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TRAVELING NURSE BENEFITS Well, I am truly and fully retired this time.....unless you count the six cases I'm working as a legal consultant, and an occasional MDS assignment, and then of course there's the three days a week spent with our new grand daughter while her engineer/Mother does what she can to keep her career on track. Time for some serious coulda, shoulda, woulda reflection. I am only too aware of the opportunities I passed up in my nursing career by never taking advantage of the travel packages that were offered to me during my thirty "active" years. As much as I truly love travelling, I might have seen a large part of our world.....very early, before I married and started my family; or much later after the kids were grown and gone. The Travel Nurse experience is even better now than it was thirty years ago; and it wasn't at all bad even then. I hope you will spend some time on this section of our web site. Learn what opportunities may be best suited to your situation. AND THEN SEE THE WORLD. Here's a good place to start: http://www.medicalrag.com/get-out-of-the-rut-with-travel-nursing-jobs/ If you love being a nurse and love to travel, then a career as a traveling nurse may be exactly what you are looking for. Being a traveling nurse has many benefits. You are able to travel around the United States instead of being stuck in just one place. The jobs can last from just a few weeks to a year, with most lasting between thirteen and twenty six weeks.
Traveling nurses are some of the best-paid nurses in the country. These are just some benefits that may be available to you. Exact benefits will vary depending on the traveling nurse agency that you choose. Generally, the pay can range from $21 to $48 an hour this is based on your skill level and the location of the assignment. Agencies often offer sign on bonuses and completion bonuses as well. Some even offer bonuses when you renew your contract for at least 13 weeks. There are loyalty bonuses available at some agencies that offer different monetary bonuses, housing upgrades, paid vacations, and more. Referral bonuses are often offered for nurse that you refer to agencies. With health benefits being the huge issue
they are today, many traveling nurse agencies offer wonderful benefit packages. Most have fully paid medical
insurance with the options to add your family, at your expense. They also can have many add ons such as Life
insurance, vision and dental insurance, disability insurance-both long and short term, and accident coverage
insurance. Traveling is a benefit of being a traveling nurse. It often is not considered a benefit because it is part of the job, but to many it is a benefit. A job as a traveling nurse allows you to work in new areas. Often times these are areas that you normally would not consider for a vacation because they are not high tourist areas. You can see places across the United States as you work. There are many benefits, rewards, and bonuses available to those who decide to become a traveling nurse. The amenities seem to be endless as there is a high demand for nurses who are able to travel for their jobs. These traveling nurse jobs can take you away from your family, pets, and loved ones so a hard consideration into whether the job is right for you is necessary before committing. It is also important to investigate the agencies that you are thinking of signing up with. Ask the agencies to speak with some of the traveling nurses that are already a part of their company. Search the internet to see what others say about the agencies.
Salary and Benefits Information Becoming a traveling nurse is beneficial to many nurses who have worked the same job for years. They are often burnt out on the same thing day after day and looking for a change. A traveling nurse job could be the change that you are looking for. For more information, here's a fun site: NurseTravel Jobs
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