Your next travel assignment might be in a large city or a small town, but regardless, it will probably feel like an unfamiliar place. No matter how long you are going to be staying there, the sooner you can settle into your new city, the sooner you’ll start to feel more comfortable. Here are the […]
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Recent Posts
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Adapting to a New Place While on a Travel Assignment
Risa Kerslake, RN | 4 May, 2021
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Sales and Deals for Healthcare Professionals
Nurses have always been hard-working and dedicated to the medical field, and their extra efforts over this past year have not gone unnoticed. To show their gratitude, countless businesses across the U.S. have been offering discounts and deals for healthcare workers like yourself! There are so many awesome deals to choose from, but here are […]
BHS Team | 27 April, 2021
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7 Tips for New Travel Nurses
Considering a career as a travel nurse is a great way to showcase your skills, explore new places, and gain new experience, but it can be daunting when you actually sign up for it. Of course, it’s normal to feel overwhelmed, anxious and possibly even uncertain you made the right decision. Here are 7 tips […]
Risa Kerslake, RN | 20 April, 2021
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How to Manage Your Grief While On Assignment
It’s an overstatement: 2020 was hard, and there’s still so much to come. You may be finding yourself overworked, dealing with trauma on a daily basis, having an increase in deaths on the units, or feeling the effects of post-traumatic stress. Grief affects everyone, and nurses and other health care workers are dealing with a […]
Risa Kerslake, RN | 13 April, 2021
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FAQs as a Traveling Physical Therapist
A career in traveling healthcare offers physical therapists many perks. For starters, you can gain a vast array of clinical skills by working in a variety of settings including acute care, skilled nursing facilities (SNF), school systems, outpatient and rehabilitation clinics, and in home health. Additionally, travel jobs offer excellent benefits, higher salaries, 401k and […]
Allison Stringer, MS, PT, FAAOMPT, CHA | 6 April, 2021
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Eating Healthy on Assignment
Great! You have a travel nurse position. You work this full-time job and the rest of your free time is your own. You don’t have to think about landscaping your yard or painting your deck. While on assignment, you’re probably not going to be spending much time volunteering in civic organizations or running for political […]
Paul Rickard, DDS | 30 March, 2021
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Network Like a Natural
Connecting with other clinicians provides a path to developing both your clinical and professional resources. None of us can function in a vacuum, so building your network is a great way to collaborate, increase your skill set and develop a support system. And if you happen to be considering a new job? Networking remains steady […]
Renee Dahring | 23 March, 2021
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Getting Out and About in a New City
An obvious perk of being a travel nurse is going to new places and seeing new things. For many, knowing what is available for exploration and enjoyment is a part of deciding where you are going. Tourism Websites One of the first things to do, even before you leave, is go to the city’s and […]
Kurt Ullman, RN, BSPA, MHA | 16 March, 2021
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Our Namesake: Clara Barton
There are times in life when we take a deeper look at our roots to better understand the importance of our personal identity. The founders of our company were inspired by the pioneering, humanitarian work of Clara Barton. Born in 1821 in Oxford, MA, Clara was known for her humanitarian work in a time when […]
BHS Team | 16 March, 2021
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How to Battle Burnout
It is not uncommon for people to be stressed out when they are busy at work. An issue arises, however, when it begins to affect your health both physically and mentally. Luckily, there are ways to identify the difference between common workplace stress and something worse – burnout. Although burnout can be an extremely stressful […]
Stacy Cyr | 9 March, 2021
