I'm one of the Co-Founders of BluePipes which provides professional networking and career management tools for healthcare professionals. I was formerly a Healthcare Recruiter and Recruitment Manager. I also have an extensive background in the financial services industry, a B.S in Finance and Risk Management and an MA in Government both from California State University Sacramento.
With hundreds of agencies operating throughout the United States, many travel nurses wonder if there is a highest paying travel nursing agency. After all, great pay is one of the many advantages that agencies tout about their services. Unfortunately, it would be impossible to definitively determine THE highest paying agency. However, understanding the issues pertinent […]
We’ve spoken to countless nurses and other healthcare professionals who have expressed dismay with the now ubiquitous applicant tracking systems utilized by healthcare organizations for nursing jobs and other healthcare jobs. The most common complaint is that the applicant tracking system is like a black hole. The nurse fills out an online application, uploads their […]
Do you know that a well-crafted nursing cover letter is just as crucial as a well-crafted nursing resume? Cover letters, when done right, will get the attention of your hiring manager or recruiter quickly. A lot of information is available about writing a good nursing cover letter, but most of it is antiquated or standardized. […]
Writing an effective nursing resume summary is easier said than done. Studies show that recruiters spend mere seconds reviewing a resume and these days that’s after the resume has made its way through the applicant tracking system. An effective nursing resume summary is concise and easy to read. It correlates the candidate’s experience with the […]
Mistakes can happen anywhere, but when it comes to fields like health care, where errors can have life-threatening consequences, we hold people to a higher standard. So, in this article, we’ll take a look at preventing hospital errors to improve patient care.
Travel nursing contracts get cancelled occasionally. Contracts can be cancelled for many reasons and both the travel nurse and the travel nursing company can be negatively affected. Understanding all of the issues at play will help travel nurses navigate this difficult situation successfully.
In the months prior to the publication of this article on 5/14/2014, several states enacted legislation that will give Nurse Practitioners greater or full independence to practice primary care medicine. These legislative measures have been hotly debated and the issues at play are quite complex. It appears that given the nation’s healthcare trajectory we may […]
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