{"id":2734,"date":"2019-12-20T08:00:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T16:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newdirectionsstaffing.com\/?p=2734"},"modified":"2022-01-11T17:17:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T17:17:03","slug":"three-reasons-nurses-choose-travel-nursing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newdirectionsstaffing.com\/healthcare\/three-reasons-nurses-choose-travel-nursing\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Reasons Nurses Choose Travel Nursing"},"content":{"rendered":"
Travel nursing<\/span><\/a> is becoming more and more popular.\u00a0 The number of traveling nurse jobs available is growing, as is the demand.\u00a0 But why do nurses choose to go into travel nursing? With the high need for healthcare professionals around the country, why do they chose to add another potentially stressful variable into their already hectic careers?\u00a0 Here are the three main reasons that RNs choose travel nursing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Travel Nurse Salary<\/b><\/h3>\n

The salary for a travel nurse is often significantly higher than that of a permanent nurse.\u00a0 This is due to several factors. First, travel nursing jobs are often in specialized fields. Positions such as a<\/span> dialysis nurse<\/span><\/a> have a higher salary than a general RN.\u00a0 Secondly, travel nurses receive benefits that nurses who aren\u2019t moving around don\u2019t need, such as housing stipends.\u00a0 It\u2019s likely that your housing will be free to you while working in a travel nursing job.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Travel nurses also have <\/span>health, life, and liability insurance. 401K plans may be included depending on the travel nursing position and staffing agency.\u00a0 Some agencies offer continuing higher education opportunities to travel nurses. It is even possible that they will pay for your nursing licenses.\u00a0 Research travel nursing agencies to find out which one has the best perks before deciding on one.<\/span><\/p>\n

Travel Nursing Offers Flexibility<\/h3>\n

Many travel nurses love the flexibility of the job.\u00a0 The position allows you to choose both when and where you work.\u00a0 Special schedules and days off are planned well in advance with your input.\u00a0 With jobs lasting 8 to 26 weeks and the average assignment lasting for 13 weeks, even a position you don\u2019t end up liking won\u2019t last for long.\u00a0 You will also be in a new city and probably a new state for every assignment, giving you the opportunity to explore various parts of the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are all sorts of situations where this flexibility can be helpful.\u00a0 Need to work for a few months then have a few months off? Travel nurses can do that.\u00a0 Want to move to a new city but not sure if you\u2019ll end up liking it? Try a travel nurse job there and see if it works out for you.\u00a0 Some travel nursing firms can place you in temporary-to-hire positions so that your job can become something more permanent if you so choose.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gain New Skills<\/b><\/h3>\n

Travel nursing jobs are usually specialized positions, but that doesn\u2019t mean that you won\u2019t learn anything while working in them.\u00a0 Often specialty nurses are the ones who have access to the newest advances in technology. You are also improving just by the amount of experience you are getting.\u00a0 Travel nurses have the unique opportunity to work in top hospitals and clinics all over the country. This gives them a different perspective on the healthcare industry than many other nurses.\u00a0 You will also get to work alongside senior nurses and doctors in your assignments. All of these skill-building experiences will help advance your career and your travel nurse salary.<\/span><\/p>\n

Interested in travel nursing?<\/b><\/h4>\n

If you think this sounds like an exciting and rewarding line of work, your next step is to find a travel nursing agency.\u00a0 New Directions Staffing can help you find the perfect assignments that fit your needs. No matter your specialization or where you prefer to work, the people at New Directions are ready to provide you the best possible opportunities to advance your nursing career.\u00a0 Call them at 888-654-1110 or<\/span> contact them online<\/span><\/a> today.<\/span><\/div>\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Travel nursing is becoming more and more popular.\u00a0 The number of traveling nurse jobs available is growing, as is the demand.\u00a0 But why do nurses choose to go into travel nursing? With the high need for healthcare professionals around the country, why do they chose to add another potentially stressful variable into their already hectic…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2735,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[100,101,98],"class_list":["post-2734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthcare-jobs","tag-travel-nurse-salary","tag-travel-nursing","tag-travel-nursing-jobs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newdirectionsstaffing.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newdirectionsstaffing.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newdirectionsstaffing.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newdirectionsstaffing.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newdirectionsstaffing.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2734"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newdirectionsstaffing.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20270,"href":"https:\/\/newdirectionsstaffing.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2734\/revisions\/20270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newdirectionsstaffing.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newdirectionsstaffing.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newdirectionsstaffing.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}