Ehow.com - How to Find Travel Nursing Jobs

If you are a nurse and enjoy traveling, a career as a traveling nurse may appeal to you. As you travel throughout the country you will earn top-dollar for your nursing skills and will get to experience a variety of work that you may not have had the opportunity to participate in at your local hospital or nursing home. Learn more about becoming a traveling nurse by reading on!

Instructions
Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:
Computer
Internet
Flexible Schedule
Desire to travel
Good work ethic
Positive references

Step1 To become a traveling nurse you must first attend school and earn your Registered Nurse (RN) license. This can include a 4 year Bachelor's in nursing degree (BSN) or a diploma RN program.

Step2 You must then pass the board exam- NCLEX-RN, and work for one year in your field prior to becoming a traveling nurse.

Step3 After you obtain at least one year of experience, you will want to find a travel nurse recruiter in your area. The travel nurse recruiter will look for jobs around the country or even internationally (if you have foreign language fluency) and will let you know of various opportunities.

Step4 A typical travel nurse assignment will last for approximately 13 weeks, but may last for longer or shorter periods of time based upon the need of the hiring facility.

Step5 Travel nurses typically receive bonuses, living expenses and higher salaries than the typical nurse who works in a single location. This allows facilities such as hospitals or nursing homes to fill much needed spaces when nursing shortages are high.

Step6 There are various travel nurse recruiting agencies in the US; however, some of the top companies include: American Travel Nurse Liaison, Cross Country TravCorps, American Mobile Healthcare, Preferred Healthcare Staffing, Medical Express, O'Grady Peyton International, Nurses Rx and NurseChoice.

By krazigirl79
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