BOCA RATON, FL, Mar 24 (MARKET WIRE) --
The ongoing nurse shortage, coupled with a heightened interest in travel
nursing, has afforded nurses a boost in earnings and more opportunities in
2008, says travel nurse leader 50 States Staffing. As a result, more staff
nurses are choosing to travel.
More than half of the nurse respondents in a recent Medical News Today
survey
said that travel nursing is more rewarding than working as a permanent nurse,
with
an overwhelming percentage rating flexibility and pay as the primary reasons
for travel nursing.
"Salaries for permanent positions have flat lined due to the cooling
economy,"
said Debbie Bacurin, Clinical Resource Manager for 50 States Staffing. "In order
to boost earnings, nurses are shifting to travel nursing, which often pays up to
20 percent more than staff work and includes benefits such as free private
housing, free health insurance, flexible scheduling and time off."
Other high-ranking reasons nurses give for making the switch to travel
include
fewer hospital politics and the spontaneity and excitement of meeting new
people and experiencing new destinations. "I've never had to miss a wedding
and always spend Christmas with family and friends," said travel RN, Nicole
Gohring. "I planned to travel nurse for only a year at first, but it's going on
five now and the perks and flexibility are tough to beat."
"With the noticeable uptick in travel nursing jobs comes the flexibility
torenew 13 week assignments, opt for a new location or return home," said Mary
Kay Hull, Vice President of Recruitment for traveling nurse agency American
Traveler. "This flexibility has more permanent position nurses calling and
requesting traveling nurse assignments in high paying healthcare markets such as
Seattle, Washington State and Northern California, where we have an increase of
32
percent in travel nurse job postings."
"As the travel nursing profession attracts more talented and experienced
staff
nurses, hospitals turn to travel nurse agencies such as 50 States Staffing for
more qualified candidates," said Hospital Marketing Director, Dennis Urbanski.
"Once a cottage industry, travel nursing now plays an integral role in
strengthening the healthcare community and providing quality patient care."
If you're a Registered Nurse, Physical Therapist, ORT, RT or other allied
health
professional, 50 States Staffing may have a high paying travel nurse job for
you. For more information call 800-996-2206 or apply at
www.50StatesStaffing.com.
About 50 States Staffing:
With years of experience providing hospital staffing opportunities to
healthcare professionals, JCAHO certified 50 States Staffing provides travel
nursing jobs, per diem nursing jobs, and permanent jobs to healthcare
professionals in prestigious hospitals nationwide. They offer high salaries,
free private housing, and top benefits to traveling nurses, physical therapists,
respiratory and occupational therapists, and technologists all across the U.S.
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