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TravCon is proud to call beautiful Las Vegas our home! Las Vegas is a city that is easy to access with plane routes entering from around the country, a multitude of hotels at many price points, and literally something for everybody. However, we often hear from travelers, “There’s nothing to do in Vegas except drink.”
TravCon & NTI Unite!
The NTI Conference Meets TravCon TravCon made an appearance at the NTI Conference this year! The National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition is an annual conference that offers learning and celebration for high-acuity and critical care nurses. The NTI Conference of 2019 was located in sunny Orlando. At the conference, TravCon was asked to
5 Things to Keep in Mind When You’re Deciding to Become a Travel Nurse
I wanted to travel. But wait, I need money too—the perfect career that would allow both of those things come to fruition would be to become a travel nurse. I had heard of travel nursing here and there but truly did not understand it until I became one. I worked as a registered nurse on
7 Ways To Find Temporary Housing
Finding temporary housing can be a considerable challenge for travelers. As a traveling healthcare professional, you have two choices when it comes to finding housing on assignment: 1. You can have your company provide housing. This has its pros and cons. As a pro, it’s less work for you. Your company does all of
TravCon Meet-Up At NTI Conference
TravCon is excited to connect travelers all year round! The TravCon meet-up before the NTI Conference was a success! While preparing the Travel Nursing Learning Center at the NTI Conference of 2019, the planning committee was able to host a meet-up for travel nurses working in the Orlando area or attending the NTI Conference! This
TravCon Meet-Up In Phoenix
Strangers became friends and stories were shared over an intimate dinner setting. While the event was scheduled to last from 4:00pm to 6:00pm, travelers laughed and talked the night away until 10:45pm. No, this wasn’t in Vegas, but was at our first TravCon social event in Phoenix! TravCon is committed to providing education, resources, and
Self-Care Tips For Traveling Healthcare Professionals
Ready for your next assignment? Feeling butterflies? As traveling healthcare personnel, we bounce around taking care of patients, but are we taking care of ourselves? I want to help you center by focusing on one baddie per blog post, in this case, the feeling of nervousness. I will then give you tools and tips for
What’s New For TravCon 2019
The Traveler’s Conference, TravCon, is an annual conference for traveling healthcare professionals that happens every September in Las Vegas! While it is the same time and place as last year, Bally’s Las Vegas, there are still tons of new and exciting additions for TravCon 2019! Two Incredible Keynote Speakers This year, we are happy to
Nomadicare Fair Pay Calculator
TravCon is happy to support travelers who create content to better the travel healthcare industry. This piece is from Laura Latimer, owner of Nomadicare, and a committee member for TravCon. She created a great calculator that help travelers better understand, navigate, and negotiate pay. Thanks Laura for sharing your work with the community! In December
Ways To Stay Healthy While Traveling
Author: Alex McCoy of http://www.fittravellife.net As a healthcare professional, it can be hard to stay on top of healthy eating and exercise with a normal schedule. We give and give to our patients and our jobs are extremely physical. We often get home from work with just enough energy to pop in a microwave meal
Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Travel Nursing
Author: Alex McCoy from http://www.fittravellife.net Despite spending about six months beforehand researching the wide world of travel nursing, as I look back on the experience I can’t help but notice a handful of moments where I realize I either sold myself short or was too scared to speak out in ways that could have been helpful.
Write For TravCon!
TravCon Wants You To Share With Our Community! Are you a healthcare traveler with a story to tell? Do you want to reach an audience of other travelers? TravCon is happy to announce that we are publishing original content on our website. The TravCon Hub is dedicated to sharing travelers’ content, both original and from
TravCon: For, About, and By Healthcare Travelers!