Tips and Insights
Five Tips for Staying Healthy During Assignments
Life as a travel nurse is a busy one. Traveling to a new facility every 13 weeks and living in an unfamiliar town can distract you from taking care of yourself. Whether it is your first or tenth contract, you must take care of yourself during and in between contracts. Staying healthy during assignments will…
Read More7 Tips to Save Money During Assignments
7 Tips to Save Money During Assignments. One of the benefits to travel nursing is the opportunity to visit and explore new cities and sites. However, trying out new restaurants, shops, or other activities can get expensive if you are not careful with your funds. Rather than miss out on the experience, we have compiled…
Read MoreHighway Hypodermics 2022 Top 10 Travel Agencies
Highway Hypodermics Rates TotalMed as One of 2022’s Top 10 Travel Agencies for Nurses. TotalMed Staffing Ranked Number Eight in Highway Hypodermics’ Annual Top 10 Travel Companies. APPLETON, WIS.—JAN. 20, 2022—TotalMed, a staffing agency for traveling nurses, announced today that it was ranked as one of 2022’s top 10 travel agencies by Highway Hypodermics. This…
Read More6 Ways to Overcome the Clinical Research Talent Gap
Certainly exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare industry is facing a talent gap—and few areas are feeling the squeeze more acutely than clinical research. More than 70% of life sciences CEOs say they are concerned about key skill shortages, and more than two-thirds report challenges recruiting talent with the skills they need. Add a…
Read MoreBe Kind to Yourself to Start the New Year
New Year’s Resolutions are made and broken every year. Rather than setting yourself up with a resolution and potential frustration if you break it, treat yourself to a new way to start off the year. Instead of a New Year’s Resolution, try out one of these options: 1. Make a bucket list. Fill it with…
Read MoreTime to Think Taxes
As you start thinking about taxes as a travel nurse, it can quickly feel overwhelming. We have some tips to help you. 1. Be organized. Fortunately modern technology can let you electronically save and organize as you go. Items you need to keep and track include: Copies of all your nursing contracts – yes, all…
Read MoreThe Basics to Understanding a Tax Home
As a travel nurse or clinician, it is important for you to establish and maintain a tax home to avoid hefty fines and back taxes and to claim travel expenses. So let’s talk through what this means. What is a tax home? First, note that a “tax” home is not the same as your “residence”…
Read More3 Quick Tips to Relating to Your Recruiter
Thinking about a career in travel nursing? Not happy with your travel agency? Working with the right agency should help give you a great experience. We’ve talked to some of our top recruiters and caregivers to give you some great tips on how to achieve the best relationship between you and your staffing agency. 1.…
Read MoreTips to Remember for COVID-19 Assignments
With the fall surge of COVID-19 happening across the US, travel nurses are once again finding themselves in demand to assist in COVID-19 hot spots. Here are a few key tips to remember as you look at positions in these high-demand areas. 1. Licensure. While some states are relaxing their licensure laws, not all states…
Read MoreFlu Season is Coming Fast
2020 has been a year for new terms: coronavirus, COVID-19, and now “twindemic.” The pandemic has a new partner on the scene – the ever-unpredictable flu season. Experts warn of a possible “twindemic” as the US enters into flu season. Having both the flu and COVID-19 at the same time could mean the results are…
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