| To all the nurses out there who love nursing and | | | | Another major benefit often included when you sign |
| traveling: did you know that you can combine both of | | | | on to travel with an agency is wonderful health |
| your loves in a career as a traveling nurse? The field | | | | benefits. Most agencies furnish fully paid medical |
| of travel nursing has several benefits over other | | | | insurance for you with the option to add your family |
| areas of nursing. Let's look at some of the | | | | at a reasonable expense. Also, often included with |
| outstanding benefits you'll enjoy in a career as a | | | | your benefits package, are vision and dental |
| traveling nurse. | | | | insurance, life insurance, long- and short-term disability |
| One of these benefits includes travel around the | | | | and accident coverage. Exact benefits will vary from |
| country working at jobs that can last anywhere from | | | | agency to agency, so it is important to investigate |
| just a few weeks to as long as a year. Although | | | | what is offered by each company that you speak |
| many would not necessarily consider it a benefit | | | | with. |
| because it is a part of the job, to many others it is a | | | | Many companies will furnish retirement plans, such as |
| major benefit. A job as a traveling nurse allows you | | | | a 401K plan usually available after just one month of |
| to work in many new areas. Often times these are | | | | service. Roadside assistance packages, such as AAA, |
| areas that you might not normally consider for a | | | | are frequently provided. Continuing education is often |
| vacation, but they are often in some of the most | | | | provided at no cost to you and some agencies will |
| beautiful parts of the country. You can see many | | | | reimburse continuing education. |
| places across the United States as you work and | | | | Travel nursing is not the perfect opportunity for |
| you'll have plenty of time to take in all the sites. | | | | everyone, so you must consider the pros and cons |
| Most travel nurse agencies offer a wide variety of | | | | carefully. It is also important to investigate any |
| benefits to nurses. Traveling nurses are some of the | | | | agency that you are considering signing up with. Ask |
| best-paid nurses in the country. Usually, the pay | | | | the agency you are considering to speak with some |
| ranges from $21 to $48 an hour. This will vary based | | | | of the traveling nurses who are already a part of |
| on your level of experience in your field as well as | | | | their company. A thorough search of the internet to |
| the location of the assignment. Some areas of the | | | | see what others say about the agency can also turn |
| country will pay much better than others. Some | | | | up some interesting information. |
| agencies offer a number of bonuses, including sign on | | | | There is such a high demand for nurses who are |
| and completion bonuses. Some even offer bonuses | | | | able, and willing, to travel for their jobs today. The |
| when you renew your contract for at least 13 | | | | benefits, rewards and bonuses available to those |
| weeks. Loyalty bonuses sometimes offered include | | | | who decide to become a traveling nurse seem |
| monetary rewards, upgrades in housing and paid | | | | endless. Travel nursing could be just the shot in the |
| vacations. Most agencies will also provide referral | | | | arm your career needs if you are becoming tired of |
| bonuses for any nurse completing a full assignment | | | | the same thing day after day, year after year. It |
| that you have referred. | | | | could just be the change you are looking for. |