The RN in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) will provide care for children and adolescents with high-acuity or life-threatening conditions. These patients require constant monitoring and observation and the PICU RN is trained to perform life-saving, invasive interventions to stabilize patients and apply crisis management techniques if requir...

​Salt Lake City is the capital of Utah and is the center of a metropolitan area with a population of over 1.1 million. Salt Lake City is home to the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was founded by numerous Mormon followers in the 1840's. Today, however, less than half the population of this area are members.This b...

One of our newest family members here at HealthCare Employment Network is Emerald Health Services. At Emerald Health Services they like to show off and reward their hard-working nurses. Their goal is to make nurses happy finding them the jobs they love. Emerald says they want every nurse to feel appreciated for their hard work, confident on the job...

Coconut oil is one of the most diverse and useful staples to have in your home. It can literally be used for just about everything. I have been using it for cooking, oral hygiene, conditioner, moisturize and so much more. There are literally jars of coconut oil in almost every room of my house used for different things.First and foremost, coconut o...

The Nursery Registered Nurses are the ones who medically attend to newborns in the neonatal unit of a birthing center or hospital. The newborn is initially assessed and stabilized at birth. The Nursery RN assesses the clinical status of the newborn, degree of maturity, depending on gestational age and distinguishes high-risk infants who will requir...

The answer to this question is different depending on you. Do you have a home base that you maintain year round, your tax home?This means that for tax purposes you are a temporary worker if you travel away from your home to work. You must maintain your tax home in order to qualify as a temporary worker. There is also a one year rule for tax purpose...

​Where would you like to spend your summer this year? It's time to start planning that perfect summer adventure. There are summer travel nurse jobs available in all areas of the country. It's your choice as to where you would like to explore next……I can sure think of some great places to visit and have time to explore.Of course, Hawaii always tops ...

​Trustaff is the agency that is dedicated to matching top talent in the healthcare industry with the top employers across America. Trustaff delivers opportunities and builds relationships that last in order to help their travelers deliver the best patient care available. Trustaff has been matching skilled healthcare professionals with the best payi...

​The Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist have been safely administering anesthetics to patients since the 1950's and became credentialed as such beginning in 1956. CRNAs are the primary providers of anesthesia care in rural America allowing facilities to offer surgical, obstetrical and trauma stabilization. Studies show that anesthesia care toda...

The Tampa Bay area of Florida is a great place to visit or work during any time of the year, but especially if you can escape the cold of winter and come to beautiful Sunny Florida for a travel assignment. The Tampa Bay area is made up of Tampa, St. Petersburg, Bradenton and Clearwater.Home to lots of great attractions, this area boasts Busch Garde...

A skills checklist is one of the very first things your recruiter will ask you to do as they must assess level of competency. This is one of the main ways the recruiter can make sure you are the right fit for the job so these checklists can seem overwhelming.First of all, take your time. This is an important first step and you should take your time...

Occupational Therapists are needed for travel assignments across America and the demand is expected to grow in the coming years. Treating injured, disabled or ill patients through the use of everyday activities is the job of the OT. They help patients develop, recover and improve the skills they need to complete the daily tasks of living and workin...

HCEN, HealthCare Employment Network, is here to help you, the travel nurse or professional healthcare traveler. Don't be overwhelmed by the seemingly endless number of healthcare travel agencies available. You don't have to worry about that because here at Healthcare Employment Network we have done our homework so you don't have to. We work with th...

​It has been reported that in remote regions where medical supplies are not readily available, coconut water has been used for intravenous hydration and resuscitation of critically ill patients for over 50 years. Coconut water is biocompatible with the human body's needs. Coconut water has been through an intense purification process, filtered...

​In the past year Asheville, North Carolina has made several of the best of lists, including Friendliest Cities, Foodie Destinations and even Best Beer Cities. Asheville starts out the new year with Lonely Planet's "Best in the US" at the top of the list.Asheville is known as an artistic community where you can breathe fresh, clean mountain air, ha...

​In the last ten years and in the foreseeable future there is and will continue to be a shortage of primary care professionals. Nurses are being given more responsibilities and Nurse Practitioners are taking over the primary care of many patients in many situations and facilities.The road to becoming a Nurse Practitioner starts, of course, with bec...

Stress, stress, stress, the number one killer of all in the western world today. Stress leads to chronic disease long term and that's why in America the cancer stats are still on the rise.Stress activates your fight or flight response and that makes your body produce more cortisol, adrenaline and noradrenaline. This in turn makes your heart beat fa...

There is a specialty in the Travel Nursing industry for nurses who specialize in short-term travel nursing, quick start assignments. While most travel nurse jobs average 13 weeks, these short term positions run 4-8 weeks. These short term assignments can last from a few days to a few weeks but mostly run 4-8 weeks. You have to be someone who can ju...

​Calling all Speech Language Pathologists who would like to begin their travel adventures in the new year. SLP's are in high demand across the country and HCEN is now accepting Therapist applicants who are ready to start their travel careers.The SLP is a professional who is concerned with the evaluation, treatment and researches human communication...

Here are a few of the most commonly asked questions about travel nursing that we have come across in the last few years working in this industry. Hopefully these will be helpful for you if you are thinking of embarking on a travel nursing career.How long are travel assignments? Travel assignments vary, but most often run 13 weeks. If things are wor...