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It's all in the details

By Jeff on Mar 27, 2009 in Featured Article, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Life, Travel Nursing Questions, Travel Nursing Tips

In my last post I listed some questions you can ask travel nursing companies before you take a travel nursing job to avoid a disastrous assignment. In this second post of the Ultimate Travel Nursing Questions we are looking at questions you should ask about the specifics of when you are on the job.

Travel Nursing Questions List 2: On Assignment

How many hours of my travel nursing assignment are guaranteed?
Are my hours at the hospital guaranteed?
Have other travel nurses worked at the hospital before?
Who do I talk to when I have problems with my travel nursing assignment?
What about floating?
Am I required to float to other units?
What units? (If you don’t want to float be sure to tell them and have it included in the travel nursing contract).
What type of unit will I be working in during my travel nursing job? What are its staffing levels?
What nursing shifts will I work?
Will I be asked to float to other shifts?
Will I be required to be on-call? If so, what is the on-call pay?
What about extensions?
Is there a maximum amount of extensions allowed?
What happens when I’m sick?
Can I make up shifts?
Can I extend my travel nursing contract if I get sick?

Again, I am sure I didn’t get them all so help us build the ultimate list of travel nursing questions by listing any questions you have found useful during your travel nursing career.

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About the Author

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.