We work with incredible people - Labor and Delivery Nurses, ER Nurses, Allied Techs, Respiratory Therapists, and the list goes on and on. Healthcare professionals who have seen different parts of the country through different facilities and hospitals — and all have incredible stories of how their careers have taken shape.

We’d like you to meet Natalie. She started her career as a staff ER Nurse in New Jersey.

Working with a recruiter at Spire is different than you’d expect. Sure — you’d expect us to say something specifically focused on how unique we are, but rather than explain our values we wanted to share a conversation between one of our recruiters, Matt, and Amber Wilson — a travel nurse.

Amber had started as a MED-SURG nurse and had tried traveling a bit before she started working with Spire. After her contract was canceled, she got in touch with Matt, one of our Recruiters, and ended getting into an assignment at Northside in Georgia.

When you’re moving around during your day, changing assignments, cities, and more, your rhythm and “home” life are somewhat disrupted. For most of us, the first thing to take a hit is our eating habits. We substitute quick calories in lieu of healthy, nutrient-dense foods to save time — or the idea of convenience.

So, how do you prepare for the day (and life) ahead? How do you eat healthier foods and not use all of your time preparing meals? It all comes down to commitment and diligence, but you can do it! As a healthcare traveler, you have to take care of yourself so you can care for others — and Spire wants the best for you.

We have a saying around here at Spire — “People are for fostering relationships, technology is there when we need it.” Not the other way around. Over the past few years we’ve all experienced a paradigm shift in the way we live our lives. The healthcare industry, as we have all witnessed, has been stretched and stressed in more ways than we can recount. Demand was rising, investments in technology were unprecedented, and everyone was moving at an unmatched pace that had not been seen prior to COVID life.

The natural inclination to invest in and rely on technology matches most expectations. We saw most agencies and large firms invest in big tech to manage people and their career paths. Spire’s approach was a little different.

If you’re scouring the internet and Instagram, because you’ve heard how much money you can make on a weekly basis as a Travel Nurse, you’re not alone. Even if you’ve been a traveler for a while now, the number of agencies posting competitive assignments and attractive pay packages are innumerable.

The tricky side of the travel healthcare world is that the navigation of pay packages isn’t simplistic. Seeing a big number for a week’s pay in Arizona for a MED-SURG assignment sounds great, but how did they arrive at this number? What is the “actual” breakdown of the gross pay? What else is included? What is expected of me? The list of questions goes on and on.

Thinking Travel Nursing or becoming a travel healthcare worker as a labor/deliver nurse, allied or related field? You’re not alone. Travel Nursing as a career has grown over the past few years (obviously accelerated by the COVID19 pandemic) but is still expected to grow by over 40% in the coming years.

The desire for freedom in scheduling, travel, options to expand learning and career development opportunities, and flexibility have fueled the growth and demand of travelers across the country.

So, if you’re looking for the right balance of career opportunity, flexibility, and benefits, maybe it’s time to start down that path. Here are 5 things you should know before start your career search:

Marketing yourself as a Travel Nurse requires preparation, organization, and a some diligence in getting your name in front of a recruiter. There are plenty of ways to get in touch with a firm, like Spire, and get the process started.

However, you want to put your best foot forward when you see an assignment you want to apply for — and have opportunities down the road.

The inforgraphic below gives you a snapshot of how you can prepare to market yourself as a top-level Travel Nurse.

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