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Insights, Tips, and Stories for Healthcare Travelers

Career advice, pay guidance, and life-on-the-road wisdom from our team and the clinicians who make healthcare move.

Before You Say Yes: How to Know if a Travel Healthcare Assignment Is the Right Fit
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September 28, 2026
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Before You Say Yes: How to Know if a Travel Healthcare Assignment Is the Right Fit

Accepting a travel healthcare assignment is exciting. A new location. A new team. A new opportunity to grow both personally and professionally. But before

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August 14, 2023
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Changing Specialties as a Travel Nurse

Working as a travel nurse provides an abundance of perks for your career and personal life. You build an extensive network, gain invaluable experience

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What to Look for in a Travel Nurse Recruiter
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June 13, 2023
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What to Look for in a Travel Nurse Recruiter

Many experienced travel nurses will tell you that the key to a successful career is a great recruiter. Find out more today.
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Highway Hypodermics Again Names TotalMed as a Top 10 Travel Agency for Traveling Healthcare Professionals
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March 6, 2023
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Highway Hypodermics Again Names TotalMed as a Top 10 Travel Agency for Traveling Healthcare Professionals

TotalMed is incredibly proud to announce we’ve been voted into the Top Ten travel companies to work with in 2023 by Highway Hypodermics!
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Top Tips for Surviving the Night Shift
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February 2, 2023
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Top Tips for Surviving the Night Shift

Throughout your travel nursing career, you may have assignments with night or variable shifts. Find out more today.
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Top Tips for Maintaining a Work-Life Balance as a Travel Nurse
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October 14, 2022
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Top Tips for Maintaining a Work-Life Balance as a Travel Nurse

Travel nursing offers many rewards and experiences. Being a travel nurse opens you up to new locations, people, patients and food.
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7 Tips to Save Money During Assignments
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September 14, 2022
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7 Tips to Save Money During Assignments

trying out new restaurants, shops, or other activities can get expensive if you are not careful with your funds. One of the benefits to

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Young physiotherapist exercising with senior patient in a physic room
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August 30, 2022
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Physical Therapist Career Guide: Become a PT

Physical therapists are healthcare specialists who help patients regain mobility and function following an injury or illness. They improve patients’ quality of life with

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Cleaning instruments after surgery, infection control, covid-19
Career Guides
June 20, 2022
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Sterile Processing Tech Career Guide: Job, Salary, & More

Working as a sterile processing technician (SPT) is a specialized role. For this job, you’ll need extensive knowledge and skills about the medical instruments

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Work in the hospital's critical care unit
Career Guides
June 6, 2022
6 min read

Respiratory Therapist Career Guide: Become an RT

Respiratory therapy is a field in the healthcare sector that involves examining patients with lung and breathing issues. You’ll be working under the supervision

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What should I be asking in an Interview?
Career Guides
April 11, 2022
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What should I be asking in an Interview?

Recruiters are often asked by the nurses they work with what questions they should ask in their phone interviews. Once you’ve landed that coveted

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Time to Think Taxes
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December 15, 2020
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Time to Think Taxes

Four quick tax tips for travel nurses and clinicians to start planning for the 2021 tax season As you start thinking about taxes as

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The Basics to Understanding a Tax Home
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December 15, 2020
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The Basics to Understanding a Tax Home

Advice for travel nurses and clinicians to establish and maintain a tax home As a travel nurse or clinician, it is important for you

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