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Why You Should Consider a Contract Position

In this economy, employers are reluctant to fill full-time, permanent positions. Hiring a temporary contract employee is obviously a less expensive alternative for companies. It also allows the employer to get the help they need without a long term commitment. … Read More

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Why You Should Consider a Contract Position

In this economy, employers are reluctant to fill full-time, permanent positions. Hiring a temporary contract employee is obviously a less expensive alternative for companies. It also allows the employer to get the help they need without a long term commitment. … Read More

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Evolution of Travel Nursing

It used to be that if a nurse called in sick and the hospital exhausted their local resources of on-call staff nurses, they would call a per diem staffing agency and a local replacement nurse arrived to cover the shift. Due to increases in our population, a longer lifespan, an increase in treatments per patient, and an inadequate number of new nursing schools however, these staff shortages have grown. What has emerged from these shortages is the field of travel nurse staffing. Read More

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