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Welcome to episode 46 of The Truth About Travel Nursing Podcast! In this episode, I take you behind the scenes of one of our most popular features at BluePipes: our annual list of the best travel nursing companies. Read more
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In this episode of The Truth About Travel Nursing Podcast, host Kyle Schmidt breaks down the recent changes to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and what they mean for travel nurses. With aggressive new rules from the FCC taking effect in 2025, travel healthcare professionals may finally have tools to combat the flood of unsolicited calls and texts from staffing agencies and job boards. Read more
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In the final installment of our 3-part series on travel nursing job boards, we uncover the dark underbelly of the job board industry. From misleading advertising tactics to outright fraud, Kyle walks you through the shady practices that job seekers—especially travel nurses—must look out for when searching for jobs online. Read more
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Welcome back to The Truth About Travel Nursing Podcast with your host, Kyle Schmidt! In Episode 43, we dive deep into an often-overlooked but critically important topic: the different types of job boards used in the travel nursing industry—and how understanding them can make or break your job search. Read more
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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
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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
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Hey everyone. Welcome to the truth about travel nursing podcast. My name is Kyle Schmidt and I’m your host. This is episode 40 and we have another amazing guest with us today. We are joined today by Ryan Sendow. Ryan is an experienced travel nurse who specializes in psych. He’s currently taking some time off to focus on completing a Nurse Practitioner Program. He’s also the owner or operator of two very intriguing social media accounts that you will definitely want to follow. One is on Instagram and the other is on snapchat. They are both referred to as “Travel Nurse Takeover”. I can’t wait for you to hear about these unique and inspiring social media accounts and find out how you can benefit from them and even contribute to them which is what makes them really so awesome. Read more
