Travel Nursing

Travel nursing is an option available to nurses that allow you to work on short-term assignments, usually 13 weeks in duration. Travel nursing assignments may be located anywhere in the country, including your own town.

Why is there a need for travel nursing? The simple answer is that many hospitals cannot meet their staffing needs by hiring their own nurses, there just aren’t enough available in many parts of the country. In order to meet the demands of the hospital, many administrators look to a travel nursing RN to fill their open positions.

What are some of the benefits of travel nursing? Some of the benefits of travel nursing include higher pay, 401(k) plans, company paid housing, company paid benefits and depending on assignments, various bonuses. Another major benefit of travel nursing assignments is the ability to see the country on someone else’s dollar.

If I am interested in travel nursing assignments, where do I begin? Generally, travel nurses are expected to "hit the ground running" and you should have at least one year of nursing experience. If you meet this requirement, you can apply here or search our current job openings to locate one that interests you.