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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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How to Cope with Uncertainty and Constant Policy Changes When You’re Travel Nursing During COVID-19
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November 30, 2020
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How to Cope with Uncertainty and Constant Policy Changes When You’re Travel Nursing During COVID-19

One of the biggest challenges that frontline travel nurses face during the pandemic is uncertainty and constant change. Even nine months into the pandemic,

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3 Quick Tips to Relating to Your Recruiter
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November 23, 2020
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3 Quick Tips to Relating to Your Recruiter

Achieve the best relationship between you and your staffing agency Thinking about a career in travel nursing? Not happy with your travel agency? Working

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Tips to Remember for COVID-19 Assignments
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October 26, 2020
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Tips to Remember for COVID-19 Assignments

Travel nurses are once again finding themselves in demand to assist in COVID-19 hot spots With the fall surge of COVID-19 happening across the

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Dealing with Stress at Work
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October 13, 2020
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Dealing with Stress at Work

Avoiding dealing with stress can cause longer term issues When work stress starts to creep in, it’s easy to try to ignore it and

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Relating to Your Manager
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October 13, 2020
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Relating to Your Manager

A key component to that is making sure you are “managing up” when you are on assignment Everyone knows that it is important to

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Communication Tips
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October 13, 2020
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Communication Tips

It can be challenging to feel a part of the team when you are new Ask your manager and team members what communication type

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Essential Travel Nursing Tips from TotalMed Recruiters: What Every Nurse Should Know Before Their First Assignment
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September 26, 2020
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Essential Travel Nursing Tips from TotalMed Recruiters: What Every Nurse Should Know Before Their First Assignment

Travel nursing opens doors to exciting opportunities – exploring new places, meeting incredible people, and gaining diverse clinical experience. But transitioning into this lifestyle
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Is your Staffing Agency a Supplier or a Partner?
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September 22, 2020
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Is your Staffing Agency a Supplier or a Partner?

Every healthcare facility knows the importance of working with a quality staffing provider, but how can you tell if your current supplier is truly
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Five Tips to Make Taking on New Assignments Easier
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August 5, 2020
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Five Tips to Make Taking on New Assignments Easier

TotalMed experienced travel nurses give tips to make new assignments easier for the travel clinician
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Travel Nursing Advice from Senior Recruiter, Krystal
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August 2, 2020
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Travel Nursing Advice from Senior Recruiter, Krystal

traveling nursing advice from TotalMed Senior Recruiter Krystal
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Traveling Nursing Advice from Senior Recruiter, Dan (More Advice!)
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July 26, 2020
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Traveling Nursing Advice from Senior Recruiter, Dan (More Advice!)

Travel healthcare can be a difficult industry to work for, and at time it can be overwhelming
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Traveling Nursing Advice from Senior Recruiter, Dan
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July 19, 2020
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Traveling Nursing Advice from Senior Recruiter, Dan

TotalMed healthcare recruiter giving great advice when working as a travel caregiver.
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