We were often asked about rental cars as a travel nursing recruiter. For various reasons, many travel nursing companies no longer offer rental cars. In addition, there are financial issues to consider when deciding whether or not they want to utilize a rental car for an assignment. Read more
Many first time travel nurses are under the impression that travel stipends are intended to cover the entire cost of traveling to and from a travel nursing job. Unfortunately, this is usually not the case. Like all other aspects of the travel nursing pay package, the travel stipend is just one portion of the pie. Read more
401Ks are yet another travel nursing pay benefit that many travel nursing agencies offer. As recruiters we found that many travel nurses addressed 401Ks as important variables in our original conversations and then never utilized them. This is an undesirable approach. You may potentially pass up on good agencies because they don’t have a benefit that you aren’t going to use. You may also select an otherwise poor performing agency because they offer a benefit that you aren’t going to use. Like many other aspects of the pay package, there’s a lot you need to be aware of when determining how important 401Ks are for you. Read more
In our last blog post, we provided some general information on travel nursing medical benefits as well as some specific information on company-provided medical benefits. In this blog post, we’ll discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages of securing medical benefits on your own and offer some tips on finding them. Read more
Travel nursing medical benefits may seem quite simple on the surface, but the issues at play are extremely complex. Ultimately, travel nurses need to decide whether or not they want to secure their own medical benefits or take travel nursing company provided benefits. Each option has advantages and disadvantages. Read more
Many travel nurses, especially first timers, shy away from securing their own housing and opt for travel nursing company provided housing instead. However, there are many advantages to securing your own lodging. As we previously discussed, in many cases you’ll pocket some extra cash. You’re also guaranteed to be involved in the decision making process and get to see your potential accommodations in advance, albeit in pictures most likely. Read more
If you’re a travel nurse looking to take company provided housing as part of your compensation package, then you’ll need to cover a lot of variables in advance to make sure that you’re not caught off guard by some unforeseen issue after it’s too late to rectify. It’s definitely not as simple as companies make it sound. So, in this article, we’ll cover everything you need to know about company provided travel nurse housing.
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