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My name is Jeff Long. I’m the Marketing Manager at Medical Solutions. I have never been a nurse and am not a recruiter. I have worked at Medical Solutions for four years and think it is a great company that has a lot to offer nurses and allied health professionals interested in a travel career.I do post just a small sampling of jobs from Medical Solutions, but you will not be recruited on this blog (unless you specifically inquire about traveling with Medical Solutions then I will forward your info to a Recruiter). I understand that you are reading and/or commenting on this blog purely for informational purposes and I want you to enjoy that experience My job is to help you meet your career goals by sharing information, advice and the benefits of travel nursing with you.

Featured Travel Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Nursing Job in Virginia

Great Hospital in VA is looking for some help in their CVICU.
They are looking for 5 total travelers–3 to work 12 hours days and 2 to work 12 hour nights on these 13 week assignments.
They see 3-4 fresh hearts per week.
Travelers need to have experience with balloon pumps and fresh hearts as well as be [...]

Ask a Travel Nurse: Just how early do I need to start worrying about licensure?

By Jeff on Mar 17, 2010 in Ask a Travel Nurse, Featured, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Career Advice, Travel Nursing Licensure

A recent email from one of my travel companies on the new requirements for the California Board of Nursing prompts this week’s post on licensure.
I received an email that stated that California’s Board of Nursing now requires fingerprinting for all new applicants or renewals. To be honest, I thought that when I first applied for [...]

The Top Fifteen Most Engaging Travel Nursing Blogs

By Jeff on Mar 12, 2010 in Featured, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Career Advice, Travel Nursing Life, Travel Nursing Tips

There are a lot of great travel nursing blogs out there and some other sites have done a good job of compiling them into “Top Lists” (Top 50 Travel Nursing Blogs, Top 100 Travel Nursing Blogs, The Ultimate Guide to Travel Nursing: 100+ Resources and Guides), but here at Travel Nursing Blogs.com we are always checking [...]

Ask a Travel Nurse: Are there any updates on how travel nurses can help in Haiti?

By Jeff on Mar 10, 2010 in Ask a Travel Nurse, Featured, Travel Nursing

I know that the media has since found other stories and we have even had another earthquake in the headlines, but the need in Haiti continues and here are a few updates I have.
It appears that there is still no one single agency spearheading any efforts to send nurses into Haiti. There are hospitals and [...]

Featured Travel ER Nursing Job in Washington

By Jeff on Mar 05, 2010 in ER RN Travel Nursing Jobs, Featured, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Jobs in Washington

Hospital in the Tacoma WA area needs help in the level II ER from registered nurses for a 13 week travel contracts.
Must have at least 2 years experience as an ER RN.
Night shifts are available to work.
Great location with many things to do in the area.
Seattle is within a short drive with all the city [...]

Take your TV with you on a travel nursing assignment?

By Jeff on Mar 05, 2010 in Featured, Life on the Road, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Fun, Travel Nursing Life

As a travel nurse, one of the things you have to deal with on each assignment is setting up cable if you want it. If you look around you will find that some companies will pay for your cable to be set up at your new assignment, which does make it easier for you costwise, [...]

Introducing Scrubadoo.com the latest Travel Nursing Blogs partner

By Jeff on Feb 27, 2010 in Admin, Featured, Travel Nursing Blog Admin, Travel Nursing Life

Here at Travel Nursing Blogs we love to work with other great companies and websites to bring you the best content and deals when it comes to travel nursing. So we are excited to introduce you to our latest partner, Scrubadoo.com. Scrubadoo.com is a great online scrub store that:
-Has just a $2.99 Flat Rate Shipping (no surprises!)
-Provides free Returns for 100 [...]

Featured Travel Pediatrics Nursing Job in Arizona

By Jeff on Feb 25, 2010 in Featured, Pediatrics RN Travel Nursing Jobs, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Jobs, Travel Nursing Jobs in Arizona

Small Federal rural hospital in the scenic 4 corners area of Northeastern AZ close to the Canyon de Chelly National Park is looking for a Peds Travel RN to start April 5th or April 12th (unit may also consider a March 29th start if need be).
No AZ license required since this is a Federal facility.
Any [...]

Don’t forget these tips to find a stable travel nursing company

By Jeff on Feb 19, 2010 in Featured, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Career Advice, Travel Nursing Questions

I came across an article called A Simple Guide to Start Your Travel Nursing Agency on Twitter the other day and thought of its implications for travel nurses out there, especially those just getting started in the travel nursing lifestyle.
Articles like this that try to make something as complex as starting a travel nursing company [...]

Featured Travel Neurology Nursing Job in Texas

By Jeff on Feb 13, 2010 in Neurology RN Travel Nursing Jobs, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Jobs in Texas

Children’s Hospital in Houston is currently looking for two experienced pediatric neuro traveling nurses to start on 13 week assignments asap.
The nurses must have current BLS/PALS, must have at least 2 years of previous travel experience, at least 2 years of neuro experience and at least 1 year of peds experience.
They are also looking for [...]

Travel nursing isn’t always for everyone

By Jeff on Feb 12, 2010 in Featured, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Career Advice, Travel Nursing Industry

I came across an interesting exchange online the other day about the pros and cons of travel nursing. It was basically one nurse asking the opinion of travel nursing of a few other nurses and thought the resulting conversation was worth sharing (I left in the typos).
Original Question
“Nursing vs Travel nursing?.Hey guys, I am very [...]

Our post about our Travel Nurs…

By Jeff on Feb 04, 2010 in Travel Nursing Twitter Posts

Our post about our Travel Nursing Cost of Living Calculator (http://ow.ly/13Oqd) made a list of top posts for new nurses. http://ow.ly/13Ooh

As a travel nurse you will wor…

By Jeff on Feb 04, 2010 in Travel Nursing Twitter Posts

As a travel nurse you will work with lots of different personalities, including bullies. Here are tips to deal with them. http://ow.ly/13MEe

Want to shine as a travel nurs…

By Jeff on Feb 04, 2010 in Travel Nursing Twitter Posts

Want to shine as a travel nursing job candidate? Read these tips to help make sure you get the job. http://ow.ly/13Myp

Travel nursing is a great way …

By Jeff on Feb 01, 2010 in Travel Nursing Twitter Posts

Travel nursing is a great way to prevent nurse burnout. And so are these tips. http://ow.ly/12wZP

Being a great travel nurse tak…

By Jeff on Feb 01, 2010 in Travel Nursing Twitter Posts

Being a great travel nurse takes good organizational skills and super time management. Try these tips to work on yours. http://ow.ly/12wRW

Travel Nursing Blogs Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31

By Jeff on Jan 31, 2010 in Travel Nursing Twitter Posts

Being a travel nurse and working long shifts can make it tough to get in a good workout at times. Here are tips to help. http://ow.ly/109LX #
Travel nurses, setting up your own travel nursing housing? Then be sure to check out Travelers Haven. http://ow.ly/10VnX #
When you drive to your next travel nurse job choose these [...]

Another resource for travel nurse tax time

By Jeff on Jan 29, 2010 in Featured, Travel Nurse Finances, Travel Nurse Taxes, Travel Nursing

In December I wrote about some resources to make doing your taxes as a travel nurse easier. Well, I have since come across another great resource that I wanted to share with you as tax time approaches.
Travel Nurse Tax Pro is an accounting firm that specializes in tax preparation for travel healthcare professionals, but more than [...]