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A Travel Nurse works in conjunction with a
Travel Nursing Company or Agency on assignments
across the nation. The Travel Nurse Agency works
as a Recruitment agency coordinating the
assignments and organizing the accommodation for
their clients who are qualified Registered
Nurses seeking Travel Nurse Employment. Some
Travel Nurse Agencies specialize in worldwide
assignments.
A qualified nurse who works as a Travel Nurse
carries out the duties that they are licensed to
do by the state in which they work. Often
additional examinations have to be passed before
working in a new state. The Travel Nurse Agency
may provide assistance, education and even an
exam allowance to assist the Travel Nurse in
passing these examinations.
The duties of a Travel Nurse regardless
of specialization are as follows:
- Providing healthcare to sick or injured
patients
- Teaching patients and their families about
medical conditions
- Educating patients on post-treatment and home
care needs
- Providing advice and support (both medical and
emotional) to the families of the patient
- Analyzing the results of diagnostic tests
- Operating specialist medical equipment
- Taking a record of a patients symptoms and
medical history
- Performing diagnostic tests
- Administering medication and treatments
- Patient follow-up and rehabilitation support
In hospitals, Travel Nurses are typically
assigned to work in one area such as ICU,
surgery, maternity, pediatrics, emergency, or
oncology, but sometimes Travel Nurses are
required to rotate among departments. The State
laws govern the tasks that all Nurses perform,
but a nurses daily job is dependant on where
they work.
The majority of all Travel Nurses work in
Hospitals but Travel Nurses can also work in
different environments such as: Private
Practices, Private Homes, Physicians' Offices,
Clinics, Emergency Medical Centers, Government
and Private Agencies, Schools, Retirement
Communities, Rehabilitation Centers, Nursing
Homes, Hospices, Nursing Schools, Insurance
Companies, Pharmaceutical Companies, Biotech
Companies and International Service
Organizations.
A Nurse of any specialty can become a Travel
Nurse. All of the following nursing specialties
are in constant demand for Travel Nursing:
- Advance Practice Nurse
- Nurse Anesthetist
- Critical Care Nurse
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Licensed Vocational Nurse
- Radiology Nurse
- Registered Nurse
- Rehabilitation Nurse
- Nurse Practitioner
- Occupational Health Nurse
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Benefits of Travel Nursing:
Working as a Travel Nurse allows you to travel
while gaining invaluable experience of working
in top healthcare institutions. You will have
the opportunity to work with top professionals
and advance your career at the same time. You
also have the job security of being in full time
employment. There are many additional benefits
to working as a Travel Nurse, some of which are
detailed below:
- Great opportunity to travel while gaining
great experience and working with professionals
- Excellent salaries available
- Travel Nurses are in permanent employment and
are entitled to all relevant paid leave,
insurance and retirement benefits
- Experience can be gained working on
assignments in different healthcare settings
- Travel Nurses can choose to stay close to home
or travel to far away states
- Travel Nurse Agencies work to find suitable
assignments for their travel nurses
- By working in various settings you will learn
where you wish to specialize
- Ability to take time out and focus on other
non working commitments
- Access to professional advice in relation to
training and development
Travel Nurse Salary:
When working as a Travel Nurse, you work to fill
shortages in nursing in times of demand. As a
result, Travel Nurses are compensated well,
often earning far more than they would in
regular employment. The earning potential of a
Travel Nurse depends greatly on Experience,
Location and Specialty. Standard pay is usually
from $25 to $40 per hour plus accommodation. In
times of high demand, hospitals can often pay
more.
- Experience: The more experience you have as a
Travel Nurse, the more responsibility you will
have. When a Hospital is looking for a travel
nurse they specify a minimum number of years
experience. Due to the short duration of most
Travel Nurse Contracts, hospitals tend to look
for Travel Nurses with many years of relevant
experience. Highly experienced Travel Nurses are
compensated accordingly.
- Location: As the cost of living is higher in
urbanized areas like New York and Chicago, a
travel nurse will earn more working in these
areas than he/she would in more sparsely
populated rural towns.
- Specialty: Sometimes due to Natural Disasters
and Outbreaks of disease, certain Travel Nurse
specialties are in high demand. During these
critical shortages Hospitals and other
healthcare facilities are willing to pay over
the odds for a qualified Travel Nurses.
Housing & Relocation:
When you are working on far away assignments,
your Travel Nurse Agency will be responsible for
providing you with appropriate housing and
relocation assistance. Many Agencies offer
Travel Nurses a good choice of accommodation
close to the Hospital where the assignment is
due to take place. Other Travel Nurse Agencies
offer an accommodation allowance so you can make
your own living arrangements. If making your own
living arrangements you will need to arrive
several days ahead of your assignment to find
appropriate accommodation. For shorter
assignments it is often better to leave these
arrangements to the Travel Nurse Agency.
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