Kaiser Staff Nurse vs Local Travel Nurse - Paycheck Wars

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  • Опубліковано 21 жов 2024

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  • @garp424
    @garp424 Рік тому +28

    please continue to post pay transparency content. during these times of rising housing costs, videos like this are great to watch as a future nurse. great watch

  • @emiliomachado1414
    @emiliomachado1414 Рік тому +40

    Been watching you since I started Nursing school in Alabama. As of today I am eligible to apply for my LPN license! Only 2 more semester until RN! I feel like I I can make some really knowledgeable decisions about my nursing career journey because of your content! Thank you

    • @NursesToRiches
      @NursesToRiches  Рік тому +4

      Wow, you've come a long way-congrats! And thanks for sticking with us for so long!

  • @thomaswilliams3948
    @thomaswilliams3948 Рік тому +90

    This man stays feeding us

    • @NursesToRiches
      @NursesToRiches  Рік тому +6

      🙏

    • @amahlcotterell3717
      @amahlcotterell3717 Рік тому +4

      Ikr! This channel is priceless

    • @TobiDeLafayette
      @TobiDeLafayette Рік тому +6

      Definitely & this channel is just for travel nurses . I’m a travel anesthesia technician & but his channel had helped me out so much . Honestly anyone in their 20s doing healthcare is really missing out not doing contract healthcare …the right contract …can put you in the right place financially as long as you work hard . In one year I upgraded my vehicle . Saved 2 emergency funds and increased my stock portfolio positions , next purchase is a house as soon as I clean up my credit before traveling I was in the 500s now I’m in the 690 range .
      If you’re young , single , & are flexible traveling is the way to go , didn’t even know it was a thing until covid happened

    • @nursebondemcanada
      @nursebondemcanada Рік тому

      Facts

    • @we.are.all.barabbas
      @we.are.all.barabbas Рік тому

      He even looks like he doesn't sleep, bless him

  • @emilypascua1823
    @emilypascua1823 Рік тому +26

    That’s an awesome story! If nurses can adapt and work in different settings this is a very lucrative move . I work for City and County as a RN staff nurse 2 my rate was $56/hr and now finally making $90/hr plus 20% night diff. 12 hr shifts. And also 2% hazard pay as well. I have a family and pay $47 biweekly for health insurance, $20 for vision, $20 for dental-all incredibly affordable. Also contribute to 401k and we have a pension as well, I’ve already contributed over $150k in that account. I started in skilled nursing and now doing corrections, I was scared to make the move but I’m happy I did. Keep up the amazing work on this channel 🙌🏼

    • @nishmc6816
      @nishmc6816 Рік тому

      Wow I just saw an opening for corrections and didn’t apply bc it seems scary…

    • @smashtc
      @smashtc Рік тому

      Nothing scary about making a lot more money! Better go apply!

    • @steffybael1245
      @steffybael1245 8 місяців тому

      WHAT STATE?

    • @healthbeets1519
      @healthbeets1519 4 місяці тому

      Where are you getting the pension with?

  • @sarahjohnson9241
    @sarahjohnson9241 Рік тому +12

    I’m a dental hygienist in my first year of nursing school, thank you for sharing!

  • @jamiejames203
    @jamiejames203 Рік тому +8

    I cannot express the amount of gratitude I have for you guys and your channel. I'm a student nurse in Northern California and I learnnn so much from this channel. I have aspirations of being an ER nurse and then hopefully a travel ER nurse or flight nurse 🙏🏼

  • @gailbrown7350
    @gailbrown7350 Рік тому +37

    I’m a local certified surgical technician traveler. I absolutely love it. I no longer live paycheck to paycheck. I contribute more to my investments. I have no more debts

    • @NursesToRiches
      @NursesToRiches  Рік тому +7

      Good job! I think the primary reason why you aren't living paycheck to paycheck is because, unlike most other people, yiu actually decided to make a conscious decision about not being in debt, and by investing your hard-earned money.

