Travel Nursing + Allied Health Blog

Career Mistakes that Travel Nurses Must Avoid

October 22, 2012 Uncategorized

No one can argue that nurses in general work hard to build their reputation as healthcare professionals. This is especially true with travel nurses. Every new assignment is an opportunity to shine and add a new feather on a travel nurse’s cap. However, with every new assignment there is also ...

How Travel Therapy can Help You Build a Successful Private Practice

October 18, 2012 Uncategorized

What happens now? There is always that, right? The question of what to do after graduation. After all that studying and all the anxiety over exams, you wake up one day without any classes to attend, no papers to write, no books to read. Whatever are you going to do ...

Getting Rid of the Night Shift Blues for Travel Nurses

October 15, 2012 Uncategorized

Working the night shift is not the easiest thing in the world. True, many travel nurses choose to work at night because of its advantages. The night shift, for instance, has differential pay, offers a more laid-back work situation, and gives travel nurses the opportunity to use their days for ...

Travel Therapy: Learning to Take Care of Yourself

October 12, 2012 Uncategorized

Ask any travel therapist and they’ll tell you that it’s not always easy to prioritize one’s well-being. Unfortunately, life and work get in the way. There are just too many things that require immediate attention that we tend to put our own needs in the back burner. However, clichés notwithstanding, ...

Cirrus Medical Staffing Announces the Opening of Its New Permanent Placement Division

October 11, 2012 Uncategorized

Healthcare Staffing Industry Leader Cirrus Medical Staffing Unveils its Permanent Placement Division in Response to Growing Industry Demand Charlotte, NC – Cirrus Medical Staffing (cirrusmedicalstaffing.com), an industry leader in placing travel nursing and allied healthcare professionals, has announced the launch of its permanent placement division. This new division will be headed ...

Credentialing and Licensing: The First Steps for Foreign-Trained Therapy Professionals to Take in Order to Work in the U.S.

October 3, 2012 Uncategorized

If you’re one of the thousands of therapy professionals hoping to work and live in the United States, you’ll be glad to know that there is no shortage of demand for physical and occupational therapists throughout America. However, while opportunities are waiting to be filled, landing a job as a ...

Travel Nursing: Turn Every Assignment Housing into a Home

September 28, 2012 Uncategorized

If it's your first time to travel, then you really don't know what to expect with regard to travel nurse housing. True, your travel nurse staffing company can send you pictures of your temporary dwelling if you ask and you can do extensive research online to find out more about ...

Travel Nursing Made Easier With These 5 Awesome Apps

September 14, 2012 Uncategorized

When you’re on your way to a new city for your first travel nursing assignment, you might feel a little bit intimidated especially if it’s a city you have never been to before. Everything is so new that even going to the Laundromat could feel like an adventure. And while ...

Travel Nurses Who Raise a Family – How Do They Do It?

September 10, 2012 Uncategorized

Travel nurses are just like everyone else. Most want what others have: a successful career, a meaningful relationship with a spouse and a family to raise. Of course this is a generalization. There are nurses who prefer the single life and have no plans of settling down—ever. But for many, ...

What to Do in Texas When You Have a Travel Physical Therapy Job

August 31, 2012 Uncategorized

Texas is becoming the destination of choice for travel assignments among physical therapists and occupational therapists because of the diverse historic and cultural attractions it has to offer. Houston, for instance, provides countless venues for entertainment. It has its share of amusement parks as well as educational centers like the Space ...