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 [...]
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 [...]
eJane members are responsible for all components of an engagement. These responsibilities are clearly covered in eJane’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. It is important that all eJane members read and familiarize themselves with these conditions.
One important responsibility is professional liability insurance. This type of insurance is available to any nurse who is in [...]
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 [...]
I recently received an inquiry from a radiology technician as to traveling after graduation as opposed to getting 1 to 2 years experience before looking into a travel assignment. There was mention of an article which you might find enlightening if you are a therapist, technologist or technician that appeared in the Healthcare Traveler (March 2008) entitled “Traveling after graduation: [...]
I wish more men would become registered nurses! It is unfortunate that male nurses are not better received than Ben Stiller as Greg Focker in “Meet the Parents.” It is unfortunate that some people think a man becomes a nurse because he is not smart enough for medical school! “Our society has conditioned people to [...]
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 [...]
In an effort to address the shortage of nurses in the United States and to increase the quality of care veterans receive, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has introduced the “Travel Nurse Corps”. This new program allows nurses in the VA to travel on assignment throughout the VA’s medical system.
“VA is committed to putting [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Imagine yourself as a full-time RN at a medium-to-large sized hospital in the United States.
Now, imagine and 220 of your fellow RNs standing outside your hospital with you - on strike for 24 hours as a display of unity to get the owners of your hospital back to the table to work out contract negotiations, [...]
According to a report from Merritt, Hawkins & Associates, one of the nation’s largest recruiting firms, nurses trained in administering anesthesia are regularly offered higher salaries than family physicians. The firm’s review indicates that the average salary offered to recruit family physicians is $172,000, compared to the $185,000 average salary offered to recruit nurses trained [...]
While many real estate owners in the United States are seeing a dramatic drop in the value of their property, one are where values are on the rise is in healthcare facilities. Facilities like hospitals are usually built in central locations which is typically, at least in big cities, where folks want to live, work [...]