| -> | | | | In order to pursue a travel nursing career like this, you |
| If you're a LPN travel nursing jobs can be very exciting | | | | need to choose a travel nursing agency. To find the |
| and pay very well. There are agencies that fill | | | | one that's right for you, do some research to compare |
| temporary vacancies in a variety of locations, you | | | | pay rates, benefits, and the variety and number of |
| could end up on a cruise ship in the Caribbean, a ski | | | | jobs available. Many nursing websites host forums |
| resort in the Rockies, or in a top research hospital in | | | | where nurses give the thumbs up or down on their |
| California. LPNs are contracted for short-term | | | | experiences with various agencies. |
| assignments (as little as eight weeks, as long as 26) by | | | | Once you have made your choice, completed an |
| agencies that specialize in travel nursing. | | | | application, and been accepted as a traveling LPN, you |
| Perks include travel expenses, housing, benefits such | | | | will typically be assigned to a personal recruiter who |
| as health insurance and 401ks, and help with obtaining | | | | will help you find the position you are looking for. |
| licensing in different states. Best of all, LPN travel | | | | Location, type of facility, and length of the job are |
| nursing jobs usually earn a higher rate of pay than | | | | some of the factors that will be discussed. |
| traditional nurses, and the race to attract LPNs is so | | | | When a good match is found, you will probably have a |
| competitive, some agencies even pay bonuses for the | | | | phone interview with a manager at the hospital or |
| completion of an assignment or recruiting a friend. | | | | facility. |