MarketWatch.com is reporting that one of the biggest healthcare staffing companies has changed it’s name. Nursefinder’s Inc. has changed it’s name to Medfinder’s Inc., to better reflect their focus as a total medical and healthcare staffing solutions provider.
Read the entire MarketWatch.com article on this name transition.
Market Watch gives and interesting report about one of the few stable jobs in today’s rising unemployment climate. It appears that travel nurses are seeing a lot of opportunities for employment from coast to coast. The flexibility of the travel nursing industry makes for a great opportunity for nurses to work where and when they want and not really be affected by local and national unemployment problems.
In a day when companies are layin off employees and cutting back on staff, there is one group that actually has the luxury of picking and choosing where they work and when they work. Travel nurses can select where they want to work next and when they want to start. Not only that they are paid very well and usually are offered such extras as immediate insurance coverage, travel expenses, housing allowances and in some cases even a car allowance. How many other job sectors can offer that.
One of the things that makes travel nursing so appealing is the ability to choose when you want to work. If you want to take a couple months off during the summer to enjoy the beach or to travel then you can select your travel nurse contract for the winter, spring and fall months. The opposite is true for the winter season. If you are an avid skier then work your travel nurse schedule so you have winter months off and hit the slopes. Your pay as a travel nurse will be good enough that you can save enough to live on while you take a break and enjoy the fruits of your labor.
So if you are a nurse and you seek a different schedule with great benefits, consider becoming a travel nursing professional and structure your life around what you like to do and when you like to do it.
Looking for a change in scenery. How about a beautiful change in scenery. Today’s highlighted travel nursing job is on the Monterey Coast of California and offers a 13 week block as Medical - Surgical RN.
This position has a competitive hourly rate for 8 hour night shifts and offers paid fully furnished private housing, full reimbursement for licenses, immediate day 1 insurance coverage including dental and medical as well as 401k, reimbursement for round trip flight or travel expenses and tax free auto and/or per diem money. There is also a $500 referal bonus for referring your friends and associates.
This travel nursing job is near San Francisco and offers some excellent opportunities to sight see northern California from San Francisco to the coastal region of Monterey and beyond.
For more information on today’s travel nursing job posting click visit MedicalSolutions.com.
So the kids are grown and off on their own. No one left home but you and your spouse. You have always talked about traveling and now you can do it and if you are open to a work - travel arrangement, the travel nursing may be the answer for you. Travel nurses are in high demand and there are a lot fo empty nesters out there with RN degrees and years of experience who can fill the needs of health care facilities with nurse shortages.
Imagine being able to travel to a city you have always wanted to visit and having someone else pick up the tab for you, provide you with insurance and even pay for your living expenses! That’s what you get when you are a travel nurse. Suppose you are in Orlando, Florida and you have always wanted to go to the mountains of Colorado. If your read yeserdays post titles “Travel Nursing Jobs Offer Great Packages” you would find a job posting for an RN nursing job in the Denver, Colorado area. Your travel expenses are paid, your rent is paid, your utilitites, your insurance and even a 401K plan is ready for you. What better way for a couple of empty nesters to take off and spend some time in Denver. Enjoy the mountains and if you are a ski buff then this job really is perfect as it starts in January.
So, if the kids have left home and you are looking for something to do with your time and talent, then consider becoming a travel nurse and hit the road for new adventures in nursing.