The Contract & Per-Diem Nurses Fix Kit
Built for PRN, per diem, agency and contract nurses: RNs and LPNs.
As an agency-paid contract or per-diem nurse, your pay statement is written by the same company that's the counterparty to your own contract — nobody sits on your side of that transaction. This kit finds where the money leaks in your own work and gives you the steps and the words to close each one.
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The 6 leaks it covers
1 you can close it · 4 the other side owes it · 1 a pro decides
- Assignment in a state your compact license doesn't coverWhere to look first: Before accepting any assignment, check the current compact map at nursecompact.com.Keep it from coming back: Check the compact map and your Nursys authority before every offer, not after you sign.You can close it
- Required facility orientation not paidWhere to look first: Write down each orientation day: date, hours, whether it was required to start, and what you did (computer training, unit tour, shadowing patients).Keep it from coming back: Before signing, ask in writing whether orientation is paid and at what rate.The other side owes it
- Agency chargebacks dropping a week's pay below minimum wageWhere to look first: List every deduction on your stubs for license, background check, drug screen, scrubs or equipment, with the pay period.Keep it from coming back: Before signing, ask which costs the agency will charge back and when.The other side owes it
- Missed meal break with no meal-period premium (California and similar states)Where to look first: Write down every shift where you didn't get a full, uninterrupted meal break: date, what happened, who knew.Keep it from coming back: Fill out the missed-meal form the same shift, every time.The other side owes it
- Canceled or cut shift not paid under the contract's guaranteeWhere to look first: Find your contract's cancellation / guaranteed-hours clause and read exactly what it promises (hours per week, how many call-offs allowed, whether stipends are affected).Keep it from coming back: Before signing, get the guarantee, call-off allowance and any stipend effect in writing.The other side owes it
- Stipend vs. hourly split and tax home — CPA-only boundaryWhere to look first: We don't calculate this or say what's right — a tax professional does. What you can do: Ask the agency in writing for your pay package broken out: taxable hourly, each stipend, and how stipends were figured.Keep it from coming back: Get the full pay breakdown in writing before signing, and see a tax professional before your first travel contract each year.A pro decides
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Assignment in a state your compact license doesn't cover
You can close it- Before accepting any assignment, check the current compact map at nursecompact.com.
- Check your own license on nursys.com using QuickConfirm — it shows a map of where you're authorized to practice.
- If the assignment state isn't covered, you need that state's own license (apply to that state's board, usually 'by endorsement'). Don't start work until it is issued.
- Get the recruiter to confirm in writing which license the facility requires and whether the start date depends on it.
- Keep your home state (where your driver's license and voter registration are) current — your multistate license rides on it.
Your part: Apply for any license and accept the assignment yourself.
Message to my recruiter — [DATE] Hi [RECRUITER NAME], Before I accept the [FACILITY], [CITY, STATE] assignment starting [DATE]: 1. Please confirm in writing which license the facility requires for me to start. 2. My Nursys QuickConfirm shows my authority to practice covers [STATES]. [STATE] is / is not on that list. 3. If I need a [STATE] license, will the start date move until it's issued, and does the contract cover the license cost? Thanks, [YOUR NAME] — [PHONE]
Check the compact map and your Nursys authority before every offer, not after you sign.
What this kit can't decide for you: Whether a nurse may practice in a given state is the state board's call.
That's 1 of 6. The other 5 come the same way in the kit: steps, words to send, a habit to keep each one closed.
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What people in this work look up
When contract and per-diem nurses go looking for answers, they search things like “agency nurse pay”, “nurse compact states”, “prn nurse pay” and “per diem nurse pay”. Those searches turn up forms, averages and other people's numbers. This kit starts from your own records instead: the 6 places money leaks in this work, where to look first and the words to send to close each one.
What you get for each leak
- Numbered steps to close each leak
- Your part, spelled out
- Words you can use: letters and scripts, ready to send (fill in the brackets)
- A habit that keeps each leak from coming back
- An honest line on what the kit can't decide for you
A page from the kit
Questions people ask
Does my compact license cover this assignment?
Not every state is in the compact. The kit has you check before you accept.
Should facility orientation be paid?
Required orientation is work time. The kit shows what to check and what to send if it wasn't paid.
What happens if my shift is canceled?
Your contract may guarantee pay for canceled or cut shifts. The kit shows how to check it and claim it.
What it can't decide for you
This kit works from your own records. It doesn't give legal, tax, licensing or financial advice, and it never tells you what to charge. Where a CPA, attorney, insurer or state board makes the call, the kit says so and gets your records ready for them.
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