{"id":1485,"date":"2019-04-01T13:15:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/?p=1485"},"modified":"2019-06-06T10:45:38","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T14:45:38","slug":"7-advantages-traveling-nurse-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/7-advantages-traveling-nurse-opportunities","title":{"rendered":"Travel Nursing Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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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<\/em> looking for qualified candidates to fill these nursing positions, so you’ll never have to worry about finding work. A typical contract lasts about 13 weeks but facilities are becoming more flexible with assignment lengths due to high demand. Read on to discover more travel nursing benefits and be sure to check out our available positions<\/a>\u00a0today!\"travel<\/p>\n

7 Travel Nursing Benefits<\/h2>\n

1. Pre-paid housing expenses<\/h3>\n

Not only are travel nurses making more money than most nurses in permanent positions, but they are also saving money on housing! Many of these houses and apartments also come fully furnished, which makes moving in a lot less stressful. There are also plenty of opportunities to make your temporary house feel like home by decorating<\/a> it!<\/p>\n

2. Freedom!<\/h3>\n

Whenever you’re off the clock, you are free to do whatever you want! This means that travel nurses basically get to work\u00a0and <\/em>vacation at the same time. You get to choose your assignment destinations, so you can basically become a tourist during your downtime. A travel nursing career also gives you the opportunity to live in interesting new places<\/a> without settling down. And who knows, if you end up loving a certain place you can always seek long-term employment there. The choice is yours!<\/p>\n

3. Flexibility and the feeling of being in control of your life<\/h3>\n

One of the best travel nursing benefits is the ability to take breaks between assignments and spend some of that hard-earned money. How many people can take a three-week trip to the Bahamas and be guaranteed work when they return? Pursuing a career in travel nursing could make this dream a reality!<\/p>\n

4. Substantial bonuses<\/h3>\n

In most travel positions, nurses will have the opportunity to earn bonuses. Some assignments will award up to $1,500 in bonuses to hard-working individuals. While there is a good possibility to make extra money, keep in mind that not all assignments give bonuses and the amounts may vary depending on the assignment.<\/p>\n

5. Agencies will help pay for nursing licenses<\/h3>\n

Agencies need nurses that are willing to work in many different states, so most will pay for all or part of your nursing licenses. This is a great way to get your foot in the door while saving money, and it opens up opportunities for more permanent placement later on.<\/p>\n

6. Endless learning opportunities<\/h3>\n

Travel nurses who work in many different healthcare facilities are exposed to a mix of ideas, techniques, and technologies. These unique experiences help travel nurses expand their medical knowledge and learn how to work with other people from different backgrounds. This experience is extremely valuable and will increase your chances of getting hired anywhere you go.<\/p>\n

7. Job security<\/h3>\n

Nurses with specialized healthcare experience will find no shortage of assignments in their area of expertise. Critical care, operating room, oncology, and emergency room nurses are some of the most highly-sought after specialties in all regions of the United States. This means that you will never have to worry about finding a job to support yourself. Not only is this comforting, but you’re guaranteed to learn a lot from these experience while having a lot of fun along the way.<\/p>\n

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Now that you know some of the top travel nursing benefits, are you ready to jump-start your career?\u00a0Apply now<\/a>! TravelNurseSource connects you with some of the best recruiters in the industry who are standing by to help you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,53,17],"tags":[147,146,41,559],"class_list":["post-1485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-nurse-blogs","category-travel-nurse-career","category-travel-nursing-jobs","tag-nurse-jobs","tag-rn-career","tag-travel-nursing","tag-travel-nursing-benefits"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1485"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6130,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1485\/revisions\/6130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}