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.
Advantages of Travel Nursing Travel nursing can be very rewarding for those who are up for it. You’ll have the opportunity to travel and immerse yourself in some great cities and towns throughout the country. You’ll meet great people and be exposed to new cultural experiences. You’ll gain valuable work experience that would most likely […]
“Guaranteed hours” is an often misunderstood concept in travel nursing. Some travel nurses assume that it means they’re going to get paid for the contracted hours no matter what. Some assume that it means they’re going to get paid for the contracted hours as long as they don’t call in sick or otherwise miss a […]
One of the most overlooked aspects of the travel nursing pay package is “Extra Hours.” Extra hours are hours that are worked above and beyond the hours mandated by the contract. In this blog post, we’ll look at some examples to determine the difference between an extra hour and an overtime hour. We’ll also discuss some […]
Deciding where to travel as a travel nurse seems simple on the surface. Maybe you have family in a particular location so you’d like to find a travel nursing job there. Maybe you’ve always wanted to see Alaska or Hawaii so you’d like to find jobs in those places. You are certainly welcome and able […]
Travel Nursing License and Certification Reimbursements License and certification reimbursements are one of the many perceived perks of travel nursing. In fact, some agencies offer them and others don’t. The agencies that do offer them have many different methods of handling them. Most importantly, in the end, like every other item in the travel nursing pay […]
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.
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.
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