Kyle Schmidt, Author at BluePipes Blog

About Kyle Schmidt

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.

Entries by Kyle Schmidt

5 Tips to Get the Most Out of Your Travel Nursing Recruiters

in Travel Nursing Blog, Travel Nursing Companies and Agencies/by Kyle Schmidt

Travel nurses know that travel nurse recruiters are the most important part of the travel nursing company. Here are some tips to get the most out of them.

Board of Nursing List

in Healthcare Careers/by Kyle Schmidt

Below is a list of each state’s Board of Nursing.

8 Tips for Travel Nursing Contract Extensions

3 Comments/in Travel Nursing Blog, Travel Nursing Job Tips and Information/by Kyle Schmidt

Travel nursing jobs are short-term so travel nurses are always looking at extensions or future travel nursing jobs. Here are 8 tips for managing it.

Travel Nursing Pay – Managing Your Time Card and Pay

in Travel Nursing Blog, Travel Nursing Salary and Pay/by Kyle Schmidt

Different hospitals have different ways for travel nurses to keep track of their time. Some hospitals have electronic time keeping systems. Other hospitals require travel nurses to keep a paper time card and turn it in to the hospital staffing office at the end of the week where it is supposed to be reviewed and […]

Travel Nursing Assignment Reporting Instructions

in Travel Nursing Blog, Travel Nursing Job Tips and Information/by Kyle Schmidt

Travel nurses should receive reporting instructions for a travel nursing job at some point prior to the start date. Typically, hospitals don’t send the reporting instructions to the travel nursing company until they’ve received a fully compliant file of documents for the travel nurse.

Travel Nursing Documentation : Compliance and Credentialing

in Travel Nursing Blog, Travel Nursing Job Tips and Information/by Kyle Schmidt

Travel Nursing Documentation As soon as a travel nurse accepts a travel nursing job offer, the travel nursing company will initiate the credentialing and compliance process if they haven’t already. Credentialing and compliance is one of the biggest burdens that companies and their travelers have to contend with. In this blog post, we’ll provide some […]

Tips for Travel Nursing Contracts

19 Comments/in Travel Nursing Blog, Travel Nursing Job Tips and Information/by Kyle Schmidt

Different travel nursing companies have different travel nursing contracts. The differences lie largely with the various contract clauses that companies choose to use. As mentioned previously, you want to ensure that the contract includes a certain set of information for tax purposes. This includes the start date, end date, taxable pay rate, non taxable stipend […]