Everything you need to know about travel nursing including finding travel nursing companies, negotiating pay, taxes, travel nursing jobs, and more.
We often see potential travel nurses asking if they are too old to start travel nursing. Moreover, it’s important for travel nursing companies to know the age of their customers in order to provide the world-class service they deserve. So in this article, we take a look at all the age-related research we could find to determine the average age of travel nurses and other related details. Read more
Floating is a staffing policy that involves sending a nurse from their regularly scheduled unit to a unit that is in greater need of staff. Studies indicate that most nurses generally dislike floating. Therefore, it’s important for travel nurses to consider that most hospitals expect their travel nurses to float. Moreover, there are a host of unique floating related issues that travel nurses may not have encountered previously. In this article, we’ll discuss things that travel nurses ought to know about floating so they can approach the issue with confidence. Read more
It typically takes 1 to 5 weeks to get a travel nursing job. However, a host of variables affect the length of time it takes to get a travel nursing job. As a result, it can take less than a week in some cases and much longer than 5 weeks in other cases. In this article, we’ll look at the factors that affect the time it takes to get a travel nursing job so you can approach the process with confidence. Read more
The process of finding the perfect travel healthcare recruiter can be daunting. For starters, there are tons of different companies and recruiters. Moreover, different companies have access to different jobs. They also have different approaches to customer service and pay-packages. So, in this article, we’ll take a look at Nomadicare, a service designed to simplify the process by matching travel healthcare professionals with vetted recruiters based on fit. Read more
The Travelers Conference, also known as TravCon, is the annual conference for, about and by traveling healthcare professionals. 2018 will be the 11th year of the conference and it promises to be an amazing event. In this article, we’ll provide an overview of the conference and take a look at some of the awesome activities and events lined up for 2018. Read more
Being a travel nurse is a high calling. You’re serving patients in areas that need you the most, at hospitals where your help is vital to continuing quality care. Not only that, but you’ve probably got the most exciting job out of anyone you know – jet-setting to new assignments every few months, site-seeing each new city’s main attractions while also getting to experience living like a local.
Even so, the sting of feeling disconnected from friends and family back home can hit travel nurses when they least expect it. In a world where technology can do just about anything, long distance bonds are more possible than ever. Here are a few ways for travel nurses to stay connected with friends and family from afar. Read more
Nursing is creative work. We problem solve, communicate constantly, and try our best to keep smiling while at the bedside. Work days sometimes feel like rehearsals as we go through our routine, perfecting our craft step by step. For travel assignments, I find myself looking for cities where I can easily explore new art forms. Checking out galleries and shows is my favorite way to get to know a new city. Below are some of my favorite cities with a thriving and active community of artists. Read more
