Evaluating Travel Nursing Jobs
Travel nursing is a great way to switch up your career while also enjoying the benefits of traveling throughout the United States. There are hundreds of recruiters out there for travel nurses, as well as job boards like TravelNurseSource. There are a lot of different factors that go into helping you choose not only your agency but also which assignments you would like to accept. So what is the best way to start evaluating travel...
How Nurses Should Use LinkedIn
LinkedIn is more than merely a social network. It’s a tool that can help you build a strong professional contact list, showcase your skills and experience, and find a job. But, this tool only benefits you if you know how to use it. Like all professionals, it’s crucial for nurses to keep their professional edge sharpened. Surprisingly, however, a lot of nurses are forgetting to capitalize on free career-boosting...
Travel Nursing Benefits
If you’re a nurse who enjoys traveling, meeting new people, and working in different healthcare settings, you should definitely consider a career in travel nursing! These positions provide stability, excellent pay, and endless adventures in the location of your choice. Recruiters are always looking for qualified candidates to fill these nursing positions, so you’ll never have to worry about finding work. A typical contract...
Five Steps to Becoming a Long-Term Care Nurse Who Travels
Are you interested in long-term care nursing? Do you want to travel throughout the United States? If so, check out what working in long-term care entails and the five steps to becoming a long-term care nurse who travels! What Does a Long-Term Care Nurse Do? A long-term care nurse is responsible for working with a team of nurses and doctors to care for patients in a long-term care facility, such as a nursing home. Long-term care nurses...
The Struggle is Real: Six Things Only Travel Nurses Understand
You forgot to pack your favorite pair of scrubs. Your agency-selected housing smells similar to the hospital – but, hey, at least it’s clean. Your new co-workers have accents so thick you can barely understand them, and apparently, you’re not allowed to have your hair dyed pink at this facility. Let’s face it. Sometimes when you arrive at a new travel assignment, the struggle is real. It’s not always how you imagined it in your mind,...
2018 Nurses Week Sweepstakes Winner
Who is the Nurses Week winner? Trish M. Where is she from? Trish resides in Howard City, Michigan and has lived in the Great Lake state her whole life. Where does she work? After graduating from Walker Medical, Trish worked in a nursing home for a while before becoming a CNA at Spectrum Health: Butterworth Campus. A Little More About Nurse Trish Her Father-In-Law Inspired Her Journey Trish lost her father-in-law to cancer when she was...