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Travel nursing company reviews – now easier than ever!

By Jeff on May 27, 2010 in Admin, Travel Nurse Company, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Blog Admin, Travel Nursing Career Advice, Travel Nursing Industry

There are a lot of good travel nursing agency review sites out there, which provide great information on everything from the benefits a company provides to its customer service, but if you are just getting started looking at a travel nursing career, they may offer a little too much information. That’s why we started our own super simple travel nursing [...]

Ask a Travel Nurse: Can I keep a good rep with my company if I break a contract?

By David Morrison R.N. on May 26, 2010 in Ask a Travel Nurse, Travel Nurse Company, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Career Advice

Recently I seem to be getting a lot of emails concerning breaking a contract. While it is not something I encourage, there are things that are beyond our control that might require such a drastic move. However, if done properly, you can minimize any costs and ill feelings from your travel company. The first thing [...]

Ask a Travel Nurse: How do I negotiate to maximize my travel nurse contract?

By David Morrison R.N. on Apr 21, 2010 in Ask a Travel Nurse, Travel Nurse Company, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Benefits, Travel Nursing Career Advice

This week I wanted to take a look at how to get the most out of your travel contract. Now by “getting the most”, that does not always mean pay rate, but since that seems to be foremost on the minds of travelers, let’s look at that aspect first. When looking at your hourly rate, [...]

A new year, a new travel nursing company

By Jeff on Jan 22, 2010 in Travel Nurse Company, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Career Advice, Travel Nursing Tips

Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to find a new travel nursing company?

Well, one of the best ways to find a good travel nursing company is through referrals from other travel nurses. A referral lets you get the inside scoop, beyond what their website says or what their recruiters tell you. Because face it a company’s website is not going to tell you if they are always late with your paycheck or if they will forget to call you for weeks at a time while you are on a travel nursing job.

Ask a Travel Nurse: Why do travel nursing companies require a year of experience for travel nurses?

By David Morrison R.N. on Nov 11, 2009 in Ask a Travel Nurse, Travel Nurse Company, Travel Nursing Career Advice

I was once asked why the travel nursing companies require a year of experience before a nurse may travel. A recent email I received should illustrate the answer to that question.

14 questions to ask your travel nurse recruiter

By Jeff on Oct 02, 2009 in Travel Nurse Company, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Career Advice, Travel Nursing Questions, Travel Nursing Tips

Finding the right travel nursing recruiter is something you can either let happen by accident or you take a proactive approach and ask the right kind of questions to make sure you find the best recruiter for your personality. The relationship you have with your recruiter needs to be one based on trust and respect, so [...]

'Nurse Jackie' premier tonight!!!

By Patrick on Jun 08, 2009 in Nursing, Patrick's Travel Nursing Posts, Travel Nurse Company, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Fun

Well, the wait and anticipation is over… Tonight is the night for the premier of the new dramadey, ‘Nurse Jackie.’ Don’t forget to tune in tonight at 10:30 ET/PT on Showtime. This is the third post relating to this show and I think this will be it for some time. I’ll check back into it [...]

What's the magic formula?

By Jeff on Mar 20, 2009 in Travel Nurse Company, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Benefits, Travel Nursing Questions, Travel Nursing Tips

Although the majority of travel nursing assignments are wonderful. There are those that don’t go so smooth. If you haven’t experienced one yourself, you have no doubt seen someone talk about one on a nursing forum, or heard stories from other travelers about “bad travel nursing assignments,” whether it is problems with the hospital, housing [...]

Slowing Economy Boosts Travel Nursing: Part Deux

By Patrick on Oct 13, 2008 in Patrick's Travel Nursing Posts, Travel Nurse Company, Travel Nursing

As a traveling nurse or traveling allied health professional going from city to city and state to state you have probably have heard or are seeing firsthand all the major corporations and banks declaring bankruptcy, thousands of people losing jobs to layoffs and many other economic detriments. Now is not the time to be thinking [...]

Stressed?

By Jeff on Apr 16, 2008 in Travel Nurse Company, Travel Nursing Benefits, Travel Nursing Checklist, Travel Nursing Life, Travel Nursing Tips

After a long stressful day I was thinking about ways to reprioritize and manage my own time, but eventually I started thinking about all the stress that nurses deal with each day. Which made me wonder about what are some ways that nurses can balance the stress and demands on time that comes with dealing [...]

Travel nursing checklist item #8

By Jeff on Jan 15, 2008 in Travel Nurse Company, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Benefits, Travel Nursing Checklist, Travel Nursing Jobs, Travel Nursing Life, Travel Nursing Tips

The next step in your travel nursing career is to research the travel nursing company you want to work with. There are companies of all different sizes and most have a website you can look at. If you have competed the first seven steps in the Ultimate Travel Nursing Checklist you will know exactly what you [...]

Travel nursing checklist item #7

By Jeff on Dec 12, 2007 in Travel Nurse Company, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Benefits, Travel Nursing Checklist, Travel Nursing Life, Travel Nursing Tips

The next things you want to look atÂ are travel nursing benefits. Different companies offer different benefits but there are some basic benefits, besides compensation, you should look for. These include:Â Furnished Housing 401(K) Health Insurance Travel Reimbursement Licensure Reimbursement Direct DepositÂ However, many companies offer a much broader range of benefits including:Â Referral bonus Completion [...]

Featured L&D Travel Nursing job in Colorado

By Jeff on Dec 10, 2007 in Travel Nurse Company, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Benefits, Travel Nursing Jobs, Travel Nursing Jobs in Colorado

Travel nursing L&D (Labor & Delivery) RN job 10 bed L&D, 15 bed Post-partum with 130 deliveries per month. Located less than an hour from world famous ski resorts. Great pay especially for an area with this many attractions. Private housing choices both in the metro area and outside for two completely different experiences. More [...]

Travel nursing checklist item #6

By Jeff on Dec 03, 2007 in Travel Nurse Company, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Benefits, Travel Nursing Checklist, Travel Nursing Jobs, Travel Nursing Tips

The next thing you want to look at is what kind of relationship do you want with you recruiter. Many travel nurse agencies are split up based on regions or states, so if you decide to move to another location after your first assignment is over that is outside of your recruiters region then you [...]

We have launched our new Allied Health Division

By Jeff on Nov 28, 2007 in Travel Nurse Company

Here is the link to our Press Release about the allied health shortage and explanation of why we have created a dediated travel Allied Division. We have always placed techs, but now we will have Recruiters and Client Managers who specialize in it.Â

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