    • @gailbrown7350
      @gailbrown7350 Рік тому +2

      @@NursesToRiches Amen! It feels so good. No stress

    • @we.are.all.barabbas
      @we.are.all.barabbas Рік тому +1

      *cries in UK nurse
      I really need to get out of here
      I'm tired of being broke and pathetic

  • @AnthonyL125
    @AnthonyL125 Рік тому +26

    I’m Addicted to learning about nursing 😂. I’m an Aircraft Maintenance engineer but interesting to compare my career path to nursing

    • @amahlcotterell3717
      @amahlcotterell3717 Рік тому +5

      Do it bro! You a engineer, so I would think that you have a abundance of knowledge to put in the nursing field

    • @AnthonyL125
      @AnthonyL125 Рік тому

      @@amahlcotterell3717 I sure would but the education barrier to entry is soo much! The pay is not as high as nursing but on average you’re not limited to just California for the best pay. Most of the guys I work with who finished the pay scale make 170k, I’m still two steps from it. From what I hear I make a lot without the effort, most of my job is a 60/40 split of work. Work 4-5 hours get paid for the ten. I definitely would of been a nurse if airplanes wasn’t my passion 😩😭

    • @robienillosistoso628
      @robienillosistoso628 Рік тому +2

      Software engineers makes more money… just sayin - I’m a Nurse too

    • @ValenciaRose.
      @ValenciaRose. 22 дні тому

      @@robienillosistoso628 I think the schedule is also attractive to many. Good work life balance. But it is terrible to see people mainly getting into nursing/healthcare for the money, meanwhile their patients are not well taken care of and are dying preventable deaths. I've heard horror stories.

  • @mistermilkman
    @mistermilkman Рік тому +15

    Good dialogue Jason.
    I think a lot of nurses r afraid 2 leave their bad situations out of comfort. I've met many nurses who say they do not like change. I encourage new nurses not 2 get complacent n any position n nursing. It's so vast & u can do so much. Do not limit urself n a career where u have so many opportunities. It may not b easy, but it's possible.

    • @conniesaratoga3194
      @conniesaratoga3194 Рік тому +2

      Yes, but if every nurse moves to the few high paying states, that would be catastrophic for all the states with no nurses then plus the field would be flooded and bring down the pay rate quickly for the nurses in the high paying states! So we need to force all low paying states to raise their pay rates, probably by unionizing, so they can also force better patient care ratio regulations! Watching his videos is informative, but also frustrating for other nurses who can't just up and move and so are being taken advantage of, especially in states like Florida, where she lives, where cost of living has skyrocketed, but pay sucks!

    • @mistermilkman
      @mistermilkman Рік тому +1

      @@conniesaratoga3194 I'm not implying every nurse 2 move anywhere. I'm speaking also 2 nurses who r afraid 2 leave their units & specialties. I've seen nurses constantly complain about a unit like it was the only unit on the planet.
      I just think 4 nursing 2 b so broad, some nurses act like there is nowhere 2 go. Sometimes we outgrow our units & need 2 move on. As far as low cost areas, getting more money is challenging when the budget is set up 4 those wages.
      When I was FT, nurses would call out when we were properly staffed, making the unit short. When ur dealing with people, it's always complex.
      I totally agree that nursing n general should pay more, but n reality, they refuse 2 pay n most places.
      Hospitals get a tax credit 4 travelers & don't have 2 worry about benefits. It sucks, but it's real. U have 2 do what is best 4 u. Staff nurses being angry @ travelers isn't the solution.

  • @VirgoDluxe
    @VirgoDluxe Рік тому +5

    Great Interview! I agree with the Mary Grace. Work smarter, not harder. Paycheck to paycheck living is just not it when you are an RN. I left my ICU Clinical Educator Role to return to the bedside via agency contract. People thought I was nuts, but I work way less and earn more. My mental health is better and I have time to focus on building my own business. I’m in Canada 🇨🇦 but the same rules and benefits still apply.

  • @syeda727
    @syeda727 Рік тому +10

    This man brings gem after gems to us every upload. Appreciate it brotha!

  • @damariscampos4006
    @damariscampos4006 11 місяців тому +7

    I’m a nurse in California and was already considering doing local travel nursing and I think this confirms it!

  • @jg1296
    @jg1296 Рік тому +11

    Finished my LVN! Licensed, will take my IV/blood class the 13-15 in August and hopefully starter in. Telemetry floor as a LVN at a small community hospital! Been watching for about a year :)
    I’m also starting a BSN program (bridging) and should be done in 15 months :)❤

    • @NursesToRiches
      @NursesToRiches  Рік тому +3

      Wow, you're going to do well in nursing school because of the experience you will get from working on the tele floor. Good job!

