| Travel nursing is usually looked at as a glamorous | | | | know exactly what he/she is getting into. When |
| opportunity, which is highly weighed by the location of | | | | applying for travel nursing jobs, one will find the |
| the contract. Good travel nursing jobs are judged by | | | | interview process slightly different, as they are almost |
| many by the quality of the work environment, how it | | | | always interviewed via telephone. During the interview |
| fits the personality of the nurse and how easy a | | | | a hospital will talk with a nurse at length to see if they |
| recruiter and company is to work with. After the first | | | | are a good fit for the position and it is a nurses job to |
| few assignments a nurse may run into problems with | | | | then interview the hospital. Even if a company has a |
| hospitals or recruiters and not have fun in the most | | | | position that is open and wants no interview with the |
| sought after places, because of these issues. | | | | nurse, the nurse should still request one. A nurse should |
| A recruiter is like a lifeline for a traveling nurse. It takes | | | | know if the hospital is about to go through a strike or is |
| some work to find a recruiter that compliments a | | | | already in a situation that looks like employees will |
| nurses personality and is willing to work for the nurse | | | | strike, a nurse should also know how much call is |
| just as much as they are willing to work for a | | | | expected, her set hours and exact duties, prior to |
| commission. If a recruiter is willing to negotiate and | | | | accepting the position. |
| compromise in issues such as housing, call pay or over | | | | A nurse should be tolerant of another person's culture |
| time, they are usually willing to work hard if there is a | | | | prior to traveling across the country and working with |
| future problem. A nurse should always interview or | | | | strangers who may or may not like the fact that he |
| ask a recruiter questions about accounting policies, | | | | she gets higher pay for the same work. There will be |
| travel costs and housing options. | | | | some culture shock if a nurse hasn't traveled much, but |
| If a nurse is unsatisfied with his/her accommodations | | | | it is part of the experience that makes travel nursing |
| he/she should be able to move. Some travel recruiting | | | | jobs successful. |
| companies pay for the rent of a place in advance, | | | | If a travel nurse is comfortable discussing all of his/her |
| therefore will not move the person, until those rents | | | | options with a recruiter and contracted hospital he/she |
| are used up. This should be discussed before choosing | | | | will be more likely to succeed at a positive travel |
| a recruiter. A recruiter should be available or have a | | | | experience. A nurse should always keep in mind that |
| way for a nurse to get assistance 24 hours a day. | | | | contracts are somewhat negotiable, as well as |
| Most will provide cell phone numbers, home numbers | | | | housing, furnishings, utilities and location of housing. It is |
| and general emails for emergent or important | | | | just as much a travel nurses job to get what they |
| situations. | | | | deserve by asking for it, as it is for them to do a job |
| Interviewing the hospital is imperative for the nurse to | | | | with in a facility. |