5 Truths of Working with a Staffing Company During Your Travel Career
This article is sponsored by Host Healthcare . If you’re just starting out as a travel nurse, you’ve probably realized one of the only ways to get into this exciting field of travel nursing is to work with a staffing company. There are a lot of misconceptions and a lot of truths when it working with a placement company for your contract positions. Here are five truths of working when an staffing company to score your next travel nursing position. You won’t always have first dibs on Hawaii Travel nurses can make it to Hawaii, and it does happen but don’t…
Ask A Travel Nurse: Choosing a Travel Nurse Company?
Gypsy, What travel companies have you had the most success with … and the least? Any recommendations? Thank you, CardiacRN CardiacRN, Thank you for reading GypsyNurse and contacting me. Choosing a travel nurse company can be so frustrating. However, when you find the company(s) that you love, the search will be worth it! I have worked for a variety of companies from the large nationally known ones to the smaller family/nurse owned ones. I will not give a specific company recommendation on this site. Choosing a travel nurse company (and recruiter) is a very personal thing. A lot of the…
Ask A Travel Nurse: New Travel Nurse Positions
Gypsy, I’m a brand new traveler and seeking my first contract. I’m having a hard time securing a position. I’ve been submitted to several but nothing is coming through. Is this normal? Are new travel nurse positions normally difficult to find? Nicola Thank you for reading The Gypsy Nurse. You have taken the first step on your journey to become A Gypsy Nurse. Nicola, Most hospitals that hire travel nurses are looking for someone with travel nurse experience. It can take some time to get your first contract but don’t despair!! Keep your options open and be willing to perhaps…
Non-Traditional Nursing Careers: What Is Travel Nursing?
Not all nurses work in a hospital or clinic setting. There are many Non-Traditional Nursing Careers to choose from. Travel Nursing is one of them! Travel Nurses are nurses that work temporary contracts for hospitals or other medical facilities. Most commonly, a travel nurse works through an agency. There is also the option to work as an independent contractor or as a seasonal employee for a facility. I’m going to focus on working as a travel nurse through an agency. Why is there a need for Travel Nurses? The need for travel nurses is primarily due to the National Nursing Shortage. Other…
Nurse Travel with A Spouse or “Tag-A-Long”
I know that many travel nurses travel with a spouse or significant other and began wondering what it was like for those that tag along. There isn’t really any support system for this unique group of people, and I wanted to provide insight into what it is like and the daily challenges for this group of people. What is a tag-a-long? I originally found the term when I was researching travel nursing blogs. I found a blog of a self-proclaimed ‘tag-a-long and loved the term. (I’ve searched back through my internet history and can’t find the link, so if this…
Are you a Gypsy Nurse?
So, Are you a Gypsy Nurse? There are qualities that you might already possess that indicate travel nursing might be your next adventure. This article will help you identify the Gypsy Nurse that might be lurking inside of you. With the current economy in the dumps and jobs becoming harder and harder to find as some places are over-saturated with nurses, there is a move for more and more nurses to hit the road and leave families and friends behind to begin a life as a Gypsy Nurse. People who live like gypsies while working are a minority, but they’re not…
Texting Trends in Travel Nursing
There has been some recent controversy on the newly developing trend of travel nurse staffing agencies texting potential jobs to travel nurse candidates. What is the point of the new texting trends in Travel Nursing? Texting trends in travel nursing With an ever-changing workforce and a new generation of Travel Nurses (and nurses in general) joining the career, it’s only inevitable that staffing trends begin to change. The new generation of nurses entering the field is much more ‘plugged-in’ than ever before. Life revolves around tech and social media. I know many people that utilize text and email as their…
Why Don’t Some Travel Nursing Agencies List Pay Rates?
This article was provided by Travel Nurse Across America® Travel nursing isn’t your average career for a long list of reasons – new locations, new workplaces, and new faces every few months, to name a few. But in some ways, looking for a new travel nursing assignment is the same as searching for any new job, and all job seekers want to know the facts before they apply. So what’s a savvy travel nurse supposed to think when the travel agencies they’re thinking about working with aren’t advertising how much their jobs pay? Let’s look at some of the reasons…
How did I get so much stuff? – Ideas to organize Your Travel Nurse Memories
Ideas to Organize your Travel Nurse Memories If you are like me than you collect mementos, pictures, and other things from your assignments. We’re here to help you find unique ways to organize your Travel Nurse Memories. After a few contracts you can see the littlest things start to pile up, and we all know we try to pack as lightly as possible in our mobile lifestyle! But, we just can’t seem to stop ourselves from picking up those little mementos that remind us of our assignment. We asked our Facebook group members, how they remembered each assignment, or location. It…
What to Expect on Your First Day in a Travel Nurse Assignment
1.) Do a Test Run before you start your first day -Always try to familiarize yourself with the route to the hospital, the hospital campus, and even the parking lot.-Time yourself and figure the best route to get to work, figure out where you’re going to park. Leave at the time your shift would be starting and account for traffic.-Tour the hospital and bring goodies (goodwill gestures) for the nurses. Be friendly but not intrusive, and if nurses aren’t busy, ask questions about traffic and anything you’d like to know before your first day.-Stop by HR. Even if it’s closed,…