  • @brookedoyal78
    @brookedoyal78 Рік тому +7

    I've always wondered the cost/pay analysis for nurses that work on cruise ships, would you ever consider looking into this? This video was so informative and I appreciate your work so much! 😊

  • @Nbaballer-n6u
    @Nbaballer-n6u Рік тому +3

    I just worked in Va for 18 years and recently moved to Cali… Virginia-no breaks… Cali-breaks 😊

    • @NursesToRiches
      @NursesToRiches  Рік тому

      After 18 years, you've definitely earned your break lol.

  • @NURSESTEPHANIE09
    @NURSESTEPHANIE09 Рік тому +9

    I went from staff making $48/hr to per diem and I still contribute to my 401k & be part of the union. Now, I max out my Roth IRA, I now make between $75-$105 AN hour in NYC with float differential/weekend differential/ OT with some PTO. Unfortunately, we don't get time 1/2 after 8 hours. My hospital as its private, will get penalize and fine it we go over our ratios and will have to pay out the nurses, so they have been very good with complying. I have 2 per diem jobs and my income has increased a lot, and we still have another 10% raise in the next 2 years. I am investing the income difference to also have enough real estate to allow me to retire early- THAT'S MY PENSION, as that's the questions my coworkers always ask me. Work smarter, not harder! I am in control of my own schedule- that's priceless!

    • @NursesToRiches
      @NursesToRiches  Рік тому +6

      You should let me interview you so we could also compare the differences between working on California and working in NYC.

    • @9651366
      @9651366 Рік тому

      Hey I'd love to learn more about your strategies. I'm going to an accelerated program then working NJ NY within next year.

    • @NURSESTEPHANIE09
      @NURSESTEPHANIE09 Рік тому

      @@NursesToRiches that's something we can definitely look into. ill be adding you on ig

    • @Personalfinancity
      @Personalfinancity Рік тому +1

      Great info Step. Am in TX now and plan to move to NYC to work. I also hv a full time here and a part time. I plan to work per diem when I move and when I did the maths it was crazy considering how much I’ll be making. Working ICU and PACU, simply can’t wait to start work in NYC. Good job

  • @Justanurse357
    @Justanurse357 11 місяців тому +1

    This is just great patient care as you describe it. Good for Kaiser

  • @Julia-lx7zt
    @Julia-lx7zt Рік тому +5

    I'm per diem at Kaiser, and I get health insurance as long as I work 20 hours a week.

  • @rmathieu
    @rmathieu Рік тому +3

    Since I came across with your channel I always watch it. I’m always guided in every step of the way and hundred percent helpful. Filipino Nurse waving here!!! I am on OR and ER… ❤

  • @jaywilliams9150
    @jaywilliams9150 Рік тому +7

    About to complete my first OR Travel assignment. Doubled my salary for 18wks. It’s been amazing!

    • @elninjapirata7799
      @elninjapirata7799 Рік тому

      How many years of exp before you started traveling? I have 1 year

    • @jaywilliams9150
      @jaywilliams9150 Рік тому

      @@elninjapirata7799 2 years. I also worked at a level 1 Trauma hospital prior to traveling to get the best experience possible

  • @mikeg5365
    @mikeg5365 Рік тому +4

    Good stuff . It’d be awesome to see shorts of lots of these. Compare nurse stubs to other jobs. CRNA pay vs travel nurse 😱

    • @rjsmusicstudio4716
      @rjsmusicstudio4716 Рік тому +4

      Crna pay everyday and every night. Nothing can beat CRNA pay unless northern/ travel nurse or business owner

  • @kib0t
    @kib0t Рік тому +3

    Another great video and interview! Thanks for the information Jason and to Mary also 🙌🏻 California is nice for local travel because of the amount of contracts out there

  • @hyperdayo
    @hyperdayo Рік тому +2

    absolute golden video

  • @krismardula
    @krismardula Рік тому +5

    Thumbs up for a positive video! Like seeing these and would like more info on how to get these internal contracts! (Im in LA)

  • @kayc421
    @kayc421 Рік тому +2

    The hospitals in Atlanta are getting hip to this and it is pissing me off. They do not accept local travelers here so I find myself traveling an hour to 2 hours away for work.

