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In Episode 41 of The Truth About Travel Nursing Podcast, host Kyle Schmidt lifts the curtain on one of the most misunderstood and often frustrating aspects of the travel healthcare world: job postings. Read more
Studies indicate that over 60% of registered nurses report burnout. You can make a fair argument that travel nurses are registered nurses facing additional stress factors. So, in this article, we’ll review the additional stressors the travel nurses face and discuss some methods and tips for decompressing to reduce stress and avoid burnout as a travel nurse. Read more
I’ve learned a lot about job boards since launching the travel healthcare job board on BluePipes over 5 years ago. For example, I’ve learned many of the traps that other job boards use to get job seekers to unwittingly do things they wouldn’t otherwise do if they only knew what was really going on. So, in this article, I’ll share 12 job board tips and traps that travel nurses ought to know about. Read more
The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made changes to rules regarding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) that will begin to take effect in January, 2025. These rule changes stand to have a sizeable impact on how businesses utilize automated phone calls and text messages to contact consumers. Everyone in the travel nursing industry knows that travel nursing agencies rely heavily on phone calls and text messages to reach travel nursing candidates. So, in this article, we’ll provide details on the FCC’s rule changes. Read more
The best travel nursing companies for 2024 are here! This year, we evaluated over 450 travel nursing agencies. To do so, we aggregated over 195,000 reviews from 5 of the top review sources. Then, we ran the scores through our transparent scoring system to determine the top 20 travel nursing agencies for 2024. Read more
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It’s no secret that nursing pay, and pay for healthcare professionals in general, shifted dramatically from 2019 until present, 2023. For example, travel nursing pay rose dramatically during the pandemic and is declining dramatically as the pandemic wanes.
I recently had the pleasure of discussing the issue of healthcare pay with Zach Smith, RN, BSN. Zach is the VP of brand at Stability Healthcare, one of the nation’s leading healthcare staffing companies. Zach and I dove deep into the complexities of nursing pay and adjacent issues in the healthcare staffing industry. Zach’s expertise comes from his extensive nursing and business experience. With this unique perspective, Zach provides a wealth of insights into the current state and future directions of nursing and healthcare careers in general. In this article, we’ll summarize this insightful conversation and provide links to video and podcast versions for your convenience. Read more
The best travel nursing companies for 2023 are here! This year, we evaluated over 420 travel nursing agencies by aggregating over 160,000 reviews from 6 leading review sources. Then, we used our transparent scoring system to determine the top 20 travel nursing agencies for 2023. Read more
