As a dedicated travel nurse on your travel assignment, you're no stranger to the excitement of exploring new places while providing essential healthcare services. However, the holiday season can present a unique set of challenges and opportunities for travel nurses. In this guide, we'll explore practical tips on how to make the most of your travel assignment during this festive time.

We are under no illusion that there isn’t a multitude of healthcare staffing companies to choose from. Yet, we’d like to think that GetMed stands out because of why we choose to enter this realm and how we go about our business.

If you’re an independent, curious, hands-on person who enjoys working in a person-focused field like healthcare, becoming a traveler can be a great career path.  Furthermore, for people interested in body mechanics who want to use their knowledge to help others, being a travel physical therapist may be your ideal career. Intrigued?

You hear it repeatedly— travel nurses must hit the ground running, prepared for anything. With the constant air of change, sometimes the little moments at the end of a day, like a nice meal your past self graciously prepared in advance, can be a cozy constant. 

You have a great start to your new contract, and before you know it, your 13-week assignment will be finished, and you’ll be working with your recruiter to plan the next! But what if you don’t want to leave just yet? The decision comes to the surface as you contemplate traveling to a new location or extending your current assignment to stay for a while longer. So, what will it be?