  • @NurseJuliaEzeji
    @NurseJuliaEzeji Рік тому

    I love the anonymous part, it will allow others to share their paycheck. Good job!

  • @zeezeebo
    @zeezeebo Рік тому +1

    Since signing the new contract earlier this yr, the ratio in New York has improved, 1:4, 1:5

  • @rjsmusicstudio4716
    @rjsmusicstudio4716 Рік тому +3

    Y’all want a lot of money nurses be a travel nurse and/or business owner. These nurses at my job telling me that I’m struggling but making 3k-4k a week working 48-60 hours a week float pool. They paying 2k per month for teslas and 500 per day eating out everyday and 40k in credit card debt. I’m like no wonder you can change jobs or take risks.

  • @ggram0551
    @ggram0551 Рік тому +3

    Very much appreciate the topic of the video. Along the same lines of the topic of this video, I have a video topic request, (if it is feasible, of course). I've saw a couple videos of nurse's acting as their own agency, (if this makes sense. They had an LLC, and negotiate d as their one man agency, on behalf of themselves. They were really able to well financially.
    I was really curious to at least generally know a little bit more depth on this. One of the nurses that did this provided depth via one of courses, but it was I believe in the ballpark of $1,200. I'm in the process of saving up for an ABSN degrees, (last 2 prereq classes this upcoming fall semester), transitioning from the Physical Therapy field, and I'm trying my best to save for ABSN school and it's upcoming $1,700 per credit hour, tuition.

  • @TrainingIsBelieving
    @TrainingIsBelieving Рік тому +3

    THIS IS GOLD!

  • @YaniP-g7s
    @YaniP-g7s 5 місяців тому

    love your content. Do you know what paperwork I need to fill out to get my license down in California? I currently have a NJ and NY license.

  • @TheDstinfrared34
    @TheDstinfrared34 Рік тому +2

    This was great! Thank you!

  • @adegbolaoluwawamiri3027
    @adegbolaoluwawamiri3027 Рік тому +5

    Quite helpful. Èspecially when you have family and you still want to make more money, local travel is the way

    • @NursesToRiches
      @NursesToRiches  Рік тому

      I agree. I didn't realize local travel nurses could make this much money.

  • @mistermilkman
    @mistermilkman Рік тому +3

    I just worked 5 months in the Bay Area. The ratio was 1:4, but we still ended up with 5 bc they were so short. The staff barely got breaks bc there was no break nurse due 2 staff shortage. This is even with travelers. Those laws work fine 4 when u r staffed. If any1 thinks they will never have more than the ratio @ every hospital n Cali, they r sadly mistaken.

  • @realtalk9262
    @realtalk9262 Рік тому +3

    Can you do Staff Nurse from Agency Vs Direct Hire Nurse for International Nurses, its advantages and disadvantages? TY 😊

    • @Rissa001
      @Rissa001 Рік тому +1

      Seconded ✋🏾

  • @MarcWatsonII
    @MarcWatsonII Рік тому

    I appreciate what you do ,
    I am working on my ADN looking to move to LA after I get my BSN; this is great info!

  • @Lmt1wp
    @Lmt1wp Рік тому +2

    Nurses to Riches
    Q: I’ve seen my hourly pay as a travel MLS get cut in half. Is this due to hospitals no longer getting financial support for Covid. I’m making hourly what I started out in 2015. What’s going on here?

  • @princedeepbawa1587
    @princedeepbawa1587 10 місяців тому

    Hello sir thanks for your content love your videos love from Saskatchewan im student nurse at university got a question about picking up overtime shift ?

  • @charlieverges337
    @charlieverges337 Рік тому +2

    Great video as always

  • @rugezajoyeuse5664
    @rugezajoyeuse5664 Рік тому +3

    This was nice

  • @jjkatz
    @jjkatz Рік тому

    Awesome! Great to see nurses making good money. 👍

  • @4simplyme4ever
    @4simplyme4ever 7 місяців тому

    Have not seen u do a video on union vs nonunion nurses at kaiser. Would it be better to get a high nursing manager position and be nonunion or be staff nurse and he part of union?

