Best Travel Nursing Companies 2015

The Best Travel Nursing Companies – 2015

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Whether you’re a newcomer to travel nursing or a seasoned veteran, finding the best travel nursing companies to work with is important. Travel nurses count on their agencies to deliver on a broad set of crucial services so wanting to find the best is understandable. The problem is that there is a lot of disparate information on the topic. So in this blog post, we’ll dissect the 2015 “Top Travel Nurse Company” lists from the two most prominent travel nursing rating services. Read more

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TTATN 004 : Wage Recharacterization and Negotiating Travel Nursing Overtime Pay

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In Episode 4 of The Truth About Travel Nursing Podcast, we cover 2 very important aspects of travel nursing pay packages. The first is “wage recharacterization” which is an IRS term dealing with tax-free reimbursements. We discuss the impact that this has on travel nursing pay packages. The second pertains to negotiating travel nursing overtime pay rates. More specifically, travel nursing “extra-time” pay rates. Read more

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4 Reasons Travel Nurses Dislike Phone Calls and 6 Reasons Recruiters Love Them

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If you’re a travel nurse, then you’ve probably noticed that travel nursing recruiters like to use the phone, A LOT! Recruiters use the phone so much, that it has an understandable tendency to leave many travel nurses frustrated. In this blog post, we’ll discuss some specific reasons that calls frustrate travel nurses as well as the reasons that recruiters utilize the phone so much. Read more

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TTATN 003: The Best Way to Evaluate and Compare Travel Nursing Pay Packages

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In this episode of the Truth About Travel Nursing Podcast, we discuss the best way to evaluate and compare travel nursing pay packages. In fact, we argue that this is the only way to properly compare and evaluate travel nursing pay. Read more

Free Things Travel Nursing Recruiters Can Do

8 Free Things Travel Nursing Recruiters and Agencies Can Do on BluePipes

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BluePipes is a professional networking platform dedicated to the healthcare industry. We provide tons of useful tools to help nurses, physicians and allied professionals manage their careers more effectively and efficiently. Of course, connecting with potential career opportunities is a big part of career management. As such, BluePipes has many features that travel nursing recruiters and healthcare staffing agencies can use for free. We’ll cover them in this blog post. Read more

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TTATN 002 : 9 Advantages, 8 Disadvantages, Qualifications and Expectations of Travel Nursing

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In episode 2 of The Truth About Travel Nursing Podcast, we discuss 9 advantages and 8 disadvantages of travel nursing. We also cover some of the qualifications and expectations for travel nurses. Below is an outline of the topics we cover. Read more

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TTATN 001: Welcome to The Truth About Travel Nursing Podcast!

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This is the inaugural episode of The Truth About Travel Nursing Podcast! This is a brief introductory episode that provides the following information:

  • Background on Kyle Schmidt, the show host.
  • Why anyone interested in travel healthcare should subscribe to the podcast.
  • What to expect in future episodes.

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