You’ve been recruiting nurses at Cariant Health Partners for five years now. What do those relationships mean to you, that you’ve cultivated over the past few years? The relationships to me are family. They are people who continually work for me. They represent Cariant in the best way because they understand how we started and
Category: Travel Nursing
State of the Compacts
Last year included many advances for patient access to therapy and nursing services thanks to compact licensure. Just a few days into 2020 and more states are joining the push for healthcare provider mobility. Here’s a look at the current compact agreements:
Three Things to Increase Your Chances of Getting a Travel Nurse Contract
RECENT EXPERIENCE The best thing you can do is only ask your recruiter to submit you to travel contracts for which you are the most qualified. That means sticking to the specialty you’ve been working in most recently. Facilities looking to bring on travel nurses want them to be ready to “hit the ground running.”
Why Do Facilities Hire Travel Healthcare Professionals?
Our travel healthcare recruiters help healthcare professionals work in temporary travel contracts all across the country. One of the most common questions our recruiters receive from applicants is why the hiring facility is looking to fill the position with someone from out of state, as opposed to a local clinician.
Traveler Tips: Resumes
My recruiter asked me to send in my resume. What information should I include? Recruiters take the information provided on your resume and use it to populate your candidate profile, so the resume format isn’t especially important. It’s providing complete information that is most helpful. At a minimum, we recommend providing the following information on
5 Non-Clinical Podcasts For Your Next Adventure
I like listening to people talk. Probably because I’m an introvert, and I don’t like to talk much myself. So I’ll spend hours a week listening to the conversations of others, learning new things about topics from sea turtles to new Urban Dictionary slang words (rarely incorporated into my vocabulary, but always interesting to hear
How to Research Your Next Contract Location
Maybe you’ve had this happen during a vacation. You’re excited to experience a new place. You’ve heard about the views or the nightlife or the culture. You have a general idea of what you’ll do to enjoy the area once you arrive. And you’ve booked a place to stay. Awesome! And then you get there
Adaptability Can Lead to Better Experiences
If adaptability is innately one of your skills, you’re probably well-suited for a travel career. If it’s something you have to work for, we’ve got two good reasons for making that extra effort. “Action and adaptability create opportunity.” – Garrison Wynn
Stay on Track to Avoid Late Starts
Procrastination is no one’s friend. You probably know a fellow traveler who has had plans change due to a missed urine test or delayed response to a phone interview call-back. Avoid those and other procrastination mistakes with these three quick tips to stay on schedule for your first, or next, travel assignment. ASK QUESTIONS For
The Tax Home 50-Mile Myth
A question we often hear is, “How far away from home should my assignment be in order to qualify for the tax-free housing stipend?“ Tax-free stipends are only available if 1) you have a permanent tax home and 2) you are working far enough away from your tax home that you need to get a