  • @innakashuba4068
    @innakashuba4068 Рік тому +1

    Hey, I just got accepted in nursing school in Alabama! I am from Ukraine. Can you please make a video how to apply for a job in local agency? Do you know any in Alabama? Thank you!

  • @angelicaortega6720
    @angelicaortega6720 Рік тому +5

    This young lady is giggling 😊throughout her entire interview, I would be to if I made crazy money 😅♥️🙏🏽👍🏽💴💴💸💸💸 I’m an LVN right now and I’m with five registries and we get paid up to $75 hour 🤭🤭🤗💴soon to be BSN, RN 🎉

  • @bernardjosepharingo8412
    @bernardjosepharingo8412 Рік тому +1

    Nice info. Silent follower here for years. Thanks. Bdw, just finished 6mos travel contracts at kaiser LA ED. but planning to relocate w/ family to Sacramento for full time position. Can you help me refer to your manager in ED. ? Ty.

    • @NursesToRiches
      @NursesToRiches  Рік тому

      Hi, I don't typically refer people to Kaiser unless I know them personally because there's no way I can vouch for them if I don't know them but there's a section in the application that asks if you were referred. You can include my name, Jason Nunez, in that section

  • @DeanGerous11
    @DeanGerous11 7 місяців тому

    How about Endoscopy nurses? Any idea how much they are earning

  • @christianfeliciano6236
    @christianfeliciano6236 Рік тому

    Dropping great info

  • @romandecimus09
    @romandecimus09 Рік тому +1

    Will travel nursing in other states be as lucrative? I live in North Carolina and am curious if I need to move to earn the amount of money Mary Grace is making.

    • @NursesToRiches
      @NursesToRiches  Рік тому

      You can consider doing local travel nursing in your area in the same way that Mary grace is doing it in California.

  • @annt9360
    @annt9360 Рік тому

    Pls also factor pto and extended illness bank. Insurance is better coverage

  • @wmedinaful
    @wmedinaful Рік тому

    Can I work in my local hospital as a travel nurse? Or is there a certain distance you have to be?

  • @deanbarton1913
    @deanbarton1913 Рік тому +1

    Jason, or anyone out there what registry does Kaiser use to hire when they are short staffed. I live in Southern California and want to make some more$ outside my full time job

  • @elninjapirata7799
    @elninjapirata7799 Рік тому +2

    Does anyone know the pay scale / pay rules for Kaiser nurses in Southern California (San Diego )

    • @NursesToRiches
      @NursesToRiches  Рік тому +1

      I made a video about this comparing Northern California to Southern California. It's about a year and a half of but still close to what the pay is today.

    • @elninjapirata7799
      @elninjapirata7799 Рік тому

      @@NursesToRiches thanks I’ll watch it

  • @perah1016
    @perah1016 Рік тому +2

    Which hospital pays 7k a week? As a local traveler or out of town traveler?

    • @mistermilkman
      @mistermilkman Рік тому +2

      None. The only way u have a chance at that is during a strike or CRNA travel. The only way u'll get $7K a week is working 7 days a week on a high pay contract. Good luck finding a $7K/wk contract.

    • @Nico-ys6oc
      @Nico-ys6oc Рік тому +1

      There was during covid. Not now only strikes

    • @rjsmusicstudio4716
      @rjsmusicstudio4716 Рік тому +1

      I can get 7k a week if I work 7 days in cai and high paying contract.

  • @TrainingIsBelieving
    @TrainingIsBelieving Рік тому +1

    at @28:36 you say she brings home NET $6,162 every two weeks. did you mean every month?

    • @NursesToRiches
      @NursesToRiches  Рік тому +1

      No, she gets paid weekly. So, to compare my $4k biweekly net income to hers, I multiplied her weekly net income by 2.

    • @TrainingIsBelieving
      @TrainingIsBelieving Рік тому

      @@NursesToRiches oh I see what you did there.

  • @stackpapereveryday5682
    @stackpapereveryday5682 10 місяців тому

    I’ve learned this long time ago. Don’t hate the player, hate the game. Better yet learn to play the game and take advantage of it. Jealousy and hateret does nothing for you

  • @BattleNuggetz
    @BattleNuggetz Рік тому +1

    Question, so what does she do now to earn more than double her previous income?

