I agree. They have additional contracts with hospitals that will not allow you to return to that hospital with an agency for six months after you leave. That sounds a little insecure to me. If AMN is one of the largest companies out there, what do they have to fear from the little companies? There are 5 different branches of AMN, talk to each one to get the best deal, some offer more money and incentives than others. I don't recommend Preferred Health, one of the recruiters recently got on her high horse regarding nursing salaries. I am sorry nursing classes are offered to everyone and I choose to attend and I guess she decided to sit behind a desk. I work psych units and have been chased, bitten, slapped, kicked, and have changed adult diapers. No one sitting behind a safe little desk is going to tell me that there should be a cap on what nurses make.
People, who think nurses make to much money, do not feel that way when they are the ones lying in a hospital bed. I wonder do they ever look up and wander is this a disgruntle nurse taking care of me? Did the nurse get enough sleep or where was he/she on the phone all day fighting with recruiters?
AMN the biggest company and the worst incentives!!!!!