August 29, 2008
Access Nurses Weekly Volume 17 Number 2 August 29, 2008
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Six Secrets of Travel Nursing Success
The secrets to success for your travel nursing career are simple, yet essential. You’ve learned how to impress in an interview; how to get the job you want; and how to make friends while on assignment—which are all measures of success for a travel nurse. But now it’s time for the ultimate secrets to all-around travel nursing success. Follow these simple six steps to set yourself up for a satisfying and successful travel nursing career.
Have a goal.
Do you want to make more money? Gain personal experience and career exposure? Find adventure? Live in a new city or state? Yes to all of the above? Figure out your top priorities for wanting to adopt the travel nursing lifestyle and hold on to them. Make sure each of your travel nurse assignments strives toward your goals for your career and don’t settle for anything less.
Stop hesitating.
What’s been keeping you from living your dream as a travel nurse? You know your excuses. Maybe you’re waiting until your kids are grown. Or perhaps you’re afraid to travel alone or you’re nervous about living in a new city. It’s time to toss your excuses out the window and take a chance. Travel nursing caters to every lifestyle—single or married, kids or no kids, veteran or newcomer. Don’t hold yourself back from a rewarding career as a travel nurse.
Spice things up.
Travel nurses are on the right track—taking a new travel nursing assignment every 13 weeks at different cities across the country. Changing sceneries, staffs and patients creates an exciting and constantly challenging career. When you spice up your lifestyle, you are encouraging new opportunities to learn and grow personally and professionally, which will always set you up for success.
Create a support system.
There are going to be times during your travel nursing career when you feel down. This is when you’ll need a solid support system to lift your spirits, keep you motivated and offer advice. Friends, family, coworkers and even a nurse manager can create a healthy balance of encouragement and tough love when the road to success gets bumpy.
Don’t live for work.
Having a life that revolves around work can quickly wear you down and lead to the feelings of burnout that so many nurses experience. When your life is all work and no play, you leave no time to relax, reboot and remember why you’re a nurse. Though the occasional extra shift or overtime helps fatten your wallet, overworking can cause you to lose your drive for success due to exhaustion and bitterness.
Believe in yourself.
You are a talented, educated and capable travel nurse. You’ve proved it through your work and dedication to the nursing profession. Make that statement your mantra whenever you feel disappointed or discouraged. Too often travel nurses lose sight of why they became nurses. Hold on to this simple fact: You are making a difference and making a positive impact every day, which is the ultimate measure of success.
Orange County, California
Orange County is a popular destination since it’s home to such attractions as Disneyland as Knott’s Berry Farm as well as sparkling beaches in Newport, Laguna and Huntington. Safe communities, beautiful homes and excellent schools make Orange County an excellent area to raise a family.
Weather: High: 74, Low: 53
Population: 2,846,289
Included Cities: San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Santa Ana, Tustin, Orange, Anaheim, Seal Beach, Fullerton, Brea
Vote for your Favorite Recruiter!
Healthcare Traveler magazine is accepting nominations for the “best of the best” recruiters from travel nurse staffing companies.
From now until October 1, 2008, you can nominate your favorite Access Nurses recruiter for the “Recruiter of the Year” award. Cast your ballot online at www.HealthcareTraveler.com.
Each traveling nurse may nominate one recruiter. The recruiter who receives the most votes will appear within the “Recruiters of the Year Showcase” in the December 2008 issue of Healthcare Traveler.
Hot Jobs
Contact your recruiter to inquire about the following jobs!
Orange County, California NICU
Positions: Four
Shift: 12-hour nights
Start Date: ASAP
Escondido, California L&D
Positions: One
Shift: 12-hour nights
Start Date: ASAP
Willits, California ICU
Positions: One
Shift: Nights
Start Date: ASAP
Washington D.C. ICU
Positions: One
Shift: 12-hour nights
Start Date: ASAP
Washington D.C. MICU, SICU and PACU
Positions: 15
Shift: 8 and 12-hour days and nights
Start Date: ASAP
Hershey, Pennsylvania PICU
Positions: Four
Shift: 8 and 12-hour nights
Start Date: ASAP
Bennington, Vermont ED
Positions: One
Shift: Evenings and nights
Start Date: ASAP
Bennington, Vermont Med Surg and Rehab
Positions: Two
Shift: 12-hour nights
Start Date: ASAP
Derry, New Hampshire Cath Lab
Positions: One
Shift: Days
Start Date: ASAP
Denver, Colorado Med Surg and Tele Float Pool
Positions: Two
Shift: 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Start Date: ASAP
San Antonio, Texas Neuro ICU
Positions: Two
Shift: 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Start Date: ASAP
Portland, Oregon Telemetry
Positions: Five
Shift: Days and nights
Start Date: October 1
Rawlings, Wyoming L&D, Nursery, OB and Post Partum
Positions: One
Shift: Nights
Start Date: ASAP
Waterloo, Iowa OR
Positions: One
Shift: Days
Start Date: ASAP
Yakima, Washington ER
Positions: Three
Shift: 12-hour nights
Start Date: ASAP
Featured Forum Topic
New Travel Nurse Specialty
I am new to travel nursing and I cannot figure out what types of floors I should be open to working on. I have two years experience on an orthopedic and trauma med-surg floor. I'm thinking I should be open to working on just about any Med Surg floor aside from possibly cardiac and oncology. Would a transplant or pulmonary floor be over my head?
Any suggestions?
On the Lighter Side
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