B2B Staffing Services

The healthcare employment market pre COVID-19 had always been rather strong, and travel nurse demand saw a steady increase with an approximate running tally of 10,000 open contract nursing jobs at any one time. On top of the unprecedented demand for healthcare professionals, the pandemic turned a lot of what we had grown accustomed in the industry on its head, leaving many to question what comes next, and how does the landscape appear once the pandemic ceases to be a crisis? an emergency measure demanded by the pandemic, will now become a goal of hospital systems in the future; additionally, a focus on efficiencies in workflow and patient-flow management during the pandemic will become status quo. The persistent demand will likely be driven by adaptations hospital systems made in response to the pandemic that will turn into permanent mainstays, and the continued aging of the Babyboomer generation.

The demand for healthcare professionals has been steadily growing over the course of the last decade, and is expected to grow by 14% over the course of the next 10 years according to Bureau of Labor Statistics, which is three times the average growth rate for all other occupations. As the client sets the bill rate, agencies typically have a set formula to calculate pay rates to cover its own costs including liability insurance, workers compensation, employer taxes, payroll costs, marketing costs, recruiting and account manager costs, credentialing and HR costs, etc. Travel assignments, typically defined as over 50 miles from the candidate tax home (primary residence), often qualify for non-taxable reimbursement for lodging, meal and incidental expenses. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many clients and states waived the specific state licensure requirement, allowing candidates to start assignments as long as they only held a license in any state of country.

Travel nurses had typically chosen the contract career path because it provided a sense of adventure and offered flexibility; however, the emergence of the COVID 19 pandemic intensified the demand for contract nurses resulting in weekly wages that can reach as high as $8,000. As the pandemic unfolded, Veronica O’Kane, a staff ICU Nurse working in Southfield, Michigan, found herself experiencing the same hardships that many others in the U. S. have. Veronica felt a sense of pride in her ability to provide for herself and family; furthermore, she was able to pay off nearly $40,000 in debt after several months being a travel contract nurse. The more flexibility with the following items will provide a larger list of assignment options: Still interested in becoming a travel nurse / healthcare professional or if you’d like to learn more, please contact us @ 714-243-4104 and ask to speak with a medical staffing recruiter or please complete this short form and recruiter will contact you ASAP to answer any questions you might have.

Here are suggestions for keeping common resolutions while away from home: Getting adequate sleep can be difficult, especially when you are traveling. That’s the time it takes to reach the REM cycle of sleep, where your body enters into the state of repair and your mind into deep relaxation. Failing to drink adequate water will cause your body to store water. In fact, we treat each job seeker as a client, ensuring that we exceed each and every job seeker’s expectations.