Travel Nursing Jobs Increasing in Wake of Hurricanes

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are fueling the need for more travel nurses across the country. One would expect to see increased travel nurse jobs in the Gulf Coast area, but the effects of these hurricanes are being felt all across the country. Many nurses are volunteering and working in areas like New Orleans, but the facilities that they are leaving are now experiencing shortages of their own. Many nurses that were displaced from their jobs in Louisiana and Mississippi have not been able to return to work for a variety of reasons, but their patients are being cared for around the country.

Facilities are concern that their resources are spread too thin especially as we move quickly to the beginning of flu season. In light of all that is happening many facilities are taking a proactive approach and booking nurses for travel assignments now. If you are a nurse interested in traveling the time couldn't be better to start the process. Not only are there plenty of jobs available, but it also nice to know that indirectly you are helping the people effected by these storms.