A review of travel nursing forums and social media groups indicates there are a lot of questions about travel nursing company profit margins. A deep understanding of agency profit margins can help travel nurses negotiate better pay packages. Here are 7 things every travel nurse ought to know about travel nursing company profit margins. Read more
We recently wrote an article titled 14 Ways That Recruiters Betray The Trust Of Travel Nurses. We received a lot of great feedback on the article including many requests for an article on how travel nurses compromise the trust of their recruiters. Surprisingly, these requests came primarily from travel nurses who pointed out that trust is a two-way street. So in this blog post, we’ll discuss 15 ways that travel nurses compromise the trust of recruiters. Read more
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In this episode, we’re going to discuss 7 pitfalls to avoid when discussing and evaluating travel nursing pay packages. These are issues that can either cause confusion, open you up for sales gimmicks, cause frustration, or weaken your negotiating power. So let’s get right to it because we have a lot to cover. Read more
Travel nursing is a challenging career with a lot of unusual demands, many of which result from the fact that a travel nurse’s surroundings are always changing. Already a high-pressure job, nursing is made that much more difficult when you must constantly adjust to new environments, coworkers and rules. Read below to discover 12 important tips for success when beginning a new travel nursing job. Read more
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In this episode, we’re going to discuss how to find and evaluate travel nursing agencies. New travelers are typically daunted by the number of options and experienced travelers are often overwhelmed by the marketing campaigns…getting calls, emails, and blasted on social media. Our goal in this episode is to help you find the best agencies for your unique circumstances and to do it like an expert with minimum effort that will achieve maximum results. So we’re going to discuss two main themes: Read more
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In this episode we talk about travel nursing companies. Specifically, we discuss the relationships that agencies have with hospitals, how the size of agencies can be used to generally differentiate them from one another, and the basics of your relationship with agencies. Read more
BluePipes is a professional networking website designed specifically for healthcare professionals. As such, it’s able to provide unique features that solve many of the problems healthcare professionals face when managing their careers. There are a host of features on BluePipes that are highly beneficial for travel nurses and travel allied professionals. We’ve been contacted by many travelers wanting to find out exactly what the site does, so in this blog post, we’ll discuss 10 things that travelers can do for free on BluePipes. Read more
