What is Travel Nursing

Travel nursing in an exciting opportunity for nursesAs a travel nurse you have the freedom to be the
and other health care professionals to work at thenurse you want to be. You can make all the decisions
nations most prestigious facilities, earn a great pay,on where you want to work and where you want to
get generous bonuses, enjoy living in various citieslive. Usually each assignment is 13 weeks long.
around the country, and live in free, quality housingHowever, if you like the assignment, the unit, the
offered by various companies.staff, you can often renew your travel nursing
Travel nursing gives you the opportunity to grow ascontract for another 13 weeks. Sometimes, if the
a health care professional and expand yourhospital is in a great need, you may be able to do it
knowledge base by allowing you to learn new skillsonce again. On the other hand, if there is something
and practices in a variety of clinical settings.you do not like, well, its only 13 weeks and then you
Travel nursing also gives you the chance to workmove on! You are in control of your destination and
with other travel nurses from all over the country,the adventures are unlimited in each assignment. You
exchange information on various companies, cities,can travel north for the summer and south for the
hospitals, even recruiters, and make new friends.winter. It is all up to you! And the best part is, your
Often times travel companies have private housingtravel company/agency is always there to help you
available so you can try travel nursing with yourwith anything you need to make it a great
spouse, a friend or a family member. You also haveexperience.
the option of traveling with another nurse or healthYou may also want to try travel nursing if you want
care professional with whom you can share housing.to move to another state or city but are not sure if
Most travel companies offer excellent benefits suchyou would really enjoy living there. You can do a
as health and life insurance, 401k plans, continuingtravel assignment there for 13 weeks. Get free
education programs, clinical support and incentivehousing and experience the life in that particular city.
programs.If you enjoy the city, you can always get a
So, if you enjoy the busy city life, you can go topermanent job there. If you like the hospital as well,
New York, or if you like surfing, or simply sitting atyou can always apply for a permanent position there
the beach and watching the sunset, you can go toand often times, that is what the hospital is looking
LA. If you enjoy small towns and a peacefulfor.
environment, you can do an assignment in NapaWho can travel?
Valley. And if you just want to be in an environmentRegistered Nurses in all specialties, Nurse Practitioners,
where you feel like you are on vacation all the time,Advance practice nurse, LPN/LVN, Radiologic
you can always travel to Hawaii and take anTechnologists, Physical Therapists, Occupational
assignment there. Travel Nursing gives you theTherapists, Speech Language Pathologists.
opportunity to work and enjoy your life the way youTravel nursing is a great adventure. If you are up for
want, where you want, when you want and for howa challenge that can result in memories that will last a
long you want.lifetime, this is for you!