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Not only do travel therapists have to deal with the challenges of moving from assignment to assignment, city to city, they also have to deal with a revolving door of new patients and co-workers. While physical or occupational therapists working as permanent employees in a facility have the luxury of ...

Many new nursing graduates have the preconceived notion that they must choose a specialty in order for their career in travel nursing to progress. There’s nothing wrong with this line of thinking. Certainly some specialties pay more than others as you’ll discover if you research traveling nurse salary online. If you ...

For the uninitiated searching for the right travel therapy staffing firm could prove to be a daunting task. Do a quick search online and you’ll find hundreds of staffing agencies that specialize in travel therapy opportunities. How do you even begin to choose? Should you go to a large- or ...

Meeting new patients is always a challenge. Physical and occupational therapists have the uneasy task of breaking the ice. More often than not, building rapport is overlooked by healthcare providers as an essential part of the patient experience. Other patients are waiting and there’s only so much time one can ...

Whether you’re having a phone interview or a face-to-face, it’s difficult not to fall into typical interview traps that can cost you that travel nursing job. We’re all humans after all. However, if you don’t even know what these traps are, then you’re more likely to commit them. Here are some ...

After graduating from therapy school, the prospect of becoming a new therapist is both exciting and frightening at the same time. Facing the real world could be a daunting task especially if you don’t have the slightest idea what to do next. Whether you’re dealing with patients or doctors or ...