Everything you need to know about travel nursing including finding travel nursing companies, negotiating pay, taxes, travel nursing jobs, and more.
Finding your own travel nurse housing can seem daunting because there are tons of variables and options to consider. Moreover, travel nurse housing involves many unique circumstances that make it more complex than normal. In this article, we’ll cover everything you need to know to find your own travel nurse housing like a pro!
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Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Truth About Travel Nursing Podcast. My name is Kyle Schmidt and I’m your host. Thank you so much for joining me for episode 26 of the podcast. In this episode, we’re going to discuss a host of issues that become pertinent once you start your travel nursing assignment. So we’ll be discussing what to expect, how to prepare, actions that you can take to ensure a smooth assignment, some of the problems that can occur and tips for dealing with them. [Please note that this is a transcript of a podcast episode. As such, grammar and spelling are not optimized for written content.] Read more
Many of the benefits that nurses enjoy as permanent employees are hard to come by for travel nurses. Paid sick leave is one such example; you’d be hard-pressed to find a dozen travel nursing companies that offer this benefit. So when Travel Nurse across America (TNAA) announced that they are now offering a paid sick leave benefit, we contacted them to get the details. We’ll share those details and more about paid sick leave for travel nurses in this blog post. Read more
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Hey everyone, welcome to the truth about travel nursing podcast. This is Kyle Schmidt and I’m your host. Thank you so much for joining us for episode 25 of the podcast. In this episode, we’re going to discuss travel nursing contract extensions. Extensions are a really important aspect of travel nursing because a significant percentage of travel nursing contracts will offer an extension. [Please note that this is a transcript of a podcast episode. As such, grammar and spelling are not optimized for written content.] Read more
As a travel nurse, you’ll find yourself in a position to negotiate compensation packages much more often than the average professional. In fact, all travel nursing contracts, including extension contracts, present the opportunity to negotiate. Unfortunately, many people view negotiating as a daunting and undesirable task. So in this blog post, we’ll take a look at some applicable research on the subject in an effort to help us gain greater confidence with the process. Read more
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Hey everyone, welcome to the truth about travel nursing podcast. This is Kyle Schmidt and I’m your host. Thank you so much for joining us for episode 24 of the podcast. In this episode we’re going to discuss travel nursing recruiters. Specifically, we’re going to discuss what travel nursing recruiters do and how their job performance is measured. [Please note that this is a transcript of a podcast episode. As such, grammar and spelling are not optimized for written content.] Read more
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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