In many cases in today’s market you do have control or some control of your schedules. The facilities recognize that the staff have life events that occur and will need to schedule around them.

When census is low in the hospital because patients are not in need of care, the facility needs to make decisions related to staffing and projected needs in the future.

What a great question and one that we are often asked. The quick response to your question is yes, absolutely you can.

Just like in any other job, you will accrue sick time/paid time off (PTO), to be utilized in the event you become ill and need to take some time off. This is similar to other nurses who enjoy the full-time benefits of working at one location or with one h

Obviously, salary is a very important part of the travel nurse package, but there is so much more to consider.

Thanks so much for such a great question! The good news is that yes, all of your experiences counts towards you being placed as a travel nurse.

As Nurses, we know the importance of continuing our education, keeping abreast of current trends and having the knowledge base to pull from when the need arises.

Typically, most travel assignments are for RNs, but we do have a few for LPNs, as well. Healthcare facilities usually require a minimum of one year of experience, although for some high acuity areas the requirements may be two years of recent experience.

I really appreciate this question and the opportunity to respond to it. We frequently will get a request for couples or friends to travel together to the same location to complete an assignment(s).