Everything you need to know about travel nursing including finding travel nursing companies, negotiating pay, taxes, travel nursing jobs, and more.
It’s possible that Florida utilizes more travel nurses, travel healthcare professionals, and temporary healthcare professionals than any other state in the nation. The high volume of travel nursing jobs in Florida is driven largely by the state’s seasonal population fluxes. As you may be aware, Florida experiences annual population spikes as “snow birds” migrate south from the colder northern states between October and May. Read more
Texas is often flush with open travel nursing assignments. With approximately 8% of the nation’s population, there are plenty of hospitals in the state. Travel nurses will find jobs in big cities like Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin as well as rural settings and smaller cities like El Paso and Brownsville. Texas is a great destination for several reasons. Understanding some of the basics of the Texas travel nursing job market will help you formulate a strategy. Read more
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
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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