Those Travelling with Clinicians Can Find Employment Challenging Many nurses and allied health professionals want to travel with their spouses or significant others. Employment of the significant other can be a problem when they aren’t also traveling clinicians. The concerns are exacerbated by 13- to 26-week rotations as places hesitate to hire an employee with […]
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Employment Tips for a Traveling Clinician’s Significant Other
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Taking Care of Your Pets Remotely When on Assignment
Staying in Touch With Your Pets Working long shifts can make it hard to keep up with your pets. One of the things the Internet-of-Things can do is let you see and interact with your pets from afar. There are various pet-watching devices available. Some use regular home security camera technology to see what the […]
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Tips for Remaining Calm During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Stay Calm! As a physical therapist and parent, I am being inundated with stressful news regarding COVID-19 and I find myself uncharacteristically anxious. Instead of exploring the negative, I am choosing to focus on the things I can control. What can I control? Well, I can control how I choose to respond to the current […]
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PDPM and PDGM – How it Affects Physical Therapists
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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Working as a Travel Healthcare Clinician? Here’s What to Do With Your Permanent Residence
Travel healthcare clinicians are constantly moving from job to job, taking assignments in places far away from home.
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How Temporary Clinicians Can Help During the Holiday Season
As the cold fall season brings us closer to the winter months, it’s time to start planning for holiday coverage at your organization. Thanks to vacations and winter illnesses, many facilities find themselves without sufficient coverage from November through January. This can result in a decrease in revenue, burnout among regular staff, and — most […]
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Best Scrubs for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals
The scrubs you wear can make or break your day: no one wants to spend more time than they have to in clothes that are uncomfortable.
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National Suicide Prevention Month 2024: Unpacking the Critical Role of Mental Health Social Workers
Mental health social workers often work on the front lines of the mental health crisis: building meaningful relationships with those struggling with mental illness and providing therapy and resources to these patients and their families.
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How to Manage Self-Care When on Assignment
Self-care is proven to have positive effects on a person’s emotional and physical health. Some may consider self-care to be an indulgence, arguing it is selfish to set aside time for yourself. In today’s busy world, it’s not enough to assume that we’ll find time to fit self-care in our schedule. It often requires consciously […]
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The Biggest Myths of Travel Nursing Debunked
Many companies offer appealing roles for travel nurses. Despite the variety of opportunities, nurses often go into travel nursing with false assumptions of what the position will entail. This article will explore some common myths of travel nursing, and break down the facts to know before diving in. Myth: You will make at least $90/hr. […]