Everything travel nurses need to know about travel nursing jobs, including how to find them and what to expect while working them.
Travel nurses often spend 13 weeks or longer away from their homes. That’s much longer than the average vacation. Therefore, travel nurses must cover many more details in order to ensure they’re not leaving any loose ends behind. So, here are 14 loose ends to consider before leaving for a travel nursing assignment.
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Road trips are a big part of travel nursing. When I was recruiting, it seemed like almost every traveler I worked with got to their assignment by driving their own car, traveling as little as 100 miles to as much as 3,100 miles. While it’s true that road trips are typically fun, they can also be risky, stressful and grueling. So, here are 45 tips and tools to help make your travel nursing road trips safe and enjoyable.
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Packing for a travel nursing job is unique relative to other types of packing. Sure, you’re traveling, but you’ll most likely be away for 3 months or more. Additionally, you’ll most likely be living in an apartment, house, or extended stay hotel. As a result, you’re sort of in limbo between traveler and permanent resident. The comforts of home would be ideal, but it’s unrealistic for you to pack everything you own every time you move. So, here are 22 packing tips for travel nurses!
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On the surface, travel nursing is basic. Nurses take temporary assignments with hospitals all over the country. However, dig just a little deeper and travel nursing is actually quite complex. The pay packages are different, the employment process is different, the tax issues are different and so on. As a result, there are tons of different explanations and justifications which can result in misinterpretations. So in this blog post, we’ll take a look at 10 of the most common myths and fibs in travel nursing. Read more
Facebook has become a fairly popular venue for travel nurses and recruiters to socialize and exchange industry related information. Of course, recruiters are always looking to recruit new candidates as well. Given that this is a relatively new use of Facebook for the industry, we thought it would be useful to discuss 13 things to know about using Facebook for travel nursing. Read more
Quarterly revenues for the biggest healthcare staffing companies, like AMN Healthcare, steadily increased through 2015 and 2016. This is always a strong indication that the travel nursing job market is hot. Of course, this is always great news for travel nurses! However, there are at least 6 things to consider in order to maximize your potential in a hot travel nursing job market. Read more
The benefits of travel nursing are well known and it’s fair to say that the vast majority of travel nurses are very happy with their job and the unique lifestyle it entails. However, that doesn’t mean that it’s all sunshine and daydreams. So in this blog post, we’ll take a close look at 15 things that frustrate travel nurses. Read more
