How to Become a Travel Nurse
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Getting started as a travel nurse means getting in front of the agencies that place them — without handing your phone number to every recruiter in the country. Here is how that works on NurseRecruiter, step by step, and what to expect once your profile is live.
1. Fill out your profile
The first step is to fill out your profile. Provide information about your skills, experience, and preferences. You'll be asked to upload your resume, and provide locations you might be interested in traveling to. Not sure where you'd like to go? Browse our top travel nursing cities to see what is popular, or read up on seven places that surprised us. While many fields are optional in your profile, we recommend filling out as much info as we can, as that helps us match you with the best travel nursing jobs.
2. Choose agencies
Once you've completed your profile, you'll be provided with a list of travel nursing agencies that are looking for candidates like you. These are a list of the agencies who will receive your profile information, and who may reach out with opportunities. Because we value your privacy, you may de-select any agencies you might not want to work with. However, we recommend leaving them all selected to maximize your chances of finding the right job.
3. View job listings
After selecting agencies, you'll receive a list of top job listings that match your preferences. Let us know what jobs you are interested in. This is just the first step in finding a job, so don't worry about being overly picky yet. Applying to jobs provides recruiters more context and information before they reach out to you. It also helps our algorithm to hone in your future job matches.
4. Connect with employers
You may now message with any agencies that have received your profile. Proactively messaging the agency through our site is a great way to stand out from the crowd, and accelerate your job search. You can also expect to start receiving calls or emails from recruiters eager to help you out - so keep your phone nearby!
Before you sign anything, it is worth knowing what the pay is really worth where you are headed — we mapped nurse wages against local prices state by state — and what the tax rules expect of you once you are working away from home, which we covered in what travel nurses need to know about taxes.
NurseRecruiter simplifies the process of finding travel nursing jobs. Build a profile, pick the agencies you actually want to hear from, and let the offers come to you.
