Cardiac sonographers, also known as echocardiographers, use ultrasound imaging to help doctors diagnose and treat various different heart conditions — a Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) is a cardiac sonographer who has passed the exams administered by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS). Becoming a travel RDCS requires you to have worked as an…
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Travel medical lab technicians are some of the most in-demand workers in the medical industry right now. If you have the skills and experience necessary, you can take your pick from a number of jobs all across the country as hospitals seek help to fill their staffing needs. Whether you’re currently in the field, thinking…
Neonatal nursing care is an incredibly important job that focuses on helping sick and prematurely born infants recuperate. NICU nurses also help parents deal emotionally with the stress of giving birth to a sick newborn. Although every nursing discipline is rewarding (constantly getting to see people come into your care at their worst and then…
Licensed practical nursing is an awesome and in-demand field, and becoming a travel LPN is actually easier than you think. Unlike registered nurses, becoming an LPN only takes between 12-18 months of schooling before you’re qualified to work — and the pay is still excellent. If you’re currently an LPN, on your way to becoming one,…
Trends in Travel Nursing Pay 2022 was a bit of a roller coaster ride for travel nurses. After growing accustomed to checks in the $4,000 to $6,000 per week range, nursing pay fell as the COVID pandemic got more under control — overall demand for travel nurses also took a hit generally. It’s not all…
Travel nurses are short-term healthcare employees working on contracts for hospitals when they are facing labor shortages. Those contracts might be as short as 4 weeks or as long as 13 — and they can often be extended for up to a year. And of course, travel nurses travel! Some travel nurses will work in just…
Over the past year, you might have noticed that your contracts aren’t paying what they used to. It’s true — pay has been dropping, and there’s no sign that it’s picking back up. And while there’s no denying that pay for travel medical professionals has been taking a hit all across the board, the pay…
COVID changed medical travel in ways that no one could have predicted, but now, with many people pandemic-weary and COVID numbers changing across the country (and not necessarily dropping), the demand for medical travelers has dropped. And as a result, pay has dropped. There are a few forces driving these changes: Reduced hospitalizations Lack of…
We’ve all been there. The holidays are approaching, and as is often the case, it wouldn’t be a bad thing to have a few extra bucks in the bank account. As a traveling healthcare professional, you may not want to be working a lot of shifts at this time of year – or you may…
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