The job market for travel therapists has been on the decline for almost a year. In the summer and early fall of 2019, companies started to reduce staffing in the wake of PDPM and PDGM Medicare cuts. The down job market was then followed by the first wave of COVID, which now appears to be …
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The past five months have been extremely challenging for our community of traveling therapists. What started in September with waves of therapy layoffs due to CMS changes grew into a large decline of jobs and mass layoffs as states went into the shelter in place orders with COVID. Many travelers took permanent positions to weather …
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Unemployment has been the talk of a lot of online therapy forums lately as clinics and schools are closing in the midst of COVID-19. As many therapists are sadly getting furloughed, let go from jobs completely, or hours drastically cut, it’s a topic on many people’s minds. Sally Paulding, is an SLP who found herself …
Travel therapy community, I wanted to check in and let you know that I am thinking of you. It has been a really difficult week for our community and things are changing by the day. I wish I could tell you what to do or what to expect in the future, but I cannot. This …
Traveling the country for work may sound like a dream to you. Getting to move around to new places every couple of months and explore this vast countryside seems pretty exciting. However, as SLPs, we tend to be more of the organized, type A personalities who like to overthink and plan out everything. So, the …
Travel therapy assignments are going for 2000k+ weekly and there are a plethora of jobs available across the country. Recruiters call you daily about work and there are multiple job opportunities in your desired location. When the travel therapy job market is hot, it is fire! However, the job market is very much just that, …
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So you’re a new traveling therapist. The world is your oyster and everything is an exciting new adventure. Until something bad happens. Maybe you end up in a terrible assignment that is questioning your ethics, or maybe you realize that the traveler working next to you is making $300 more per week than you are. …
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In the nine years that I’ve been a traveler, I’ve made a ton of mistakes! In this blog, I’m sharing some common mistakes that healthcare travelers make. I’ve surely made a bunch of them and have learned from my lessons! Overpacking The biggest mistake of healthcare travelers is probably the tendency to overpack. You don’t …
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The reasons why people want to become a traveling therapist can vary. There are wanderlust souls and people trying to pay off their student loans. Many are burned out clinicians who are trying to spark life into their career. Generally, when people approach me to learn more about traveling, they fall into one of those …
A new year means new goals, resolutions, and starting new adventures. Whether you are a seasoned healthcare traveler, or looking to start in 2019, here is my advice to you for the new year. Give Up That Things Have To Be a Certain Way Travel is not a linear career path. There is risk to …
