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Favorite Healthcare Staffing

I've worked for this company twice and both times were different. 
The first time I worked for this company was in Long Beach, CA. It was a three month assignment. My transportation and housing was paid for. I worked 12 hour shifts and got paid good. I was paid weekly. I was told that I was getting a per diem, but the company ended up changing it. The hotel I stayed at was nice and clean. I will say that you don't have time for anything else BUT work. You only have time to eat and sleep  unless you are willing to lose sleep. The place I worked at was okay. There was a lot of drama, but that's at any workplace. The onsite representatives for this assignment were very helpful and knowledgeable. They helped me with all my questions and concerns.

The second time I worked for this company was in Eugene, OR. I had a terrible experience. It was supposed to be a 3-month assignment, but the same day I was hired, I was demobilized. The company made a mistake, so send us all back home. This is not why I had a terrible experience because I know things like this happen in crisis assignments. What was upsetting was Favorite's communication. I wish they would have informed us about being demobilized instead of hearing it from someone else. Also, the onsite representative for this assignment was careless and clueless. She just seemed not to care about our questions or concerns. Others were upset because they had left their jobs for this assignment. 

PROS: Good pay, Good hours, Transportation and housing taken care of
CONS: No per diem, Job Work/Life Balance is hard to manage, Assignment is not guaranteed.

ADVICE: Ask a lot of questions about the position and what they are recruiting for. Don't quit your job until you know it's what you want to do and it's guaranteed. It's a risk, so make sure you're ready for anything.  

I really like Favorite nurses.They are super friendly and go out of there way to find work for you.i discovered some pretty neat places in Oregon on the coast and even as far as John Day,OR in a midle of a negative 10 degree snow storm..It was an adventure,accomodations provided in most cases and great pay.I loved exploring new towns and meeting people especially in smaller towns which they staff alot of.I was always greeted and treated well by hospitals I worked for and in turn provided the bst care I could for the patients they had,co-workers in smaller towns are mostly always very nice and get along well.Hardest part of job,packing and unpacking,a few run ins with police for speeding or when a cow hit my car ...I got glasses as deemed by dmv and have had no driving issues since Ive worn them consistently,travel in midle of white out winter storms,ugh....But once there,all good,and usually stayed a few days or longer.I love night shift,people work together well and you focus solely on patient care vs. politics and meetings.My favorite hospital,Tillamook,Or.People so genuine and caring,and strait up honest about stuff.And the accomodations with the nice hotel next to fed myer and goodwill thrift store,,oh and continental brakfast which I got and saved till I woke up in afternoon,the cheese factory..the town smells like cows..I love small towns and nice people who are genuine and also take work seriously..A great place to work,Im on a contract now but when it ends I want to work for favorites again.

I travel to 10 different hospitals on daily and/or contract assignments. I call and let the office know what my availability is and they are really good about getting shifts set up for me. They are always calling and/or emailing me with up coming offers. So you have a choice where you want to be or don't want to be. I learn a lot traveling to the different places because I am flexible and easy going so the assignments work well for me and my family needs. I run into other nurses from Favorite and heard good things from them as well about Favorite Staffing. I have been with them since 2009 and plan to stay with them. The hardest part of the job is not knowing if you will be working or not until 2 hours before the shift or going to a new place for the first time and that you never really establish relationships with others due to not going back to the same place daily. I do enjoy the constant change and challenge. I am able to gain greater strengths and learn many different ways of dealing with pt care and situations by not staying at the same place so this is advantage to travel nursing as well. I really like to be able to work around my families schedule and be there for them and with this job I can. The St Paul office and the after hour staff are always easy to work with.

The Job Is what You Make Of It. Scheduling Wise Some Weeks Your Canceled 98% of The Time. And One Thing I Disagree With is Them Canceling Shifts Before You Get Into To Overtime Lets Say You Book Your Self Monday Thru Friday & One Double.. You WILL Get Canceled For 2 shifts due to Facilities not wanting to pay overtime. Then As the week progress you May only End  Up Working 2-3 Days.  So You Went From A 37.5-45hr Work week to Only 15-22.5 Hours.. You Do get Paid Weekly qFriday So You Can Always Play Catch Up With Hours.. Most Of The People That Work In The Office Do not Care That Your Canceled They Making They Money & The After Hour Staff Do not Know Anything "They Favorite Line Is Check Back During Business Hours. & The Weekend  Crews No Better They Do not Know Anything As Well. They All Can BE RUDE At Times. But Let You Call In They Ask The Reason But Do not Say Get Better, Sorry Your FAMILY MEMBER DIED Nothing Just Rude.  There Inconvenienced They Have To Find A Replacement. But That Same Facility Can Cancel You 4/5 Days That Week and That's Acceptable. I Could Say So MANY MORE Things.. Oh They Dont Always Know The Address There Sending You To Fun Driving Around Wasting Your Gas and Time.. Not A Bad Company To Work For Longest Job I've Had 2 years in. You Pay For Your OWN CPR Class & TB Test.. So Keep Some Extra Money.. You Can Wear Your Own Scrubs..

