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NurseConnect Helps You Locate Your Next Nursing Job NurseConnect gives you access to travel nursing jobs and permanent nursing jobs for registered nurses at facilities across the U.S. We partner with the nation’s leading healthcare staffing companies, giving you access to more nursing jobs and career experts. Now, our partners are offering new, higher take home pay, where you could see up to 15% more on every paycheck. All you need to do to get started is to fill out our quick and easy Request for Information form and, if qualified, our partners will contact you. As a travel nurse, you have the opportunity to see places you’ve never seen before, to meet new people, and gain valuable experience at top facilities across the country, while earning great pay. Travel nursing allows you to grow both personally and professionally. As a travel nurse, not only do you get to work at top facilities, you’ll also experience great destinations. You can spend a winter under the sunny skies of Southern California, Florida or Arizona; experience life in the big city while working in New York, San Francisco or Chicago; check out the fabulous scenery of Utah or Colorado; or hike your way through Vermont and Connecticut. For your assignment, choose from jobs in various settings. Consider teaching hospitals, world-renowned research facilities or use your nursing expertise in a small hospital in the heartland of America—the choice is yours. Depending on job availability, you can even experience different facilities in your own area or state, and often receive a housing stipend or paid housing. Experience the excitement of living in the areas of your choice as a “local” and not just a tourist. Travel nursing is a great way to explore a new area before making a permanent move. Meet new people and develop new friendships. You’ll have friends and colleagues from coast to coast! Travel on your own or bring a friend, spouse or pet along for the adventure. Build your résumé by expanding your clinical knowledge, skills and competencies. Travel nursing allows you to create a strong professional network and can open the door to opportunities you never imagined. Get started now to have our partners search their robust database and find the perfect job for you. Who travels? All types of nurses travel—from new nurses who are interested in gaining experience and advancing their career, to experienced nurses who aren’t ready to retire but want a change. Travel nurses are single or married, with and without children and pets...travel nursing can be an exciting option for all nurses. Some nurses select short-term assignments all over the country, others choose to stay in an area for a longer period of time, while others decide to experience different hospitals in their local area. The great thing about travel nursing is the flexibility it offers. In order to travel, you typically must be a graduate of an accredited professional program in the United States or Canada and have 18 months to two years experience working in an acute-care setting. The guidelines for the minimum required experience in your specialty vary depending on the specialty and individual facility and staffing agency requirements. Below is a list of the general guidelines for experience for common travel nursing specialties: Typically 8 months: RN - Dialysis Typically 12-18 months: RN - ICU, OR, Ambulatory OR, PACU, PICU, Ambulatory PACU, PCU, NICU, Peds, LD, Pedi ER, Home Health, Cath Lab, CVICU, CVOR, BMT, Telemetry, ER Typically 2 years: RN - MedSurg, Endoscopy, Psych, Rehab, Postpartum, Nurse Manager, Wound Care Typically 3 years: LPN/LVN What exactly is travel nursing? The travel nursing industry began in the 1980s, when a few agencies began to offer hospitals a short-term solution to perpetual staffing problems. The demand was especially high in places like California, Texas, Arizona and Florida where the population fluctuates seasonally. Over the years, facility managers recognized that traveling nurses could alleviate many of their staffing problems. Today, a well-qualified nurse with experience in a high-demand specialty can find an assignment year-round almost anywhere in the United States. Travel assignments can range anywhere from eight to 52 weeks, but both shorter and longer assignment lengths are available. The majority of assignments are 13 weeks. At the end of your assignment, you can travel to a new assignment of your choice, take a permanent job or in many cases extend your current assignment. How do I get started? The first step to starting a travel nursing career is to choose a travel nursing (staffing) company. Choosing the company you work with is the most important decision you'll make in your travel nursing career. Your recruiter will play an important part in helping you reach your career goals. Your travel recruiter will help you determine the type of position you’re seeking, where you want to travel, the type of facility you’re interested in, and your professional interests and goals. Depending on your specialty, hospitals typically prefer that travel nurses have at least 18 months and often two years of experience working in an acute-care setting. The recruiter’s job is to find available travel assignments that best meet your needs. While deciding which company to work with, be sure to compare the types of services, support, benefits and variety of positions they offer before making your choice. Most companies provide you with health and retirement benefits, but make sure the benefits most important to you are offered. A good company will find and place you in the assignment of your choice, provide you with free housing (usually convenient to the facility), handle travel reimbursement expenses and support you during your assignment. Get started today! So, whether it’s the excitement of exploring the country, meeting new people or gaining valuable skills and experience, a travel nursing career can offer it all. You decide where you want to go and what’s important to you—the travel nursing company takes care of the rest. Qualified nurses are in high demand, so chances are that your perfect assignment is waiting for you! For more information on travel nursing and choosing the right travel nursing company, visit our staffing Partners on our Contacts page.