Whether you’re a seasoned healthcare practitioner, a travel healthcare professional, or just getting started in your career, now’s a great time to plan for your professional future. Why? For one thing, physicians, RNs, NPs, PAs, technicians, and other healthcare pros are more valued than ever. Healthcare was a booming industry prior to COVID-19, but if…
Year: 2021
World Health Day has been celebrated each year since 1948 on April 7th. The World Health Organization promotes this celebration yearly to promote awareness of health concerns. If we learned anything in the last year is that most of us take our health for granted. Whether you are recovering from COVID-19 or managed to avoid it, you may wonder…
Just like clockwork, it’s tax season again. Which, for traveling healthcare workers, can sometimes get a bit confusing. For many travelers, 2021 was a great year financially, and some pay packages were different from traditional travel professional pay – further complicating the travel healthcare tax scenario. While higher earning potential is certainly one of the…
As a travel healthcare professional, you likely know that your compensation, including any pre-negotiated stipends, per diems, etc., comes from one thing – your bill rate. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, bill rates for a variety of travel healthcare workers rose – sometimes significantly. For example, traveling nurses – who have been in high demand and…
We’re delighted to name Moises Luna as our April Traveler of the Month! With two years of traveling healthcare experience and seven months with Focus Staff, he has been on assignments in Massachusetts and Colorado. As a certified Anesthesia Technician, Moises has proven to be a very resilient and valued team member who keeps a…
March 19th is #NationalCertifiedNursesDay – a worldwide day of awareness and recognition – and this week’s blog provides a perfect opportunity for Focus Staff to celebrate and thank certified nurses for their dedication, achievements, and deep commitment to patient safety. National Certified Nurses Day was established on March 19th because it’s the birthday of Margretta…
It’s with great pride that we announce Paula Carson RVT as our March Traveler of the Month. One of the most highly skilled and motivated healthcare professionals who partner with Focus Staff, Paula celebrates her two-year anniversary with us on March 18th! During this time, she has successfully completed seven assignments at four locations –…
There are many reasons to pursue a career as a traveling healthcare professional. Along with the excellent pay and benefits, most people site the flexibility, opportunities to explore new places, and chances to do new things as reasons they decided to live the travel life. But there’s another benefit some travelers don’t necessarily think about:…
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