I have worked for this company for 5 years , I did not have an issue till I had to relocate and move to Florida from Tennessee. I picked up my 1st contract job with Favorite, despite working numerous hours I eventually had to leave to complete army drill duty. I was not compensated for any of my overtime hours prior to leaving, contacted the agency through (the text payroll line), stated that I was stuck in another state and it was due to me not being correctly paid. The agency seemed to not give a care at all as I was texted back stating that my pay would arrive the following Friday . Well guess what ? Friday is here and I’m still not getting paid. This isn’t what I expected I volunteered to put myself on the frontlines of Covid 19 & now I’m at risk of losing my car, my apartment and other things due to not being paid. I was also promised a position upon my return from drill (since I had to fulfill my obligations to my country) I am Also getting pulled in every direction regarding that as well. I’ve called this company all times of the day wether it’s 1900, 0900 or 0300 and I am on the line listen to the phone ring for hours  today I was on hold for 2 hours and 55 minutes. I have no choice but to run from this company (which saddens me, I have been employed PRN since being a private), but when my lively hood and dignity are at stake I have no other options 

I have worked for Favorite for 3 weeks now. I’m working in the Denver area on a crisis assignment supporting local vaccination clinics. The work is easy, vaccination & observation. Job locations are mostly outdoors in parking lots, parks or RTD rail stations. 

The Good:
Pay is above average for EMTs. Decent Per diem rate. 
Standard hotel room provided with a mini fridge, lacks a microwave, breakfast provided. 
Terrific on site that is pleasant and supportive. 

The Less than Good:
I’ve had 2 paychecks come short of one days pay. Each due to a processing error at the payroll department's end. The pay will come a week late for that one day, but it’s frustrating that it’s happened twice in a row.

There have been issues with access to clean and sanitary bathrooms several times. Some sites have no designated facilities at all for an 8 hour day. 

Transport has not been provided as advertised to and from the sites. As of now, gas will be reimbursed but not mileage. On average I’ve put 300 miles weekly traveling to the various sites.

Several changes in how hours have been tracked since I've arrived. As of now I sign 3 papers to track my hours, all are submitted/recorded daily. It's less than ideal and has not prevented my paycheck from being short twice. 


Favorite Healthcare Staffing, Inc is one of the nation’s most sophisticated Joint Commission certified healthcare staffing companies, offering nursing and allied professionals a full range of per diem, travel, and local contract assignments.

With more than 25 years of experience in healthcare staffing, we have earned a reputation for exceeding the expectations of our employees and clients. We know that our people are the key to our success.

Whether a healthcare professional, client or vendor, it’s no wonder we’re your Favorite!

We offer per diem, national travel and local contract assignments for both nursing and allied personnel. 

We attract the best people to Favorite with generous wages, great benefits, and satisfying and rewarding assignments at premier facilities -- and then we give them a schedule that meets their needs.

Both clients and our healthcare professionals really appreciate our 24/7 National Operations Center and the advanced technologies we use for web recruiting, scheduling, and the storage and sharing of electronic credentials, time records, and more.

Yes, we have great systems but our people are our most important resource. We take care of them and they take care of our clients. They are everyone’s Favorite!

A typical day starts at 9am and doesn’t end until 5:30pm but most of the time it’s closer to 6:30pm. They have metric goals and if you don’t meet them you get talked too, if they don’t improve significantly you are terminated. The supervisors only care about their checkbooks and don’t help with their teams. Most of the assistant leads are kind & will help you. They also have “ownership” rules with their travel nurses/ techs. Everyone I’d suppose to follow them but unless you are a supervisor or a friend of the supervisor you can do whatever you want. It’s extremely clicky and has been addressed multiple times by others and nothing changes. The supervisors are horrible. The Travel Departments HR person takes forever to get back to you if you need anything. Several people have applied but she doesn’t reach out until months later. It’s extremely unorganized, extremely high school like and extremely shady. The pay is laughable. I would never recommend someone work here. It’s been a year of misery. 

I loved the work that I was doing with this company and I met some fantastic people. Unfortunately, I was thrown into a group of teachers that did not welcome me. I made a lot of wonderful friends outside of the teaching clique as a result. I was shocked at how poorly equiped the facility was for teaching. There were no chalkboards, minimal materials and classes between 50 and 200 students. The kids were awesome and the direct care workers that I had contact with were wonderful.

The hours were ridiculous. We had to be at the bus at 4:50 AM and did not arrive back until 8:30 PM. We were expected to work 21 days straight without a break, which was a recipe for burnout. The pay was excellent considering all of the overtime we were putting into the job. It was unnecessary to operate that way. And you never knew if you were going to work each day or have a day off. 

I was fired unexpectedly and with little explanation after a week. When I asked for all of the paperwork I had signed at the orientation, there was no response from the company. 

The unprofessionalism of this company is appalling.

Overall Iv only done contract work for favorite. Depending on the place, and who they decided the manager (RN’s) on staff is will effect the way on site work life is. Iv been on two different assignments that felt like our managers weren’t there for us. I did enjoy being able to work in different health care settings and gain tons of experience. But when on site for a contract if you have a manager that is kissing up to the place your at (usually because they like the position and want a job their when the contract is over) they won’t have your best interest in mind only theirs. With contracts you can be let go at the drop of a hat. So be careful who you befriend when on contract. Some employees are very conniving and will make up things to get you let go from a contract so they look good to the management at the facility itself. It’s happened to me twice that I was let go for silly reasons. You can be a hard worker and show up 5-10 mins late maybe once or twice in the two months you’re on assignment and they’ll let you go. Some assignments you get lucky and can stay for months on end because your team is good other assignments you’ll find it’s every man for themselves. 

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