Everything you need to know about travel nursing including finding travel nursing companies, negotiating pay, taxes, travel nursing jobs, and more.
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
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
California is a great place for travel nurses to be licensed. The state’s population is over 37 million and accounts for more than 10% of the nation’s total population. A large population means more hospitals and more potential travel nursing jobs. In addition, California has something for everyone. It’s got some of the greatest cities in the world, a swath of rural communities and quaint small towns, beaches, mountains, and even desserts. So, as a Registered Nurse, how do you obtain your California RN license by endorsement? Read more
Travel nursing agencies and their recruiters trumpet the benefits of tax-free stipends in their marketing campaigns and sales pitches. And of course, why wouldn’t they? In most cases, the tax-free stipends can result in hundreds of additional dollars making their way into the pocket of the travel nurse. But what if the travel nurse doesn’t have a tax-home and therefore doesn’t qualify for tax-free stipends? Is it still worth it? There are several issues to consider when answering this question.
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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
We discussed the two main categories of hospital-travel nursing company relationships in Part 1 and Part 2 of this series. Remember, agencies can have a direct relationship with a hospital whereby their representatives have direct communication with the hospital’s representatives. Or, agencies can go through a middleman commonly referred to as a Vendor Management System whereby every agency that does business with the hospital must go through the same middleman. Or, the hospital can utilize a Managed Service Provider which is a healthcare staffing company that holds an exclusive contract with the hospital and sub-contracts out to other agencies. Read more
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
