With the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) newly implementing the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) and Patient Driven Grouping Model (PDGM), physical therapists need to understand the implications on their practice and how to demonstrate their value to patients in skilled nursing facilities (SNF) and home health agencies (HHAs). The new payment models […]
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PDPM and PDGM – How it Affects Physical Therapists
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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 […]
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Paying Down Student Debt as a Travel Clinician
Allied health professionals tend to graduate with a lot of debt—physical therapy grads finished school with an average total debt balance of $142,000. Whether you’re in school, in residency, or working as a full-time allied health clinician, check out our advice for paying down student debt.
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Medical Laboratory Technologist and Technician Jobs in 2024: Why Become a Travel Clinician?
The temporary allied health staffing market has grown tremendously in the past five years, growing by 8% in 2023, according to Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), meaning that now is one of the best times to trade in your permanent position for the travel healthcare lifestyle.
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Hospitals: Benefits of Travel Nurses
Travel nursing is a valuable experience for various reasons. Becoming a travel nurse has helped nurses see the world, gain new experiences, and grow new friendships. However, the question arises: how valuable are they to a hospital? We know that they’re temporary hires, but is that a reason not to hire? The answers on how […]
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Can Travel Psychiatric Nursing Help Combat the Behavioral Health Staffing Shortage?
With so many in the U.S. struggling with mental illness, it’s concerning to learn that many behavioral health providers are in short supply.
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3 Reasons to Stick with the Same Travel Healthcare Agency
While some travel healthcare professionals prefer to work with multiple agencies, it’s important to consider the simplicity offered by maintaining a professional relationship with a single agency.
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The Importance of Building a Relationship with a Healthcare Recruiter
While it might be easy to have a passive relationship with a recruiter, taking the time to build a meaningful connection with them can lead to a more rewarding career.
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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 […]
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Travel Nursing 101
Travel nursing is a dream for many of us. All we have ever wanted was to explore the world while pursuing our passion. This awesome career has aligned our dreams with reality, and many of us are so eager to start this amazing journey. From the outside looking in, travel nursing can seem a bit […]