Are Jobs Available in Every City?

There are thousands of travel nurse positions available nationwide. The odds are you will be able to travel to a location that is in the city you’d like to go to or very close at least.

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What is Required to Become a Travel Nurse?

Most hospitals require their travel nurses to have at least 1 year of experience and be licensed in the state you’ll practice. If you don’t currently hold a license in the state you are traveling to, you simply will have to apply for licensure in that state.

Each state has its own requirements for licensing nurses. However, they all have temporary licenses that, in some states, are valid for up to a year. People with an RN nursing degree, as opposed to an LPN or LVN nursing degree, are at big advantage since there is a national board exam for RNs, but only state accreditation for LPNs or LVNs. Another benefit of working with a nursing recruiter is that they will help you get a temporary license in the state where your job is.

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How do I get a travel nursing job position?

Large medical facilities advertise directly for nurses. However, the easiest way of finding a position is to sign up with a nursing recruiter. The big benefit is that you can get several, well-targeted options and a guaranteed minimum quality of living conditions. Recruiter are definitely the best way to get quality nursing job opportunities with very little searching.

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What Benefits Do I Receive?

Most travel nursing companies provide a series of benefits to you to include:

  • High Pay Rates
  • Completion and Referral Bonuses
  • Dental/Medical Insurance
  • 401K plans
  • Private Housing
  • Travel Reimbursment
  • and more…

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What is the Nursing Salary for Travel Nursing Jobs?

Nursing salaries, like physician salaries, vary by experience, location and specialty. Travel nursing usually pays $30-$45 per hour, with an additional housing subsidy. Pay is higher in regions of the country with the highest cost-of-living: New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and other major metropolitan areas. California Nursing Jobs are in high demand because of the location, and it turns out that there are many open travel nursing positions in the state.

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Are these stable nursing jobs?

Some travel nursing jobs are meant to span just a short period where a full-time nurse has left and a replacement has not yet been found. However, a lot of hospitals will try to recruit a traveling nurse into a full-time position if they are happy with performance.

This puts the traveling nurse in the driver’s seat – you get a guaranteed short term position, with a good likelihood that you can turn it into a long-term position if you are happy with the position.

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What is Travel Nursing?

Travel nursing is a type of nursing that allows a licensed nurse to travel the county and fill short term nursing positions. There is currently a large shortage of nurses in the United States, and because of this, travel nurses are in demand. Hospitals and clinics are willing to pay top dollar for nurses to fill in for short periods.

These nursing positions usually span 3 months to a year. Depending on the duration and distance from your home, the employer will often supply housing, or alternatively, a housing subsidy.

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What is Travel-NursingOnline.com?

Here at Travel-NursingOnline.com, we promise to provide you with great information about travel nursing and travel nursing jobs across the USA.

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