such as: hourly rate, start and end dates, shift(s), housing and/or travel reimbursements, bonuses, overtime pay, time off, etc. When the travel nurse applies for an engagement, negotiation begins and continues back and forth until both the [...]
INTRODUCTION: eJane utilizes standard industry terms. Sometimes, however, these terms take on a special significance relative to eJane. This blog highlights these exceptions.
Engagement–The healthcare provider posts an “engagement” for temporary nurse staffing which includes the position name, location, start date, end date, whether or not it is a temp-to-perm position, hourly rate, reimbursements, requirements (drug test, ppd [...]
For too long, the temporary healthcare staffing industry has been using costly methods to meet the staffing needs of healthcare providers. As internet technology integrates into more business applications, the founders of eJane have envisioned and created an innovative, new approach.
The result is a direct business-to-business link between the provider and the professional, utilizing internet [...]
The heart of eJane is the relationship it creates between the travel nurse and the healthcare provider. The best way to describe it is …. “direct.”
eJane is not an agency. We are a web=based application that allows the travel nurse and healthcare provider to negotiate directly. Our specific responsibilities (and liabilities) can be found in [...]
This will begin a series of blogs which are specific to eJane. We will describe what eJane is, how it can be used, how it will benefit both the travel nurse and healthcare provider and how to negotiate terms of the contract.
This series will include the following topics:
The Company
The Travel Nurse and Healthcare Provider [...]
This was our first time as an exhibitor at the ASHHRA’s (American Society for Healthcare Human Resource Administration) 44th Annual Conference & Exposition in Austin, Texas. Most attendees were corporate level Human Resource VPs and Directors. We were pleasantly surprised that nearly all the healthcare providers we spoke with were almost as excited as we [...]
As a travel nurse, you know that sleeping on the job is a huge no-no - a career-ending mistake if the circumstances are there. However, a new study has shown that napping should be encouraged for nurses who work the night shift. Benefits for both nurses AND patients have been shown to exist after nurses [...]
If you live in Illinois, the answer could soon be “nobody.”
To date, over 1,000 small medical clinics have opened their doors in retail settings around the country. Places like Wal-Mart and CVS come to mind as leaders in this area. These types of places don’t need you to make an appointment and are usually staffed [...]
Thinking of becoming an LPN/LVN? You’re not alone. Each year, thousands of Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses enter the workforce. Each state sets its own requirements for how these two types of nurse are licensed. In some states, the term Licensed Vocational Nurse is used to describe the type of license given to [...]
The majority of research indicates that providing enough nurses for patients in a hospital improves care. As a nurse, or a travel nurse, you probably already knew that. Nearly 30 states have either enacted staffing policy rules or plan to as a way to address declining nurse levels, but those in a position to enact [...]
When we hear the media talk about the nursing shortage, the public often just sees the shortage - and not the nurses behind the shortage. The truth is, there are many different areas of nursing that are feeling the crunch.
For this series, we’re going to delve into some of the different types of nurses, what [...]
Today, those who want to join the healthcare industry as nurses have more choices than ever before, and the demand for professional, qualified nurses has never been greater. As healthcare becomes more and more complex with new discoveries and new technologies, nurses are finding rewarding careers outside the traditional hospital setting.
Travel Nurse Careers - This [...]
The American Nurses Association has been continuing to build its “Safe Staffing Saves Lives” campaign to lobby lawmakersfor safer staffing laws, and, in particular, the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act (S. 73/H.R. 4138). Under this proposed legislation, hospitals would have accountability for creating and maintaining nurse staffing plans at the unit-level. These plans would be [...]