Everything travel nurses need to know about travel nursing jobs, including how to find them and what to expect while working them.

Travel Nursing In California

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California is a prime destination for travel nurses, and why wouldn’t it be? The state has some of the nation’s best beaches, skiing, cities, and national parks. It’s also home to 10% of the nation’s population. Where there are more people, there are more hospitals and more travel nursing jobs. California also has strict RN to Patient Staffing Ratios which serves to increase the overall need for RNs. But just because California seems wide open for assignments doesn’t mean it should be approached willy-nilly. There are vast differences across the state and understanding these differences will help set expectations and allow travel nurses to formulate a strategy. Read more

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How to Land the Highest Paying Travel Nursing Jobs and Make the Most Money as a Travel Nurse

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The highest paying travel nursing jobs are elusive in the post pandemic world. Moreover, there are several nuances you need to know about the highest paying travel nursing jobs if you want to know how to make the most money as a travel nurse. In this article, we’ll categorize the highest paying travel nursing jobs and provide tips for landing them so you can make more money as a travel nurse. Read more

Why Travel Nurses Should Control Their Travel Nursing Submission Profiles

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As a travel nurse, gaining control over your Submission Profile is a great way to gain control over your travel nursing career. A Submission Profile is the set of documents that an agency is required to submit to a hospital in order for the agency’s candidate to be considered for an open job. The standard Submission Profile includes a resume, a job application, a skills checklist, and references. Hospitals will almost never accept a candidate for consideration without an up-to-date Submission Profile. Read more

3 Considerations for Calling in Sick or Missing Shifts as a Travel Nurse

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Missing work due to illness or unforeseen circumstances is inevitable even for travel nurses. We all know what to do when confronted by these issues in the course of our regular jobs. However, there are differences between travel nursing contracts and regular jobs. Those differences result in some unique scenarios regarding missed shifts that you must be aware of in order to ensure the best outcome. Read more

5 Things to Know about Temporary Nursing Jobs with the California Department of Corrections

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The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) employs over 7,000 healthcare professionals. There are over 140,000 inmates across 33 prisons throughout the state. The scope of the operation and the often remote locations of the correctional facilities necessitate the utilization of supplemental healthcare staff. The CDCR utilizes supplemental healthcare staff of all types, from CNAs to Physicians. Knowing the business side of the arrangement is greatly beneficial for healthcare professionals interested in these opportunities. Read more

Travel Nursing Jobs – Managing Your Hospital Preferences

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I worked with many travel nurses and healthcare professionals over the years who had very specific hospital preferences for travel nursing jobs. I’ve worked with travel nurses who would only work with hospitals that had a designated children’s ER and others who would only work with hospitals that performed high risk deliveries. Travel nurses tend to have very good reasons for such preferences. Read more