    • @NursesToRiches
      @NursesToRiches  Рік тому +2

      She's a local agency nurse. It's basically a travel nurse that works in the same town he/she lives in and instead of getting a stipend for housing and all of the other tax benefits, they get taxed on all their earnings and don't receive a stipend for housing.

  • @msazel-qt3cl
    @msazel-qt3cl Рік тому

    Love this but scared to do it. Anyone here doing it even with kids & a husband with good perm job?

  • @gif24gt60
    @gif24gt60 Рік тому +1

    It took over 20mins to get to the title of the video.

  • @jujuxxi
    @jujuxxi Рік тому

    Filipina nurse represent! 🎉

  • @bigray3360
    @bigray3360 Рік тому +3

    What agency is this?

  • @Islamic-randons
    @Islamic-randons Рік тому

    Can plz anyone help me im in last semester and im weak student i only study when exams are near.. So how to study for nclex plz help anyone 😢

  • @elimcg921
    @elimcg921 Рік тому

    So Children’s Hospital doesn’t have a Breaker? So when you take a break and cover your buddy nurse you go over RATIO, for your lunch and your 15 minute breaks? That’s not SAFE!

  • @cmpbstephai7082
    @cmpbstephai7082 Рік тому

    I l❤ve it! Spill the ☕️

  • @Keisha_TKD_NP
    @Keisha_TKD_NP Рік тому

    As a regular staff NY Adult ED RN… New York may never change sorry girl. They are supposed to give us “ratios” by 2024 for NYSNA Union nurses but there is no penalty if they violate the ratios. So I felt like the strike was for nothing. But I guess we shall see and suffer with unsafe ratios till then. 🤷🏾‍♀️

  • @lilianpaz6950
    @lilianpaz6950 Рік тому

    I have another question for you! I am moving to Sacramento next year, and I only have an associates degree, do you think I should get my bachelor’s degree before moving there? Will I have better chances of getting a job in a hospital, such as the one you work at? Also, do union hospitals offer tuition assistance?

    • @lilianpaz6950
      @lilianpaz6950 Рік тому

      I remember Jason saying a BSN was not necessary to apply, but might be wrong. I just dont want to have to pay all that money out of pocket if I can wait to get it once I move.

    • @NursesToRiches
      @NursesToRiches  Рік тому

      You can get a job in a non-academic hospital with an associates degree, then go to school for your BSN once you get the job so your employer can help pay for your BSN degree.

    • @lilianpaz6950
      @lilianpaz6950 Рік тому

      Are Kaiser or UC Davis non academic?

    • @cmgardner2003
      @cmgardner2003 Рік тому

      Kaiser is trying to go magnet. Oakland just achieved magnet status and Roseville is actively trying. I think if you move here with ADN and experience you will have no problem finding a job. If you come as new grad might have harder time with just ADN

    • @lilianpaz6950
      @lilianpaz6950 Рік тому

      Thank you! And yes, I have 4 years of experience.

  • @NotAlyssaRoblox527
    @NotAlyssaRoblox527 Рік тому +2

    To be honest, hospitals would be able to retain there staff if there pay was competitive and a main way of doing this is to cut the fat. Fat by the way of overpaid management and administration, which is NOT the reason the patients are there. Patients will come back routinely if they received GREAT care which comes from the care givers, not by the hospital administrators and the excess management. There is a HUGE amount of wasted, unnecessary cost in the healthcare system.

  • @nightmare.tales999
    @nightmare.tales999 Рік тому +1

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @denesbastos2001
    @denesbastos2001 Рік тому

    Yeah, very good information, but it’s not a good experience having only audio from the guest, but with for the info

  • @fangblade360
    @fangblade360 Рік тому

    N A N I

  • @elninjapirata7799
    @elninjapirata7799 Рік тому

    When you start at Kaiser, do you start pay based off years of experience?

    • @NursesToRiches
      @NursesToRiches  Рік тому +1

      Yes, but it's not a 1 to 1 conversion. I've made videos about this in the past.

    • @elninjapirata7799
      @elninjapirata7799 Рік тому

      @@NursesToRiches thanks 🙏 recommend any videos of yours in particular? I’ll watch all your Kaiser vids lol