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Top Destinations for the Foodie Travel Nurse: The Southern Edition

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Let’s face it, one of the best parts of travel nursing is trying out the different food scenes around the United States. Every single city and state has a unique style of cooking that will enamor any foodie nurse on assignment. Being a melting pot of different cultures, the South has a particular cuisine that has put it on the food map in recent years. With cities like New Orleans and Charleston giving Southern food its reputation, foodies from all over travel to these states to indulge traditional and inventive takes on soul and creole cuisine.

In this Southern edition of the top destinations for the foodie nurse, we’re exploring the places that are guaranteed to feed your soul during your next travel assignments Read more

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Tips for Travel Nurses to get Through Night Shift Assignments

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Taking the shifts you are handed comes with the territory when you’re a traveling nurse. Sometimes that means saying sayonara to the scheduled you are used to and taking the dreaded night shift. Getting through a night shift at work can feel like an eternity. Be ready to tackle the twilight zone with a combination of proactive and reactive techniques. They will help you achieve a happier and healthier work-life balance and ensure you stay alert when patients are counting on you. Here are some surefire ways to get you through the night shift. Read more

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A Recruiter’s Perspective on BluePipes’ Advantages for the Travel Nursing Industry

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The content caught my eyes at first. Then it was the information and detail in each blog and article the website published. I knew BluePipes was some sort of website that shares updates and news on the Travel Nursing industry. But what I didn’t know, as a Travel Nurse Recruiter, was how much leverage it could give me in my efforts to recruit top quality travel nurses.  Read more

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Century Health Services – Travel Nursing Company Profile

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It’s important for travel nurses to research travel nursing companies prior to signing on with them. Unfortunately, it’s not easy to find detailed information on companies. So, we’re always excited to get the opportunity to conduct in-depth interviews with travel nursing companies. We had such an opportunity with Century Health Services in February of 2018. In this article, we’ll share what we learned about CHS to help travel healthcare professionals decide if the company might be a good fit for them. Read more

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What Is A Travel Nurse? Definition and Description

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A travel nurse is a nurse who gets by hired healthcare staffing companies to work temporary contracts for hospitals and other healthcare providers at different locations around the country away from the nurse’s legal tax-home. That’s the simple answer. However, there is much more to it than this. In this article, we’ll provide a comprehensive look at what a travel nurse is so you can approach this career option with confidence. Read more

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The Ultimate Travel Nursing Contract Checklist

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Your travel nursing contract is a very important document. It establishes the contractual obligations between you and the travel nursing agency. It also serves as an important tax document that verifies the temporary nature of your employment and tax-free reimbursements. In this article, we’ll provide a checklist of everything that should, or could, be in your travel nursing contract so you can approach the document with confidence. Read more

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The Travel Healthcare Recruiter Training Platform Every Agency Should Consider

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It’s vital for healthcare staffing companies to have a highly trained team of travel healthcare recruiters. The problem is that training programs for travel healthcare recruiters are extremely challenging and time-consuming to develop and maintain. Fortunately, the team of industry experts at Moxie Mentoring have developed an online training program to bridge the gap. In this article, we’ll take a look Moxie’s training program and how it addresses the unique challenges faced by healthcare staffing companies. Read more