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Travel nursing offers registered nurses short-term assignments — typically 8 to 13 weeks — at hospitals and healthcare facilities that need to fill staffing gaps. It's a path that combines higher pay, flexibility, and the chance to work in different regions, and the assignments listed here come from real openings across the country.
Facilities require an active RN license (with multi-state compact licensure being a major advantage for travelers), typically a minimum of one to two years of recent acute-care experience, and current certifications such as BLS and ACLS. Specialty units may require additional unit-specific experience and certifications.
Travel RN compensation packages usually combine an hourly rate with stipends for housing and meals, which can make total pay substantially higher than a permanent staff role. Demand and rates shift by season and region. Keeping your licenses, certifications, and skills checklist current lets you respond quickly when a strong assignment opens.
Based on job descriptions in our database. Links go to official issuing bodies.
Issued by your state Board of Nursing. NCSBN administers the NCLEX exam.
Current BLS certification required by most facilities.
Required by many facilities, especially med-surg and step-down.
Required for OB and mother-baby assignments.
Required for pediatric and ED assignments.
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