As a traveling healthcare professional, there can be constant change around us. One day we are driving through snow in New England, and the next we are in the heat and humidity of Houston. When so much is changing, it can be important to have some routines that we stick to in order to help …
The holidays are the most wonderful time of the year. A time for celebration, family, food, and fun! However, that is not always the case if you’re a healthcare traveler and cannot make it home for the holidays. The holidays can be a sad time of the year for travelers. However, it does not have …
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This guest post is from Sarah Lockhart, a speech-language pathologist who works in a variety of settings, including: private practice, telepractice, and short-term travel assignments. Sarah is a contractor in the school setting in a hybrid model, working via telepractice for three weeks a month and traveling onsite to schools one week a month. In …
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Moving every 13 weeks can be stressful for mail delivery. For my first few years as a traveling therapist, I was frustrated with missing mail. Using the mail forwarding system from USPS was a nightmare. The forward would come into effect late and I’d miss my mail, and I can’t even count the number of …
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As an employee at a large and diverse school county office of education (currently five schools treating students with a variety of moderate/severe disabilities) I’ve had a lot of opportunities for fresh starts and creating rapport with new coworkers; here are some things I’ve learned. Don’t Expect Much Warmth Or Trust Right Away When you …
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Working as a travel therapist or travel nurse has many pros and cons. Personally, one of the biggest cons is not knowing where I will work next. To some people, this may be a thrill, but it is definitely a source of stress for me. As a traveler, you are constantly looking for a …
Congrats traveler! You applied and got a job as a travel nurse or travel therapist. Now you need to decide where you are going to live for the next three months. Are you wondering how to find short-term housing? Related: Did you land here because you want to host travelers? If yes, check out this …
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[Cover photo courtesy of Stephen Stockhausen, PT, DPT. Stephen and his wife Ellen are #relationshipgoals. They travel the country as a travel PT pair and blog their adventures at PT Adventures ] “You will never meet anyone if you travel.” “You will never settle down and start a family.” “Aren’t you afraid of getting old alone?” …
The first day of a new contract can make even the most experienced travel therapist nervous. Arriving prepared for your first day can help to ease the transition into a new building and start your contract on a positive note. Arriving prepared for day 1 starts prior to your actual start date. If starting a …
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You got the job, the apartment, started working, got settled in, so now what? Traveling as a travel healthcare professional can be extremely exciting, but it can also be lonely and isolating if you do not utilize your down time in a way that works for you. It is important to keep a good work/life …
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As a healthcare traveler, you generally sign a 13-week contract. As if signing a 13-week contract is not risky enough for job stability, there is also a chance that the contract could be canceled with a short notice. Travel contract cancellation is never something that you want to happen, but it can and does. Travel …
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Are you a travel therapist or travel nurse about to embark on a travel assignment and don’t know what to pack? Packing can be one of the hardest parts about picking up and moving to a new location for work. Spoiler alert, you need a lot less than you think you do! 13-weeks goes by …
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