{"id":2788,"date":"2020-01-27T08:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T16:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newdirectionsstaffing.com\/?p=2788"},"modified":"2022-01-11T17:17:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T17:17:03","slug":"choosing-the-best-location-for-your-travel-nursing-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newdirectionsstaffing.com\/healthcare\/choosing-the-best-location-for-your-travel-nursing-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing the Best Location for Your Travel Nursing Job"},"content":{"rendered":"
Travel nursing can be a great career choice because not only do you get to be a travel nurse across America, but you also get to choose where you go.\u00a0 Once you\u2019ve decided to become a travel nurse and connected with an agency, one of the first things you will have to determine is where you want to go. Are you willing to take any assignment that comes your way, or do you have specific locations in mind?\u00a0 Here are some things to keep in mind when figuring out the location for your next travel nursing job.<\/span><\/p>\n

Think about your preferences<\/b><\/h3>\n

Maybe you have no idea where you want to travel.\u00a0 No specific city seems to be calling your name. You can start to narrow it down by asking yourself questions about geography.\u00a0 Do you prefer big cities or<\/span> rural areas<\/span><\/a>?\u00a0 Do you want to work somewhere with all four seasons or in a place that is warm all year round?\u00a0 How do you feel about snow? Do you want your travel nursing job to be near mountains? How about close by a beach?\u00a0 Use questions like this to specify which assignments you will take and which ones you will pass up.<\/span><\/p>\n

Consider proximity for your travel nursing job<\/b><\/h3>\n

How far are you willing to move?\u00a0 While some people take being a travel nurse across America to heart from their first assignment, many others choose to start at a location within their state or a neighboring state to test the waters.\u00a0 If everything works out, you can always go farther next time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Actually moving is another important consideration of proximity.\u00a0 How far are you willing to drive that rented box truck you packed all of your things into?\u00a0 Moving from the east coast to the west right away may be too much to handle in one trip. Instead, try to set up placements in such a way that you move farther each time from your original home but not so far from each assignment that moving is a huge hassle.\u00a0 After all, travel nursing jobs only last about 13 weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Be flexible<\/b><\/h3>\n

In an ideal world, you would get the location, salary, and shift you want at every travel nursing job.\u00a0 In reality, this does not happen too often. Figure out where you are willing to compromise and where you aren\u2019t.\u00a0 Maybe moving close to the beach means picking up night shift even though that isn\u2019t normally your thing. Or maybe you will go to a city you never thought you\u2019d live in because the pay is really good.\u00a0 Being flexible is an important part of being a travel nurse.<\/span><\/p>\n

While travel nurses often get to choose their locations, sometimes there just aren\u2019t many open placements.\u00a0 When this happens, you have to be extra flexible. What is more important \u2013 being somewhere you like or receiving an assignment at all?\u00a0 Don\u2019t be afraid to pick up travel nursing jobs you think you won\u2019t enjoy, especially if they are on the shorter side time-wise. Who knows, it might end up being your best experience as you travel nurse across America.<\/span><\/p>\n

Need help finding a travel nursing job?<\/b><\/h3>\n

Wondering<\/span> how to become a travel nurse<\/span><\/a>?\u00a0 Connecting with a travel nursing agency is one of the first steps.\u00a0 Whether you know exactly where you want to be placed or not, <\/span>New Directions Staffing<\/span><\/a> can help.\u00a0 The agency is committed to making long-term partnerships with their clients, so you will have access to placements for as long as you want them.\u00a0 Call (<\/span>888) 654-1110<\/span> or visit them online to learn more.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Travel nursing can be a great career choice because not only do you get to be a travel nurse across America, but you also get to choose where you go.\u00a0 Once you\u2019ve decided to become a travel nurse and connected with an agency, one of the first things you will have to determine is where…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2789,"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":[133,134,135],"class_list":["post-2788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthcare-jobs","tag-how-to-become-a-travel-nurse","tag-travel-nurse-across-america","tag-travel-nursing-job"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newdirectionsstaffing.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2788"}],"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=2788"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newdirectionsstaffing.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20265,"href":"https:\/\/newdirectionsstaffing.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2788\/revisions\/20265"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newdirectionsstaffing.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newdirectionsstaffing.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newdirectionsstaffing.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newdirectionsstaffing.com\/healthcare\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}