Hospitals Need travel Nurses

In the flood of resignations, retirements and shortages that have redefined the healthcare industry these past few years, nothing has been as dramatic as the shifts taking place in nursing. The healthcare system has struggled under the weight of the pandemic and it will need hundreds of thousands more nurses to build itself back up. Even before the pandemic, there were reasons to hire travelers. Nurses would be brought in for a seasonal, maternity leave, or the opening of a new department.

When the pandemic hit and travel positions opened up all over the country, suddenly nurses had more options than ever. They could continue serving patients and working their long hours and they would be paid well for it. Travelers were valued. Their work was in demand. Healthcare employers know that you are providing vital services not only to the patients but also to the permanent staff. You are here to help, and they appreciate it. Researchers have taken notice of the advantages that travel nurses bring to healthcare facilities. Most travel nurses report a high level of job satisfaction - when nurses have a good working environment their patients have better outcomes overall. The ultimate goal of the hospital is to take care of the patient and have continuity of care, adding travel nurses to hospital staff reduces the need for permanent nurses to work overtime, saving wages and preventing nurse burnout.

With the help of travel nurses hospitals also experience increased cost efficiency realizing that carefully calibrated additions of travel nurses can actually decrease personnel cost. This is due to the fact that travel nurse hours can be tied to the hospitals immediate staffing needs, while saving the hospitals outlay for benefits.

It's easy to see why hospitals need travel nurses now more than ever - to bring improved patient satisfaction and maintain continuity of care.