We provide free news travel nurse newsletter for you. Just get yourself registered with nursing newsletter and we will mail you the monthly updates. In this profession its required to be in regular touch of professional nurse news http://healthcareseeker.com/newsletter.asp en-us It's a really tough question to answer because November and December are typically slower months in the Travel Nurse industry. http://www.healthcareseeker.com/HCS_Newsletter/December152008.html We understand your frustration with the extra paperwork needed and believe me when I say, the agencies are not thrilled with having to ask Travelers for all the documentation. http://www.healthcareseeker.com/HCS_Newsletter/November102008.html HEALTHCAREseeker.com President, Stephen Halasnik, recently came back from the Travel Nurse Industry Summit and below are some of the highlights http://www.healthcareseeker.com/HCS_Newsletter/October182007.html Travel Nurses who have Traveled before know the game, they have talked to a lot of agencies and just seem to have learned how to get the highest rate for their Travel Nurse jobs http://www.healthcareseeker.com/HCS_Newsletter/September212007.html There seems to be as many reasons for why a Nurse decides to Travel as there are colors in nature. Our recruiters always ask " why are you looking to travel to that area" so we really know our Travelers motivations http://www.healthcareseeker.com/HCS_Newsletter/September192007.html YES! The number of Nurses Traveling has increased significantly this year. Why? One of the reasons is because the Hospitals have embraced the strategy of using Travelers http://www.healthcareseeker.com/HCS_Newsletter/August022007.html YES! If you haven't noticed Hospitals are starting to use Travel Nurses again! After about a 3 year slow down we are starting to see demand for Travelers really pick up. We believe that this is occurring for a multitude of reasons http://www.healthcareseeker.com/HCS_Newsletter/July2007.html Every state in the US has different processing time for Nurse licenses to be issued for that state. Some have reciprocal agreements with others states which is called the Compact http://www.healthcareseeker.com/HCS_Newsletter/March2007.html As a traveler, the most important thing you can do to preserve your "tax home" under the law, is to "go home" on a regular basis, to live and work, or at least to look for work http://www.healthcareseeker.com/HCS_Newsletter/September2002.html For peace of mind before you travel, do not sign a contract with an agency until you fully understand its stipulations and language. http://www.healthcareseeker.com/HCS_Newsletter/November2002.html As a Traveler, one of the most important things you can do to make sure you are more comfortable on your assignments is to work with an agency whom you feel "covers all the bases" with you before you go. http://healthcareseeker.com/HCS_Newsletter/March2003.html Be on time, ask questions to help you do your job (write them down so you don't have to ask twice), be dependable and helpful, go the extra mile to help out are all common themes that we hear from Travelers http://www.healthcareseeker.com/HCS_Newsletter/November302007.html We are seeing pay rates for Travelers go up from last year. The reason for increased pay rates is because hospitals are willing to raise their rates to the agency, thus we can pass it along to Travelers http://www.healthcareseeker.com/HCS_Newsletter/January312008.html Over the last several years NYC has changed a lot. Manhattan is now a very safe city whereas in the past, one block would be safe and the next might be dangerous http://www.healthcareseeker.com/HCS_Newsletter/February212008.html A good agency trains its recruiters to set clear expectations of what the Hospital/area is going to be like when you get there http://www.healthcareseeker.com/HCS_Newsletter/March072008.html If you are an experienced Traveler you probably know that each state has its own licensing process to work in that state http://www.healthcareseeker.com/HCS_Newsletter/April072008.html At least 50% of all Travel Nurse decide to Travel to make more money then they can in their local area and in general, a Traveler makes 30-70% more money verses a full time position http://www.healthcareseeker.com/HCS_Newsletter/April242008.html We recently had a team meeting with all of our recruiters about the idea of creating a list of recommended questions that Travelers should ask when interviewing for a Travel position with a Hospital http://www.healthcareseeker.com/HCS_Newsletter/May212008.html We have been getting a lot of comments from our Travelers thanking us for their Travel assignments http://www.healthcareseeker.com/HCS_Newsletter/July162008.html I was reading an article in the paper about how, in the US, August is becoming a slower business month because of vacation time and that we are following European business traditions where companies are actually closing down. http://www.healthcareseeker.com/HCS_Newsletter/August22008.html Our Recruiters often are placing Travel Nurses and Allied Professionals who have REALLY made the decision to go mobile...they are living out of their RV's. http://www.healthcareseeker.com/HCS_Newsletter/August152008.html