Maintaining your professional references is extremely important when seeking travel nursing jobs. It will also be important when transitioning back to permanent employment. Every facility has its own requirements regarding references. For example, one common requirement for travel nursing jobs is: 2 supervisory clinical references covering 1 year of experience within the previous three years in the specialty applied for.

I’ve learned first hand that the best facilities have the most stringent requirements. For example, some facilities will not accept a travel nurse candidate without a reference from the candidate’s most recent Unit Manager. Solid references can be the differentiating factor in determining which candidate lands the travel job, or permanent nursing job. The problem is that while facilities require references, they also prohibit their employees from providing them. Read more